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How do I build an “internal frame” for a reclaimed wood door?
I heard that doors like the one below are made with an internal frame, and then it receives the faces of reclaimed wood.
How is the frame constructed and how are the wood boards fastened to the ...
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What to look for when picking a router?
I am in the market to purchase a router for the first time, and I am not really sure what I should be looking for. As a reference, this is for hobby wood working, and the best I know to categorize it ...
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What thickness, size, and quality plywood is required for an aviary floor?
12'L x 5'D x8'H size aviary needs what thickness plywood to hold human weight. Aviary floor is slightly elevated from the ground. Also, please specify how many floor joists it needs to hold the weight ...
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How to seal an indoor wood planter box?
I'm planning on building a wood planter box for some edible herbs. (Similar to this; in Maple and a bit more squarish.) I already plan to glue the wood with Tidebond III as it is waterproof. My ...
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How can I repeatedly cut the same pattern using a router?
I'm involved with a project where I need to use a router (or some other tool?) to carve a specific-sized square in the top of a desk. This square will not go all the way through the desk; rather, it ...
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What tool should I use for carving deep shapes in a desk top?
I am starting a DIY project to create a standing desk. Part of this project involves installing some electronics in the wooden desktop itself. I need to make the following cuts / carvings and am ...
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Plans for building a simple swing set out of wood
I would like to build a simple A-frame style swing set, which obviously has to be safe while also accommodating up to two swings.
Where can I find plans for building such a swing set?
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How would I go about turning a tree in to a tabletop?
My father-in-law is about to cut down a large Ash tree (on the insistence of a neighbour). At the same time, we need a dining table, and quite like the idea of a simple wooden slab on legs.
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What kinds of wood are suitable for laser cutting?
I want to know what kind of wood material should be used for a 60W laser cutter?
I would want to cut and engrave woods for my project. Looking for effects like these
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How do you build a bookcase around an outside or convex corner?
How do you build a bookcase around an outside or convex corner?
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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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Guidance needed for cutting rabbet
As in this question about making box shelves, I am looking at making some shelves and need some help. I've found this site describing how to make the shelves but need some pointers on what tools I ...
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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 ...
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Can I use an 8“ dado blade set in a 10” table saw?
I have a 10" table saw... this is probably a stupid question, but can I use an 8" dado blade set in this saw? Is one only supposed to use 10" blades in a 10-inch saw? I read on some contractor's ...
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Why do some table saws have a direct and a reverse ruler on the fence?
For example, in the ruler, the bottom row goes from 0 to 31 cm from left to right and the upper row goes from 32 upwards from right to left?
EDIT: Here is the manual for the tablesaw pictured ...
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Can I use engineered I joists as studs in a wall?
Project: 3m by 6m weekend house, roof 3m high, walls 20cm insulation.
Question: I want build it from lighter/thinner materials, and i want to calculate from how thick materials i can build this I ...
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How to repair a small hardwood crack?
I have a maple bench that recently decide to crack. I'm not sure what's the cause. I'm guessing wood expansion due to humidity changes. Anyway, I've decided to look around for solutions on fixing the ...
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What is the best way to level a tree log?
I'm making an end table/floor lamp from a 3 ft cut log. What's going to be the easiest or best way to level the bottom and top of this piece?
I thought about throwing it up on some saw horses and ...
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Which technique of wood joining is the best for joining these boards of a small table?
I want to join these four 1.8 cm thick beechwood boards as one can see on the picture. My idea is to join at the B points with biscuits but I’m not sure what to do about the A points. It needs to be a ...
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How do I sharpen wood lathe tools?
I've had a lathe for about a year now (I have the JET 1442 with variable speed) and love it but noticed that I really suck at keeping a nice sharp edge on my tools. I have a small bench grinder I use ...
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Which router would be more useful for kitchen cabinet work?
I will start my biggest project to date in a few months, and now I'm buying and studying the tools needed.
Which router is most useful in cabinet making? A plunge router or a laminate trimmer? Both ...
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Is it feasible to use a work bench without a vise for woodworking?
I live in Brazil and here we have very low quality bench vise screws, and NO woodworker bench vises for sale. Buying overseas the price starts at 200 dollars with shipping (shipping and taxes are more ...
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How can I remove a stuck screw that will still turn?
I put a too short screw into the screw hole. I thought this would sort things out. It didn't. Now I cannot get the screw out even though it will turn quite freely with a Phillips screwdriver. Any ...
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Is it possible to reduce a 1“ thick board to 1”/N boards?
I have some project plans. Most of the project calls for using 1/2" parts. I bought 1" thick wood, which actually only ends up being 7/8" when I measure it (I have heard this is normal).
Anyway, ...
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How can I keep a router aligned correctly while running it along the narrow edge of a board?
How can I keep my router aligned correctly when using it with the base against the edge rather than the face of a board? Is there a jig or attachment I should use? Freehanding clearly doesn't cut it.
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How can I plane the edges of plywood?
I'm working on an 8ft x 12ft climbing wall. I have 3/4 inch ACX plywood attached to a frame. Since the frame isn't perfectly square, the plywood overlaps on the edges (up to about 1cm) so I need to ...
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What cut of wood should I use for door stile & rails?
