Greetings! I am an amateur craftsman who is trying to dry out a chunk of sugar maple tree to use as a wooden frame for a circular stained glass sign. The chunk of trunk (heh) currently resides in my garage and it is growing mold. I know for certain that it will crack :wacko: and I would like...

[URL="http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/attachments/f26/49933d1346128105-monster-live-oak-help-im-newbie-pics-getinline.jpg"] First time here, and enjoying it !! - especially this area of the Forums. I am a Mason by trade, an also started honing my woodworking skills as a hobby. I acquired this...

I was playing around in the shop this weekend cutting a few dovetails and decided to turn it into a little project. The sides and tree are oak and the base, lid, and inside lining is cherry. I sketched the tree onto an oak board then cut it out using my scroll saw and then finished carving...

We had to take down a beautiful hundred year old multi-trunked oak and are having some of it sawn for future use as furniture, and kitchen and bath countertops. Without knowing exactly the furniture peices or designs that we'll want, I'm struggling with knowing how to have it sawn. What...