Reader Submitted
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What Does the “Quarter System” of Lumber Thickness Mean?
In an outdoor bench project, I’ve seen the measurements of 6/4, 5/4 and 4/4 and don’t quite know what it means.
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How Fast Should My Jointer’s Cutterhead Spin?
What is a safe optimum rpm for a 3-3/4-in.-diameter jointer cutterhead?
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Filling a Knot Void Under Veneer?
My question is: what is the best way to fill under the veneer?
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Fine Furniture Tip on Repairing Sanded-Through Veneer; Better Blade Cleaner
As is often the case, we heard from other readers of last issue’s eZine who had additional suggestions for those woodworkers whose problems we posed.
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Custom Designed Chaise Lounge
This is a prototype of a custom designed chaise lounge. The frames are made of laminated mahogany. The seating surface is open-weave webbed material with grommets along the edges, through which is laced to the side rails.
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Desktop Storage Unit
This desktop unit with sloping drawers is for organizing and storing individual canceled check images. I made it of birch plywood, cherry, and pine.
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Turned Bread Basket
I got the idea for this turned basket from one of my wife’s Longaberger baskets. Alternating the grain orientation of the white ash created a pretty cool woven effect.
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Safer Blade Cleaning
One needn’t use something as strong as oven cleaner. “Jungle Jake” or a host of other cleaning solutions work just as well.
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Keeping Pocket Hole Screws in Position
Everyone knows the problem of pieces moving from their proper positions when joining them with Kreg pocket hole screws.
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Should I Sand Routed Profiles, Too?
After routing profiles on rails and stiles for a cabinet door (which will be finished natural or stained), does it…