I'm starting a project to build a pair of bi-fold doors for a closet (its an odd size, and so there are no prebuilt doors of the required size). I've done research on building the doors, and think I ...
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Mitre Circular Saw blades for cutting Oak floorboards
I have two different blades (which are almost new) for my mitre saw. One has 24 teeth, the other has 48 teeth.
Which blade should I be using to cut oak floor boards?
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Where can I get a threaded wooden/metal rod for an adjustable piano stool?
I want to make a height adjustable stool, like a piano stool, of the simple screw/rotate type, but I don't have a lathe (or anything like enough skill) to turn a thread in wood myself.
Is there ...
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How can I shave about 1/8“ from a 8'x3/4”x1 1/2" strip of oak?
I attached a 8'x3/4"x1 1/2" strip of red oak to the edge of multiple layers of plywood in order to make the plywood more rigid. Altogether, the three layers of plywood are 1 3/8" thick. This means ...
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How can I fix a big crack on an old hutch?
A full wood side of an older hutch has cracked, probably along the grain. It seems gluing was attempted (there was some dried glue or silicon-like substance in the crack) unsuccessfully.
Can I fix ...
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How to sand wood without flattening it
I'd like to sand some wood planks on a rustic table to remove paint stains, but keep the rough wood structure (1-2 mm height difference). How can I do that?
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How to make a Bevel Lap Splice joint, for connecting a portable floor?
I'm new to woodworking, and I've read that I could potentially create this joint using a table saw, jointer, or even a circular saw - but I do not want to rent/purchase one and find out that I can't.
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Can I use old bowling alley lanes as counter tops?
There's a guy in Brooklyn who has a huge stash of old maple bowling alley lanes that he says a person can make counter tops out of. The wood is actually pretty beautiful and some of it has inlaid pin ...
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How to patch a hole in stained wood (oak) so that the patch material matches the wood as close as possible?
I drilled a 1/2" hole into a stained oak board and I want to fill it so that it's as minimally noticeable as possible. Here are the three options I've found so far:
Wood putty. This means I'd have ...
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Where can I find a knife blade with no handle? [closed]
I would like to make a nice wooden handle for a knife, but I do not have the means of cutting out a blade shape from scratch.
Where are some places I could look, or some search terms for a knife ...
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How can I trim veneer edging?
I've been applying some adhesive-backed veneer to some shop cabinets just to get some practice since I've never done it before. Didn't have much trouble getting it on, but trimming it has been another ...
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Should I use a hammer or a mallet when driving a chisel?
I'm planning to install a lock into a wooden door and I'll need to cut various holes for the lock body using a chisel. I'll need to use something like a hammer or a mallet to drive the chisel and I'm ...
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Can I bore my own hinge holes?
I'm scheming to reface my kitchen cabinets with sustainable lumber (looking for FSC certified or salvage) and trying to figure out what my options are. Our existing hinges aren't much different from ...
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When repairing a split table top, should I use dowels, biscuits, or something else?
We bought a 5' diameter table many years ago from a Macy's warehouse sale.
It's a 1" thick wood table top screwed to a cast iron leg/ base.
When we bought it, it had a slight warp about 2/3s from ...
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Where can I find the RAS131 dust hood for a Skil 1817 router?
I have been searching for a dust-collection device for my Skil 1817 fixed-base router, and I can't seem to find anything. I keep coming upon the same press release that indicates it is compatible ...
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How do I drill a hole in a shelf without going all the way through?
I need to drill a hole in a shelf that's half an inch deep but I don't want to drill a hole through the shelf. What's the best way of doing that? I have a drill and i was thinking of showing just a ...
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What is the “wobble” adjustment on a jigsaw for?
Every jigsaw I've used had an adjustment knob with an illustration that looked like back-and-forth "wobble" in the blade.
What is this adjustment used for? I've always just set it as what I figured ...
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How can I build an insert on a desk that adjusts the height of a sewing machine?
I'd like to take my executive desk ( now sewing table) and cut out a piece of it to use as a support for my sewing machine. I want the sewing machine support able to lower the machine to table height, ...
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Stain-grade wood repair for door mullion?
One of our dogs apparently had a teething problem while we were out working in the garden, and decided to work it out on the wooden door's mullion. The mullion has been rather decreased in the ...
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For pine shelves, do I need to stain before applying polyurethane?
I built some pine shelves. They're pretty, but I don't want them to darken. I'm told I can apply polyurethane to ensure they stay nice and bright.
My question is this: do I need to apply some kind of ...
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What are these metal fittings called?
On the amazing The Fletcher Capstan Table video, I can see some very useful metal fittings, but I can't for the life of me find them anywhere. This is probably because I don't know what they're ...
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What's the significance of orbit diameter in a random orbit sander?
I've been looking at random orbit sanders and noticed that they have different orbit diameters, and some models even offer settings for it. Does the orbit diameter affect material removal, or ...
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Understanding how to read bevel cuts in woodworking plan?
I'm new to woodworking and I have started a project that requires some bevel cuts. I'm having difficulty understanding and visualizing what it means to make cuts like "10 degrees off square, short ...
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What type of wood filler should I use?
I'm starting a project to build my own solid body guitar.
I received the body and its made from ash. It needs to be filled (the grain is very porous).
I hear that I need wood filler for this.
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