Hey All,
I'm rebuilding the stairs in our house. Typical story... used to be carpeted, now working on hardwood treads install. I'm using handmade Brazilian cherry (jatoba) as it matches the floors I put down a few years ago.
Wife now says that she would like Jatoba risers too, not white...
Hi all,
I've been struggling to figure out how to cut some 4'x4' masonite panels to smaller sizes and sand the edges down so that they can be primed and used as painting canvases (up to 12"x12" and as small as 3"x3"). I've been using a standard table saw and hand sander, but it takes forever...
I have searched the forum and didn't find anything up-to-date on this. Hope I didn't miss something.
I am searching for hardwoods; maple, black walnut, cherry, purple heart, heartwood, mahogany, and any other hardwoods good for making cutting boards.
I only need small quantities and probably...
I made cutting boards for a few members of my family this year for Christmas. I read a lot about finishing them and decided to go with the simple mineral oil approach. However, me being me... I decided to amp it up a little.
Most everything I read stated to heat the oil to allow better...
Today I picked up from a very generous neighbor approximately 118 bd ft of black walnut, 7 ft length, 5/4 thick and 216 bd ft of white oak, 8 ft length, 3/4 thick. :gar-La; Some of these boards are 18 inches wide, no knots. It has been stacked with 1" spacers between each layer in his barn...
When I got into woodworking a few years ago I jumped in and skipped many of the skill building exercises and 'standard' projects ... like cutting boards. I've probably suffered for skipping those foundation building projects, but I'm making up for them around the holidays!
These are the...