Q & A

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  Veneering Raised Panels?

  Our experts offer advice for a reader’s husband who is trying to install some tricky checkerboard veneer.

  by Reader Submitted • Nov 7, 2000 • Q & A
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  Storing Hardwood Logs?

  What’s the best way to store logs you can’t cut down right away?

  by Reader Submitted • Nov 7, 2000 • Q & A
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  Maximum Width for Edge-gluing Boards?

  What is the maximum width for an edge glued joint? Is there one?

  by Reader Submitted • Nov 7, 2000 • Q & A
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  Finish for Redwood?

  Possibilities abound for this giant piece of redwood lumber, our experts chip in on how to work this wood.

  by Reader Submitted • Nov 7, 2000 • Q & A
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  What’s the Best Way to Apply Shellac?

  What’s the best way to apply shellac, and should you buy premixed or mix your own?

  by Reader Submitted • Oct 24, 2000 • Q & A
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  What Do I Do with Spalted Cherry?

  Is spalted or “soft” cherry wood useful in the workshop?

  by Reader Submitted • Oct 24, 2000 • Q & A
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  Ridges on Cove Molding?

  What causes ridges to appear in cove molding cut with a saw blade?

  by Reader Submitted • Oct 24, 2000 • Q & A
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  Preventing Table Saw Rust?

  If your table saw gets rusty a lot, take these experts’ advice.

  by Reader Submitted • Oct 24, 2000 • Q & A
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  Preventing Shellac from Raising the Grain?

  Our finishing experts offer advice on shellac raising the grain of wood.

  by Reader Submitted • Oct 10, 2000 • Q & A
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  Gluing Ivory over Wood?

  Our experts offer opinions on how to attach substances like ivory to your wood.

  by Reader Submitted • Oct 10, 2000 • Q & A