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How can I prevent a drawer bottom from sagging?

I am building drawers to finish a bed frame I built. The sides are made of 1x6 cedar (actual 0.75 by 5.5 inches, 19 x 140 mm). There are four drawers, each with exterior dimensions of 39 x 36 in (100 x 91 cm). I hand cut dovetails to join the…
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How to deal with wood expansion when combining with a steel frame?

Are there good general techniques to deal with wood expansion when combining it with a steel frame? For the sake of argument, say we're building a metal and wood box where the metal comprises the frame of the box, but the wood comprises the panels…
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Choosing a vinegar when making my own oxidizing stain

I have been collecting old nails from pallets that I have been tearing down and only realized now why I was keeping them. I am going to try and make my own stain. There are several tutorials online that talk about making an ebonizing or oxidizing…
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Is there a canonical source for retrieving Material Safety Data Sheets?

Is there a convenient, easy-to-access source for Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSes) that does not require registration or payment? A good website or reference book for wood-working MSDSes should make it easy to look up: Products by manufacturer…
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How can I taper a slightly misaligned board with a handheld power planer?

Is there a method or technique for tapering a board with a handheld power planer? I have an assembly that's got one board butted up against another board at each end, kind of in an "H" configuration. The cross piece of the H is 1/16-1/8" proud at…
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Noise ratings of equipment

Do any wood-working power-tool manufacturers provide noise ratings for their equipment in typical usage scenarios? Wood-working tools can be very loud. Noise levels of 104 - 110 dB have been measured in real-world use. (Theoretically, the noise…
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Squeaking Tongue and Groove Fix

I live in a log house with tongue-and-groove floors. The downstairs floor is prefinished and sits on a plywood subfloor with a thin foam layer in between. However, the upstairs floor, while thicker, was unfinished and spans beams. We had to…
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Is quarter round a type of shoe molding?

Is quarter round molding a type of shoe molding, or are they different things? Quarter round molding
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Do wood cuts matter for wands?

I am having a wand made, and I wondered if wood cuts mattered. I heard rift sawn wood is the best for strength in boards, but they only receive pressure from the surface. A wand would only receive pressure on the long part and not the ends, but it…
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What is an infill plane?

I got an answer to my question about second-hand plane purchasing that talks about making an infill plan. What is an infill plane and how is it different than a basic hand plane? On basic appearance it looks similar to a block plane.
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How can I prevent homemade pipe clamps from twisting?

I would like to make some of these parallel clamps that use a pipe for the bar. Source The one advantage that commercial parallel clamps have over these is that the clamp faces will always line up; with the Bellevue Woodshop design it is possible…
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Why make loose tenons narrower and shorter than the combined mortises?

Many online sources, such as this guide from woodcraft.com recommend making the tenons 1/16 inch shorter and narrower than the space they are to occupy. Where is the benefit? I tried to find an explanation, but the closest I've got was some forum…
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Wood movement in a chair

In a Maloof-style low back chair (https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/low-back-side-chair-34536), the back legs attach directly to the seat and to the back. The grain in the seat runs back to front, while the grain in the back runs sideways. It seems…
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Having a hard time ripping inexpensive 2x10 lumber. Could use a little advice

For a little while, I've been buying longer Southern Yellow Pine boards at 'ye olde orange home center' that contains pith. The idea is that I'll rip out the pith and some surrounding material and then leave a couple inches of more stable quasi…
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Is there a reason not to glue a wooden bolt into its threads?

I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my new tapping set from Beall and one of the uses I was thinking about was creating a mallet--turn a head and then tap a hole and screw in a wooden handle (I have a couple other similar projects on the docket as…
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