best material for workbench top
I need to replace the splintery top of my workbench; 81" x 30". What is the best material to use? Is there any reason not to use plywood with formica laminate?
View ArticleChecking Moisture Content
I had a relative that cut down a standing dead cypress tree (I think it's red cypress). He gave it to me and I had it milled into 5/4 boards. The widest ones are about 28" wide, and they look pretty...
View ArticleBuyer for Large Whole Maple Burl
I'm looking to buy a large whole maple burl with good figure - at least 1000lbs still on trunk for a project I'm working on. Will arrange pick-up and shipping from anywhere in the US.
View ArticleEpoxy Tearout on New Planer
A friend brought over an epoxy river table he is working on to get planned on my new Oliver 20" Helical Head planer. I have run hundreds of bf of lumber through it without much issue. We were getting...
View Articlesealing the buried part of posts with tar?
i'm building a wooden screen for some privacy around my deck. Part of this will include two 4×4 Cedar posts that will be set 3-4 feet in the ground. I've had some success by putting in the crushed...
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flatten thin glued up panels
I have some thin (1/2" or less) glued up panels that have cupped. In the past I've applied water to one side and they've straightened out. However I can't remember if I apply that to the concave or...
View ArticleWhat is going on with this persimmon?
What is going on with this persimmon? The blank is about 1 1/2" square and about 12 " long. This first pic is one end as air dried for about three years. The second pic is the other end with about 1"...
View ArticleWhy no 4x SYP beams?
21' code has 2x SYP and 2x and 4x Hemlock beams and joists. Why no 4x SYP beams? Sure, it IS NOT the same as a double 2x... but it still exists. I'm surprised the code has 4x hemlock but not 4x SYP...
View ArticlePistachio wood in Casa Grande, Az
I have been looking for a source of pistachio wood out here in Arizona for 2 years. I visited a shop in Old Town called "In a Pear Tree "and Kirstin gave me a card for Dead Tree Salvage as a source for...
View ArticleCan I apply real wood veneer over fake wood veneer?
Here's where I am: I made kind of a high-effort prototype wood piece out of chipboard (on purpose), thinking that if it panned out I'd just duplicate it in something like real wood. But do I want to do...
View ArticleRainbow Poplar / Mineral Stained Poplar
Is there anyway to tell if a poplar has either of these characteristics while the tree is still standing? or does the wood get these characteristics once it is cut and sits for a while? I have a good...
View ArticleA bit of kismet and wood for a new bench.
My current work bench is pushing thirty years old and is a 2x4 with plywood top kind of bench. Since retiring I've spent way more time in my shop and found a love of using more hand tools. This has led...
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Need project ideas
Any good ideas on what to do with this 25”x7”x1” piece of flamed walnut? It’s really pretty but has some splits in it which makes it difficult, I believe, to do anything with. I really don’t wanna make...
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Identifying Wood Species
Trying to ID the species of this board. It was originally 16 feet long and approximately 6 inches wide with a live edge on both sides.
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Identifying Wood Species
Hi! I bought this awesome vintage Savonarola chair and was trying to figure out what type of wood it’s made from. I went ahead and sanded the bottom to get a better view of the grain. Any help would be...
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What species of wood is this ?
Im having a hard time trying to figure out what species of tree this came from. I live in northwest FL and got a section of the trunk from a neighbor. It was a fast growing tree. Any ideas?
View ArticleBlack walnut root balls
I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in walnut root ball slabs. I have numerous walnuts that have been felled and I have removed the root ball, cleaned them and can cut them to your...
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Wood ID, I know its from India.
I have a bunch of this wood, that has come off of pallets. These pallets are from India. I am leaning towards Sissoo, AKA Indian rosewood. T
View Article4/4 Hickory Lumber in Northern Florida
I am trying to locate a source for 4/4 Hickory Lumber in NW Florida, Northern Florida or Southern Alabama.
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Wood identification
Hi everyone, I was recently gifted these two pieces of hard wood by a neighbor leaving town. He thought one of them was "Ironwood" but really couldn't remember. They are both extremely hard. The more...
View ArticleID marks on a Granberg chainsaw mill?
I am going to look at a chainsaw mill that is allegedly a Granberg. I've never seen any chainsaw mills before, but have looked at a lot of pictures. The saw I am going to look at has no markings on it;...
View ArticleCorrectly handling walnut slabs?
Hi all, I'm new at woodworking, so apologies in advance. Here is my situation. I got six walnut logs out of trees that were cut on my dad's property last year. The trees were cut about a year ago and...
View ArticleOak beetles
I have a bunch of rough oak boards sawn from a neighbors oak tree. I am seeing that there are beetles in it. There are small holes surrounded with fine dust. I tried solarizing but that didn’t work and...
View ArticleAir drying a two year old Northern Ash log that was just sawn
Hi - We had an ash tree taken down at our cabin two summers ago, and the arborist said he would rough saw it into two inch boards for me. We weren't able to communicate with him for over a year, but he...
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Hurricane Hickory
Been busy with Hickory from the Suwanee River post Hurricane Idalia. Much more to go plus oak and I need to get back up there for some more pine; Idalia came through on August 30 so the clock is ticking.
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bring back the purple
Hey all , anyone have any experience in returning the natural color to purpleheart ? I am at the finishing stage of this vase and as purpleheart does the color has oxidized to a less that purple brown,...
View ArticleShould Pressure treated Lumber be cut in Community Shop? i
A guy came into the shop in Arizona carrying 4 or 5 2x6 incised Pressure Treated boards. I was not the shop monitor that morning and the Monitor on duty that day is fairly new to woodworking. She asked...
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horizontal crack in wood - strongest bond
Hi I have a partial horizontal crack in a cylinder length of wood This was a structural piece of wood what would offer the strongest bond (it split due to tension in heavy wind) It cant be replaced 1....
View ArticleWhich Wood for Blanket Tower
Hello All! I am really new to wood working. My wife wants a blanket holder for Christmas and instead of spending over $100-200 dollars for a contemporary piece that she doesn't like, I was wanting to...
View ArticleWould you even say yes to --- making thin end grain boards?
Someone would like me to make thin (1/2, 5/8 & 3/4") end grain boards for them. I'm tempted to say no. I think they'd warp real easy and maybe even break apart with water exposure of the years. I'd...
View ArticlePreserving Driftwood
Several years ago I found some interesting sticks on a beach on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. My thought was to use them as ornamentation on projects. I'm sure they washed up from the...
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Wood Id. ( never thought I’d do this)
I believe this is Sycamore on the left. I’ve had it for a while and forgot. It’s too yellow for elm. Maple is also shown for comparison The grain is corse.
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Wood choice for handtool traveling tool chest
I'm likely going to be building a tool chest similar to this one that Christopher Schwartz details: Traveling Tool Chest | Popular Woodworking Since I started woodworking in about 1993, I’ve stored my...
View Articlewoodworking lumber trends in the UK
If anyone read my thread asking for lumber suggestions for a traveling handtool tool-chest, you'll have seen that I'll be moving to the UK in 2024 (Yorkshire area). I have two questions as I'm thinking...
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