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Is this worth pursuing?
June 17, 2008

A friend offered me a dead maple tree she is having cut down. She first noticed the tree looked bad last spring and had an alleged expert look at it. He said it…
mdf or particle board underlayment?
June 13, 2008

can someone tell me if there is a difference between the two?
Wood Selection for Cabriole legs
June 12, 2008

I am beginning to build a Mass High boy using figured maple as my primary wood choice. In making this piece I am wondering about the wood choice I should…
Birch vs. Maple Solid Wood
June 12, 2008

Hi, all - I had a customer ask about using birch in a furniture project and I discovered that birch (solid wood, not plywood) isn't near as available as most…
Unraveling the machining process
June 9, 2008

I've recently bought a jointer planer and as I have limited experience with machining wood (used hand tools until now!) I would like some input into the process. Not the…
Managing lumber at planer
June 6, 2008

You know, you're planing a dozen (or ten dozen) boards, trying to bring them all down to a given size, that will take multiple runs through the machine. Somewhere, you've…
Old Growth Douglas Fir for Workbench Top
June 5, 2008

Tonight, I got a delivery of old-growth Douglas Fir. The grain is so tight, it's amazing. What's more, luckily for me, it's quartersawn! It's going to be used for the…
Wisconsin Sawmills
June 3, 2008

Hi, I'm a woodworker near Chicago looking for one or two good sawmills in Wisconsin. I'm primarily interested in 8/4 walnut and cherry. I was wondering if anyone could recommend…
Portable Sawmill, NW Chicago area
June 2, 2008

I know there have been posts in the past here on Knots about finding someone with a portable sawmill but the search function does not seem to be working today.…
Jarrah
June 1, 2008

Anybody ever done any work with seasoned Jarrah...a friend just gave me several nice pieces. They are very dense and heavy. I excited to use it but worried what toll…

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