Reader Submitted
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Stuck Latch Pin Handle
More recent radial arm saws have additional locking mechanisms, but they are fairly obvious. Sears has not been of any help so far. Any suggestions?
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Typewriter Ribbon Water Stain
I’ve noticed that certain “stains” penetrate deeper, e.g., a rusty water stain. Any idea why these stains penetrate deeper than solvent or other waterbased stains?
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Wood Losing Color
The ever-present “Sunlight is making my wood lose it’s color!” complaint is addressed here by Michael Dresdner, with some new concepts and ideas to consider.
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Long vs. Short Belt Drives
Readers offer their thoughts on drive belts, raised panels, creating concave joints, dust protection, drip-free gluing and more in this edition of Feedback.
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Book Learning for Woodworking?
What can I do to really get serious about woodworking? Online courses? Or is there a book with true illustrations and all the steps included?
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Cutting Curved Seats
Our experts weigh in on a reader’s question about making the flat seats on a batch of red oak children’s chairs a more pleasant concave shape.
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Advantages of Long vs. Short Belt Drives?
The table saw, band saw and planer all have long drive belts – is there an advantage to this or can I replace them with shorter belts?
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Raised Panels Made from Plywood
How do I match the cut sections of the raised panel with the rest of the door or panel? Do I have to use solid oak to make the panels? Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
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Concave Joints
Woodworker’s Journal eZine readers submit their own commentary on raising grain with water, SmartWood, and concave joints.
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Trouble with Concave Joints
I have a 6″ Craftsman benchtop jointer. Every time I run the edge of a 3- or 4-foot board across it, the cut is concave and not straight. What can I do to correct this?