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Not Wood – What glue?
May 29, 2024

As befalls we hobbiest every now and then, a neighbor stopped by yesterday with a frame his son and daughter in law had given him with a piece of modern…
Advise Dropping A Few Moisture %
May 13, 2024

I have a bunch of Claro Walnut slabs a client provided that are 2 1/2" - 2 3/4" thick. They were dried outside for 4 years and before I accepted…
Vintage cabinet hinge
April 22, 2024

Hello, I'm hoping for some direction. I'm refurbishing two Dixie Act II Bachelor's Chests with campaign hardware. Unfortunately, the brass plating on one of the eight hinges is damaged. I'd…
Plywood Table Top
March 7, 2024

Hello, I am making a work bench with a plywood table top. I have a nice Baltic Birch sheet for the top and bottom of the table and I will put…
Tonal difference in white oak live edge
January 31, 2024

I don't work with white oak a great deal. Does anyone know what the silver streaks / patches are in the attached image of a live edge? Too numerous to be old…
Repairing A Gigasso Coffee Table
January 23, 2024

I am attempting to repair a once-exquisite Gigasso coffee table. Two of the gold scrolls on the feet have broken off and the top needs to be refinished. I wanted…
Use of larger apple waterspouts
December 30, 2023

Hello,New woodworker but long time orchardist with a few acres of apples and a few of peaches. Every late winter/early spring, in pruning/training trees, I cut out thousands of waterspouts…
Magnified End Grain ID
November 10, 2023

I'm new to woodworking and I'm trying to sort what I have "reclaimed" by type. Any help with the IDs would be appreciated.
Live edge Cherry Bench
October 27, 2023

I recently milled a big cherry butt, given to me by friends. They asked me to make them a live edge bench, about 6' long, with some of the wood.The…
Identification
September 11, 2023

I’d like help identifying this wood type. A friend of mine gave it to me and had no idea what it was. It is very dense. Thank you in advance.

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