Discussion Forum
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How Do You Hold a Marking Gauge?
I have trouble keeping the stock against the edge of the board. The pin sometimes follows the wood fibers, pushing the stock away from the edge and creating a wany…
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Heavy Lifting: The Biggest Thing I’ve Built
I have built a workbench out of solid maple boards with a 3-inch thick top. It is sitting top side down on a pair of store-bought trestles in my garage. …
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Lining up truss rod groove with hole in leg
I am building Garrett Hack's workbench from the plans I bought from Taunton. The long stretchers call for an 11/16" deep groove running their length to accommodate a threaded rod. …
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Why did my two coloring jobs come out different?
I just finished two bedside tables in q-sawn white oak, built from the same stock wood pieces. I mixed up powdered dyes according to the directions using de-ionized water (the packages…
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Working with teak wood
I'm living in Indonesia at the moment. There's a lot of tropical wood species here, much of which is rubbish. Teak, however, is hard and durable and doesn't need to…