When a reader asked which plywood should be used on our free projects, we confessed that sometimes the best choice is what you can afford. Apparently, this woodworker is on the same page. – Editor
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For many of us, our workbench is more than just a piece of shop furniture. It is the central hub of our workspace, designed to both support and secure wood parts while we attack them with tools. More than that, our workbenches tend to be a statement about who we are as woodworkers, reflecting our types of projects, our styles of work and even our personality.
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I want to know how to control splitting of wood in the seasoning process.
What finish will work if we wanted to use the bowls I turn for hot soup?
My son accidentally spilled melted butter on an unfinished countertop of bare fir plywood. What could be used to clean it so that water-based paint would stick to it?
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We have had a very cool and pleasant summer here in the North Country, until now. While I know that the corn farmers have been praying for hot weather, we woodworkers like it cool, thank you very much. That is why I was very disappointed when, just as I was loading a big pile of lumber and sheet stock into my shop, the temperature nudged over 90˚ F ... and then just kept going up.
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One of the most enjoyable aspects of attending the recent Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers Fair (AWFS) in Las Vegas was viewing many stunning finalist projects on display for the 2009 Fresh Wood Student Competition. Now in its third biennial year with AWFS, this competition highlights outstanding construction and design achievements by students in high school and post-secondary woodworking programs in North America.
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Cabinetry is one of the basic, functional forms of woodworking. It also offers customization options – although most people haven't gone quite so far as the Space Age-type of customization that cabinet company Anvil Motion has begun offering this summer. Wood is one of the options for cabinet construction materials, and the cabinets do include hand-carved details – but that's probably where most of the resemblance to any cabinets built way back in the "olden days" of, say, the 20th century ends.
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"I'm running a half-inch dovetail bit half an inch deep in walnut. What speed should I run my router?" – Tom
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