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Maple Dresser and Bed
Here is one of two dressers from my shop made of Spalted Maple with Black Walnut handles. I stained it with Minwax Golden Maple and Glossy Wipe on Poly to give it that hand rubbed beauty.
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Garden Bridge
I built this with 2 X 12 redwood and 2 X 6 redwood, using millers dowels . A finishing touch to the approach of the steps to wife’s garden.
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Smoother Nail Hole Fillings
What to do when filling in nail holes or other imperfections where wood filler WILL stick out after finishing.
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Installing Straighter Shelves
When I install fixed shelves in an open cabinet such as a bookcase, I often use use biscuits, but until I used this little trick, I had difficulty getting them aligned perfectly with the face frame rails.
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Thoughts on Spring Cleaning a Shop, Limed Oak, Shaker Tables
In the last issue of the eZine, Rob mentioned in his editorial that he had been spring cleaning his shop. This sparked some reaction.
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April Fool’s Reactions; Pet Shop Safety Tips; Removing Rust
We began April, of course, with the annual April Fool’s Day edition of the Woodworker’s Journal eZine.
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Why Is Kiln-dried Better than Air-dried?
Why is wood that has been kiln dried so much more stable than wood that has been air dried?
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White Finish for Oak?
I’m building some coffee tables and I’m using quartersawn white oak and I was wondering if you could recommend a…
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Refinishing an Old Hutch?
The finish is worn in spots and cracked, so I want to refinish it.
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Shenandoah Birdcage Awl
The Shenandoah Awl, from Shenandoah Toolworks, is a birdcage awl with a shaft hand-forged and twisted from 01 steel with a Rockwell hardness of 62.