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What is this type of screw from a piece of flat-pack furniture called?
Does anyone know what this type of screw is called in the UK?
I ask because I have some flat pack furniture that has been sitting in the attic for ages, and now I try to assemble it I find some of the screws are missing. Unless I can buy some more…
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Am I able to make a wooden Zero Clearance Insert for my tablesaw?
After watching more videos about table saws I got excited and wanted to make a ZCI. When I looked at my saw the current insert gave way too much room. I had lost some wood down there on one occasion and was worried about kickback.
I took off the…
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How can I match a finish on furniture when re-finishing?
I have two pieces of maple furniture, a desk with a large water stain, and a kitchen table with minor scratches an exposed wood. My problem is my wife loves the finishes on these pieces of furniture, so ideally what ever finish I use will match what…
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How can I remove green streaks from cherry lumber?
This cherry lumber has some faint, but definitely noticeable, green streaks.
Source: me
I'd like to give the piece I make with these boards a natural-colored finish, but not if the streaks will show. How can I eliminate, or at least reduce, the…
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What kind of woods can be riven with a froe?
I've never used a froe before but I'm enamored with the idea of making my own boards.
Right now, I use splitting wedges to make quarters small enough to feed through my bandsaw. This results in a lot of waste as the wood never splits cleanly. 5" is…
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What qualities do tea and steel wool vinegar offer as stains?
I stumbled upon the below picture today via social media titled Aging Wood Instantly.
The method shortly summed is staining the wood first with black tea and then, after drying, with vinegar that's imbued with steel wool for 24 hours.
While the…
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How is a "paintbrushed" distressed texture created?
Today at a bar we sat at a table that looked like this:
Some of the darkened areas looked like darkening related to the wood grain while others resembled brush strokes, but only if you looked closely.
I am wondering how one might be able to create…
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How can I make a sliding interior 'barn' door?
I want to make a door similar to this:
What kind of wood would you recommend and what would be the best way to build it?
I am guessing it would need to be reinforced from the back?
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How do I size and select wood for French cleats?
When making French cleats for hanging cabinetry (or other wall-hanging things), plywood (1/2" or 3/4") seems to be an ideal choice as it's strong, stable and, generally pretty straight.
If I don't have any plywood available, what other factors…
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Should I use one large spline or multiple smaller ones for a miter joint?
This obviously depends on the thickness of the wood. When you see multiple splines on a join they use contrasting wood colors to create a nice effect. But is that the only reason? Consider the following picture:
Image from CanadianWoodworking
Would…
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How to remove and repair a crooked desk leg?
Apologies if I break any rules with this post, please let me know if I do.
I am an utter novice when it comes to woodworking but I want to get into it as soon as I have the time/money and I decided a good place to get my hands dirty is trying to fix…
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How should I have avoided breakout/spelching here?
I'm building a simple stool to practice hand-tool woodworking. I'm roughly following the Paul Sellers and Rex Kreuger how-to videos here and here.
I managed to cut the tenons pretty close to the stool, but I had a devil of a time getting the stubs…
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Unknown tool from auger bits set
Does anyone recognise the tool on the photos below?
Recently I’ve bought a set of old auger bits on eBay and among them was that tool. I de-rusted it, but have no idea what do use it for :)
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Should I further "break" split wood before gluing?
I have a wooden Ikea bench. At the base of the back of the bench are two holes for pins that, with a screw higher up, hold the back of the bench to the arms.
As seen in the images, the base of these have both split. My plan is to glue this back…
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How to make a louver vent in a board?
I'm planning to make a couple of houses for owls and bats around my property to help control vermin. I've been looking on youtube.com at the owl houses and being one of those people who tend to go a little overboard with detail, I see all kinds of…
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