Discussion Forum

• Shoji frame indexing jig

  I came up with this I'm sure I'm not the inventor, but it has made producing the frames very easy and very accurate.

• Kumiko jig modification

  I'm following the excellent kumiko article by Mike Farrington and made the jig for cutting the notches.The first thing I noticed was the safety of running a jig with the…

• Subscription question

  I am a full access member, so why do I continually get offers to sign up?Does FFW not know I'm already a member?

• Clamp selection advise

  Getting ready to revamp my clamp selection and plan on buying Bessey parallels.  I've had Jet 6x24", 4x31" and 2x50".  I've never liked the lever handles & I just can't…

• Cabinet painting primer options

  Generally I’ve used BIN shellac primer on most everything painted I’ve built such as built ins and a couple bathroom vanities.I got “corrected” by a pro painter re:the BIN, basically…

• Carpeting my bench room

  OK, I've seen it, thought about it, & now I'm about to do it using 2x2 adhesive carpet squares.

• Any fix for this mess?

  I had the table finished and didn’t like the imperfections in the top, most due to crevices in the veneer.  It was finished with GF High Perf gloss, which I…

• Veneer surface prep

  I've been doing some hammer veneering and entered the world of hot hide glue (another discussion, lets just say I'm intrigued liking it for veneering).  I've seen some people prep…

• FWW Podcast

  I want to give a shout out to Ben and Mike I came across the podcast on YouTube.I’ve enjoyed the guests, the knowledge share, and the humor.

• Grain filling question

  Have a veneer top with some cracks I would  like to fix.I has a few coats of wb urethane on it.I’m thinking grain filler, but not sure if I can…