Blade Sharpening "Your answer experts did a lousy job on that question about sharpening planer blades. How soon you sharpen depends on how what you put through it. Run a couple of boards of granadilla full of minerals through and the blades will be dull almost immediately. On the other hand, you can plane poplar for days without blades getting dull." - Al Pineridge
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When Ahm Sari started woodworking as a hobby, everyone told him that hide glue was far and away the best glue he could use. However, as a devout Jain who abhorred killing animals, the thought of using glue made from animals quite literally turned his stomach. Realizing that there must be a lot of vegans and PETA followers who felt the same way, he set out to create a kinder, gentler hide glue: one that did not depend on dead animals.
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Q: We just put in new alder kitchen cabinets and plan to finish them ourselves. What color finish should I use so that they go with our countertops? The counters are Formica®.
Q: We just put in new maple kitchen cabinets and plan to finish them ourselves. What color finish should I use so that they go with our counter tops? The counters are Formica®.
Q: Now that I finally bought a planer, I was wondering how often I will have to sharpen the blades.
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As a young girl, Reese Entement often felt bitter about what she perceived as a grossly unfair double standard, and in large part, that feeling is responsible for the path she eventually followed.
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While our Tool Previews generally introduce you to a new tool of some sort for woodworkers, today we are lucky enough to be able to showcase the new product itself.
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Whitewood : from WoodCentral "The term 'whitewood' seems to be very widely used these days. But when did this word come about? It seems like I just heard it used for the first time only a few years ago, and then it was used merely in a descriptive manner. Now it seems to be the generally accepted term to describe just about any member of the SPF family that is light in color. I guess I can understand the big-box stores wanting to hang a catchy descriptive moniker on utility lumber without specifying the...
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