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How can I protect my rug from being dented by table stands?
I have one rug (rug on top of carpet in my apartment) in the living room where a center table rests, and one rug under the dining table. Each of the rugs have developed dents at the point of contact ...
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How to turn an outdoors tree stump into a table?
A large tree at our summer house became dangerous and had to be cut down last week. This left us with a sizable (about 1m in diameter) stump, still rooted to the ground. My idea (and wife tends to ...
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What is the best way to build a simple desk capable of supporting several hundred lbs.?
I'm in the middle of designing a desk that will have to support several hundred lbs., but I'm unsure of what would be the simplest method of bracing to carry a significant amount of weight. All my ...
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How do I get this plastic logo stain off my finished wood table?
This bag stained this table; see photos as I have no other way to describe it.
Update: Some Minwax paste finishing wax is getting out a much smaller spot, but to use it on this requires a lot of ...
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What considerations do I need to make when mounting heavy objects on plaster walls?
I have just moved into an old apartment in Brooklyn. The landlord has warned us that all the walls are plaster with wood framing. I have not dealt with this type of wall before. I would like to hang ...
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What type of wood should I use to resurface my table?
A club at uni has this great big old table. (about 1220mm by 2420mm).
The club in question is the gaming club, so pen and paper RPGs, card games, boardgames, warhammer. fairly rarely models are ...
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How do I measure the leg positions for a three-legged table with a circular top?
I am creating a three-legged stand for a monitor (not really a table, but whatever) and am not sure how to conduct the measurements so that all three legs are accurately spaced in an equilateral ...
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What is the best way to shorten legs on a table and chairs?
A few years ago we bought a "bar height" kitchen table and chairs. It seemed like a good idea at the time but we hate it now. It's terrible to have to sit with your feet not touching the floor for ...
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How to cut curved legs for a table
I'm planning to build a bed-side table and wish to build it with gently curved legs. I'm planning to recycle wood some old hardwood doors by cutting the blocks out with a circular saw, then cutting ...
