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Where to buy stains and dyes?

Rockler's got almost nothing in their catalog. What's a good place online for buying wood finishing stuff? TIA Norm
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posted by ndrez
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by ndrez

Gorilla glue

I've got a bottle of Gorrila glue that is getting old and very thick. Anybody know of a way to make it run again? Maybe...
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posted by genefromely
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by genefromely

measuring BS tension with a micrometer?

I thought this was a brilliant idea, but it failed completely. Why? I opened a digital micrometer to 4" and clamped the...
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posted by Toller
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by Toller

A veneering balance

At the end of last year I made a chess table for my daughter using a method by David Marks. I varied some things using...
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posted by geedubb
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J33 to MT2 Adapter - Stange One...

Someone just handed me an adapter to go from Jacobs #33 to Morse Taper #2... The adapter is female on both ends. But......
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posted by bob
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by bob

Flooring Strips and Reducers

Of all the transitions from 5/16" hardwood flooring to vinyl my house has, two of them will require joining the strips...
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posted by evandro
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LV block plane replacement blade

I bought a record standard angle plane a number ~5-8 yrs ago from LV. I thought I would try to upgrade my plane with on...
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posted by macbain
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What am I looking for?

So my plans took a back seat to SWMBO's again. I had to go pick up a convertible sofa table that her mother wanted to g...
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posted by NunyaBiznas
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by NunyaBiznas

sources of hardware

I am restoring a dresser from the 1920's and am having difficulty finding good quality hardware. I tried using Van Dyck...
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posted by claypot
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by claypot

wall-hung bookshelves and cabinets

Hello all, My wife and I share a home office, which is about 15'x18', and after moving in both our desks, two bookshelv...
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posted by samalex
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by samalex

Keep surfaces moist? and another question

Hi, I read the following in a howto on refinishing furniture: "Again, keep the surfaces moist while you are working, to...
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posted by aaronfude
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by aaronfude

How to stain red oak to look slightly yellow

I have added cabinets to our kitchen using red oak, the exsiting cabinets also made from red oak appear to have been fi...
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posted by no
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by no

cut nails, rabbet joints and reinforced corners

I'm building a toy box (no top, thanks JOAT) and want to reinforce the rabbet joints at the corners with 2x2 diagonal b...
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posted by phildcrowNOSPAM
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by phildcrowNOSPAM

The saw is clean!

Thanks for all the response -- some more creative than others, some even taking advantage of April 1. I ended up using...
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posted by lawrence.tarnoff
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by lawrence.tarnoff