I am building a workbench and am trying to decide if I should spend the extra time and money to build an all hardwood benchtop or go with three layers of MDF. My concern with the hardwood benchtop is getting the wood to line up properly during glue up and preventing warping. I have read ...
Just built a pine blanket chest and for the top joined three boards together. The Pine was kiln dried and now it is warping, the top is approximately 4' x 3' , any ideas how I can undo the warping?
Hi, I know that it is common kitchen counters to be made of wood (are those called butcher block counters?), but what about vanity tops. My wife and I both dislike laminate, granite and marble.I guess that leaves us with wood. Can this be done with proper protection and what would that protection ...
I had two slabs of Jarrah lined up for the bench top but couldn't bring myself to waste it on a basher-bench. So instead, I laminated a bunch of old Aussie Jummywood, gave it a lick with BLO (wash coat only so far) and threw it on the frame.
I really like the look of beadboard and was wondering if it would be possible to use this as a table top if I polyurethaned it. There is 1/2 inch plywood under whatever I decide to top this with for support. It wouldn't be used for cutting or hot materials, more just to eat at.
I'm (finally) starting on my dining room table and was wondering 2 questions. 1. I'm planning on making it 2" thick (probably mahogany or white oak, depends on the wife). I'd like the ability to sand it down after the kids have beat the crap out of it, and refinish it. 2" enough, too much? 2. ...
I'm considering covering the top of my laminated plywood workbenches with "puckboard". Puckboard is a 1/4 in thick white high-density plastic sheeting. Would there be any reason not to use plastic sheeting for (predominantly) woodworking use?
As seen this morning at work. The job is at an old school that is being converted into flats. The decorator painted straight over the ice on the window frames.
I need to backfill and then put top soil to a height of 1.2m. I have several questions a. How much top soil, i.e. depth, should I put in. By and large what we will have there will be a mixture of herbs, leek, cabbages, carrots etc.
Taking gardening to new heights "Aviad's rooftop garden serves not just as our apartment's source of herbs and produce, but also as a gathering place to have a beer, watch the sunset and talk about our lives," neighbor David Pflaum says. "This man has single- handedly educated us about the ...