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dylon material dyed wood and watco oil and wax finish on oak

I have stripped down a 60s oak dinning table and chairs with paint stripper, then washed with TPS as per paint remover instructions. I then dyed the wood with Dylon material dye "deep blue". The finish color turned out different than I had planned…
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Pocket holes vs screwed butt joint

I took a woodworking course recently in which we learned the screwed butt joint technique. While it's not the prettiest, it is very fast and relatively easy to get right. It appears the pocket-hole rig is recommended a lot to beginners online.…
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performing routing with drill chuck

I have a Shopmate radial arm saw with a router outlet spindle. I can not find a collet chuck attachment to perform routing. Is it possible and save to attach a normal drill chuck to perform routing work at 20000 rpm?
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How to enlarge a hole behind metal bracket?

Despite very accurate measuring and drilling I've ended-up with slight hole misalignment wile building a wooden structure. While the holes in question have been drilled a bit oversize, that isn't proving to be sufficient in all cases. Some of the…
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Filling large gaps

I have made a router table fence with a "dust extraction" feature: As you can see there are gaps that would make the "box" not air tight. I need to use some kind of foam to fill those gaps. The gaps are around 2-3 mm (5/64 - 1/8 inches) wide. It…
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Will table base hold granite top

I am building a trestle style farmhouse table base out of cedar for outdoor use. The tabletop is 3/4 inch granite on 3/4 inch plywood subbase. The dimension of the base is 33 x 72 and the table is 36 x 77. How can i know if the base will support…
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Wood stain coming off wood onto hands

Let me first say that I am new here but hoping to get an answer for a specific question. I'm not really a woodworker, so your tolerance is appreciated. I was recently gifted a very nice sword. The handle and scabbard is stained a rich dark coffee…
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Stronger attachment method for B&D Workmate top

I'm refurbishing my 70s vintage Black & Decker Workmate. It’s seen a lot of abuse, but the only thing that ever broke, besides working corners of the plywood vise jaws (which I'm replacing) were the screws that held the plywood to the 1/16" metal…
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How best to dry Ebony?

I've recently acquired a plank of roughly cut, dipped in wax Ebony. The piece is roughly 5ft x 8in x 2.5in. I've got a lot that I'd like to do with this piece - the largest of which is a decorative item that will use about 2ft of the plank. What…
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prevent wood bending when glue is applied

I'm trying to make floor tiles which should look similar to attached picture. I sliced a wood about 6mm thick and wanted to glue them to the mdf base. However when I put PVA glue on a wood slices, they bent. Corners of slices raised from a base from…
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How to screw beer tap into wood without cracking

I am making a live edge shelf, similar to this, with my cousin. It will be about 3 feet long, 8 inches deep, and 1 inch thick. I want to attach beer taps too it about every 5-6 inches, but I am afraid that the wood will crack because of the…
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Splotchy staining on cherry veneer

Based on a 14 x 17" sample the contractor showed us, we bought cherry veneer bathroom cabinets with a cinnamon finish. Most (not all) of the drawers have splotchy staining (see photo). The splotchiness bothers us, but we are also not wood experts.…
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What is it called when you use screws with a butt joint?

I always thought that this wasn't done, because the screw would likely blow out, unless it's perfectly aligned. I'm wondering if there's a name for this technique (using screws to reinforce a butt joint), and if there's a jig or technique for…
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What is this drill bit?

I've spent much time searching. Can someone tell me what this bit is used for? Here are photos: Thank you.
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Is it appropriate for an 8 year-old to act as a 'helper,' ripping sheets on a table saw?

Serious question. I know of a child who at eight years old was instructed to help the operator of a table saw guide large (8 X 4 foot) plywood sheets through it. Neither operator nor child were wearing any safety equipment, such as eye protection.…
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