Q & A
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New Saw For A Home Shop
Looking back over my first major project for our home, I realized that I spent an inordinate amount of time adjusting for the poor quality of cuts I got out of the old Craftsman table saw I inherited.
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What in the World is PEG?
A reader solicits our editorial teams’ knowledge about the origins of green wood soaked in something known as PEG.
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Advice for Spraying Polyurethane
I have a HVLP gun and want to spray rather than brush polyurethane. I know it can be sprayed because I’ve seen it sold in aerosol cans. What type of thinning ratio and air pressure should I use?
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Best Route for Table Joinery?
What is the best way to join together two mitered pieces of wood at a 90-degree angle? Although screws would do the job, I am looking for an invisible joint.
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What Is the Best Method for Curving Wood
How do you prepare a strip of wood so it can be bent into shape and how long does the process take? If steaming is the solution, where would I find or how would I make a steam box?
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Freshly Cut Logs
This lathe rookie looks for advice on avoiding cracking in freshly cut logs. How does one stop freshly cut logs from cracking?
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Best Results for Spraying Shellac?
There is an additive that reduces surface tension and gets great results when spraying shellac. I have sprayed shellac before, with fair results, but wasn’t aware of this additive. So what is it?
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Table Saw Wax Woes
I’ve heard that paste wax can be used, but I don’t want to use anything that would interfere with the wood finish. What should I use?
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European Approach to Woodworking
In the recent JET article, Lou Signorelli explained, “We took our core products and re-engineered them to conform with the European approach to woodworking.” What does that mean?
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Miter Cuts and Joinery
My parts seem perfect — squared and sanded and smoothed — yet I still end up with gaps in my miters. Being a self taught woodworker, have I missed some basic, simple steps in joining angles, mitering corners, etc?
