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External pine door - what finish?

My new house has a south-facing external door made from what appears to be pine. The door looks pretty new and seems to...
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posted by pete
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by pete

Cleaning new saw

Got my new Delta delivered and need to clean the gunk off the tables. Delta says use kerosene and specifically says not...
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posted by lawrence.tarnoff
46 comments posted 20yrs posted by lawrence.tarnoff

OT: Boy it sure is quiet here this Sat. AM

Its already 9 am and not much "chatter" here, I bet your all out in the shop building Yeah, tinkering more like it righ...
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posted by lookout
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by lookout

New Woodworking product

MSN News Release, April 1, 2006: The Scientific Wood Manufacturers Biology Organization announces the development of a...
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posted by duckbite
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by duckbite

Mantle from hell

We were finishing up a house today and the last item we had to build was a simple rough cedar fireplace surround. We ha...
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posted by mike
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by mike

Trivial question but it's On Topic!

Hiya Folks, Was out last weekend gathering the logs I need to build a bed and a few end tables for a cabin in the woods...
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posted by Nospam
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by Nospam

Better blade for a 6 1/2" cordless circular saw?

I have been using the standard 24T Makita that came with the saw and is sticks in plywood and 2x4 lumber. Should I go wi...
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posted by stwysongREMOVE
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by stwysongREMOVE

Router bits (UK)

I need to cut some ventilation slots through 18mm thick wood on the top of a guitar amplifier I'm making. I need a 3mm...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Laguna vs MiniMax, a persion observation.

Wellllllll Swingman, Nailshooter, Mrs. Nailshooter, my wife and I got together today and did the WW show in Houston. It...
28 comments posted 20yrs
posted by removespamlcb11211
28 comments posted 20yrs posted by removespamlcb11211

Routed MDF edges - BIN is BEST?

I've seen BIN from Zinsser recommended here as a good way to seal the edges of MDF prior to painting. I've routed a pro...
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posted by JayPique
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by JayPique

Proper pallet disposal?

At work here we get many wooden pallets in that have to be disposed of after awhile We are paying a local farmer to dis...
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posted by me
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

window clips for holding in glass

A few years back, when I built kitchen cabinets with glassed doors, I was able to obtain plastic screw on clips which c...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by sonnichs
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by sonnichs

Ping pong table top

This is probably a very redundant question, but I am going to ask anyway. I am looking to make a ping pong table top to...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Oseum
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by Oseum

OT - absolutely nothing to do with wood

There are few things as elegant as the quiet mechanical music of a freshly tuned road bike on a smooth, deserted countr...
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posted by Please_keep_it_in_the_newsgrou
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by Please_keep_it_in_the_newsgrou