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Are active charcoal air filters effective against finishing fumes?

I do my woodworking in a small basement, with medium-poor air circulation. I will probably end up buying an air filter (I'm looking at the Jet AFS-500) anyway, since it seems like a good idea for the dust my dust extraction misses. I see that that…
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How can I fix warping on board made of glued 2x4s

I built a tabletop gluing up seven 2x4s together, and it warped a lot. Two opposing corners are up and the others down. I know cheap construction 2x4s can warp, but can this be fixed? The only way I can think of is to plane it a lot with my hand…
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How to calculate dust collection horse power per feed and bends

I have a 1HP dust collector that is connected to a few 90' bends and a few gates to redirect flow. It wasn't something that I thought was very long or involved many bends but it resulted in a reduction of suction that rendered the dust collector…
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When is spalting beneficial for wood?

While I was researching the term "spalting" in wood, I found that there is a very big interest in spalted wood. When is it good for the wood and when isn't it good? I'm referring to another post on WW SE that asked how it can be avoided.
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Type of wood for bending into an arch shape?

I am designing a home theater that will have a small "stage" which will need to have a long (~8ft long, ~6in wide, thickness as required) piece of wood that is bowed slightly. I want to know what types of wood (e.g. MDF, certain plywoods, ect...)…
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One-handed bar clamp is moving freely in both directions, can it be fixed?

At rest position, the mechanism which prevents the clamp from opening no longer provides enough friction, causing the clamp to move freely in this direction, and making it impossible to use one handed in a vertical position. It became more or less…
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Router bit speed as a function of wood hardness

I understand why larger router bits should be operated at lower speeds and there are a multitude of router bit speed charts out there to help you choose the correct speed for any given bit. It all revolves around (haha, see what I did there?) the…
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What is the difference between a chisel bit and regular chain saw blade?

I was at a saw shop the other day and someone asked for a chisel bit chain. When I get a chain at the DIY store it comes in a box and the only choices are brand and size. The chain this customer got came off a roll, like a length of rope, the clerk…
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Restore old embossed saw handle?

I've got an old Sandvik handsaw with the "double dragon" embossing, similar to with: (Image swiped from eBay.) Unfortunately these were very shallow stampings, and after all these years mine isn't this sharply delineated. I'm not sure whether…
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Build a grid out of vertical, thin wood bars

I want to create a grid out of thin wood bars (slats?), where the slats cross each other on the smaller side, like in this sketch: I would install LEDs in this grid, so it doesn't need to carry any external weight and the wood slats can be pretty…
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What methods could I use to round the edge of a thick board?

Let's say I want to round the edge of a long board, something like the front and back of the desk I attached. What techniques can I use to achieve this? It's obviously too wide to use a router (unless you have a 12-inch round over...), and it's…
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How can I cut a partial groove in the center of a piece of wood without going through the ends?

Background I got a new table saw and I'm about to start on a couple of project that require me to make grooves. I found a good tutorial to cut grooves for drawers and cabinets. Problem Now I want to cut some grooves into a sort of frame but I will…
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What woods take stain well?

I'm just getting into woodworking, and I have a number of relatively simple projects (end tables, boxes, bookshelves, etc) that I would like to make, but I want them to match. Water based stain is super cheap and comes in many colors, but I know…
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Should pre stain be used with gel stain?

I have read that gel stain sits on top of the wood, rather than soaking into it, and pre stain helps with uniform absorption of stain. Does this then mean that pre stain is not necessary when using gel stain?
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When did people start using plywood rather than real hardwood?

It seems like old furniture is usually built using nice solid wood but recently (from my perspective) there has been a huge surge of plywood use even in handmade furniture. When did this start happening? When did technology become available to make…
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