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  1. Wood Finishing
    Hey Y’all, Long story short, I got a pair of rubberwood desks, but decided I really wanted them a darker color. Sanded off the polyurethane they came with, went from 40>80>120>180>220>400. Then while researching found out I may have over sanded, went back to 220. Applied a wood conditioner...
  2. General Woodworking Discussions
    I have a recently completed 1-1/2" thick White Oak veneer counter top. It is made from ProCore white oak ply. For the edges, I used Fastcap double sided tape and veneer. The piece has 3 coats of polyurethane on it. After 2 weeks of being installed and 3 weeks after being finished, the edges...
  3. General Woodworking Discussions
    For the life of me, I can't solve this problem. Every time, the leading corner of these bevel cuts is a little proud and out of line with the rest of the cut. It's 1 1/4 thick paneled red oak. What I've done so far 1) tuned up and used two different sleds with snug runners. 2) tried on two...
  4. General Woodworking Discussions
    Hello, first timer here with a conundrum. I cut the top of a red oak waterfall coffee table 1/16" short. It needs to extend to 25" to fit over an ottoman. I'm considering adding a 1/8" contrasting wood extension to the top and legs, interrupting the waterfall look. This could incorporate...
  5. General Woodworking Discussions
    Hello! I am working on my first cabinet project: A floating tv console. I had the great idea to let the top edge of the cabinet stick out over the front and be beveled and then have the cabinet doors have a matching bevel. Only once I put the concealed hinges in I found that the door cannot open...
  6. Design & Plans
    Hey guys, Im trying to recreate this bench. its a bench that my dad built multiple times and i want to recreate it. Due to unfortunate events he can't make them for somewhile. Before i could get any measurements this bench was sold and now the person wants more of this style and i want to...
  7. General Woodworking Discussions
    As a newer woodworker, I'm looking for some sage-like advice. I'm working on a cabinet that's going to have four shelves on the bottom and a few small drawers at the top. It's nothing too fancy, but I wanted to use dados for the shelves. Well, this was my first time cutting dados with a router...
  8. Dust Collection
    Looking for recommendations on dust collection. Small area (approx 12x15), mostly dremel work, some bench sanding. BUT, the material is bone. I will be wearing respirator but want to also eliminate as much dust as possible while working. Looking at most economical solution to start that could...
  9. Wood Finishing
    Please help. I ordered a custom maple wood table from a local carpenter and asked for a smooth, traditional/contemporary (not rustic) light to medium finish. I had read that maple could be hard to stain but never came across photos with this much blotchiness and color variation. I do like the...
  10. Wood Finishing
    I'm working with some bubinga cookie cut slabs and when I try to fill voids with epoxy (west systems), it is staining the lumber black anywhere the epoxy touches!! I HAVE to come up with some sort of solution.
  11. Wood Carving
    I am in the market for a Morakniv knife for whittling and I was wondering if anyone has ever had any issues with a guard like this on a knife? Does it ever get in the way when whittling? Or is it worth the couple extra dollars?
  12. General Woodworking Discussions
    Hey y’all, I’m new to woodworking and my first project is for my fiancée, it’s an oak jewelry box. The issue I’ve run into is how to cut out the opening for the drawer to fit through. It’ll be 2” in length and about 9-1/2” wide, so that I can fit the drawer slides in. I’ve done most of the...
  13. Wood Carving
    Hello, I'm a new member and this is my first post. I have almost zero experience with wood working. I am working on a wood burn/ pyrography project. I drew an image digitally and wanted to transfer the picture on to a sanded unfinished wood desk that is about 27"x27" I had to have the image...
  14. Design & Plans
    I'm making a bedframe for a kingsize mattress, only problem is the mattress got here today and any and all lumber yards near me are either out of 5/4, can't get any for weeks or its waaay out of my budget (just spent life savings on a house 2 weeks ago lol). My parents will be here next weekend...
  15. General Woodworking Discussions
    So I'm making a recurve bow for a friend and it's based off of a video game bow that will for sure be challenging. The ends of the bow have a unique shape and I don't know what the best process to pull them off would be. I would like to make it as visually accurate as possible but still shoot...
  16. Wood Finishing
    Hi All, I recently purchased a Moppe chest from Ikea (the small 6 drawer chest made out of birch plywood). I am planning to finish this with only polyurethane, essentially to improve the durability and decrease the chance of the wood splintering. I recently went to home depot and was told that...
  17. Woodturning
    Hi! This is my first time on any kind of forum but I need help. I’m new to turning and have a lot to learn but my first obstacle is I’m highly allergic to every wood. I’m literally allergic to pretty much anything that grows from the earth. I love playing on my lathe and really doing anything...
  18. General Woodworking Discussions
    One of the tools I inherited recently is a bit of a mystery to me. It has a sanding bar across the bottom but no overhead assembly. I think it looks like a kind of drum sander but I don’t know how even pressure could be applied across a piece in progress. It is definitely home made. The frame is...
  19. Design & Plans
    I recently acquired this vintage record cabinet and the hinges need replacing but I’m pretty new to woodworking/refinishing and don’t know what type of hinge this is so I was wondering if someone could help me with what I would need to look up to find a replacement hinge ! this is a photo of...
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