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| 06-19-2019 05:16 AM |
Multi Species Panel - Enhance Grain, but keep contrast with minimal amber - 2 replies Good evening, In this pic you see a panel I made up – walnut, Maple and zebra wood. I want to really pop and highlight the grain of the walnut and zebra, but I want to avoid amber tint and maintain as much of the light natural color of the Maple as possible. Also, this will ultimately be a “cornhole” beanbag game, so it need... |
| 05-05-2019 02:03 PM |
Cedar Trim on 3 Season Porch - finish and spacing boards - 2 replies Hello, I am about to trim out my screen porch (in Wisconsin, full temp and humidity fluctuations from 100 to -30). I milled some clear cedar to use, and the boards are generally 3/4” x 3”x lengths of 8-12 feet. Two questions…. 1. Do I need to leave room for expansion at the butt joints? I know cedar is generally more ... |
| 02-23-2017 03:38 AM |
Finishing solid timber 'side table" - 1 reply Hello I have a 12”x15”x22” block of oak. It was milled from a live fallen tree 18 months ago and the end grain was covered in wax designed to seal green lumber I now want to begin sanding and finishing it and would like opinions on how to soften edges and also finish it in some type of penetrating oil… With the top... |
| 01-18-2017 04:52 AM |
Finishing/Trimming Concrete Ledge - 1 reply Hello, I framed an office into my garage and I need to trim out this concrete ledge you can see in the pictures. The rise is about 3.5” and the ledge itself is about 2-3” out from the wall. I was thinking about simply a 1×4 up and then a 1×3 capping it (finished). Then I was debating about a baseboard on top of that o... |
| 01-02-2017 08:19 PM |
Dado Shelves adjacent to each other? - 11 replies Hello, When using 3/4” plywood, can I use 1/4” Dados to support shelves directly next to each other, or must they be staggered. Is the remaining 1/4 ” of material enough? . In this instance, the shelves will span about 3’, but will only support a total of about 10-12lbs (empty suitcases) Thanks for your advice |
| 12-29-2016 06:11 AM |
Finish for Birch Cabinet - 6 replies Hello, Last week, my dad and I built this cabinet for my garage. It is built from sanded birch plywood with 1×2 maple for the face frame. My intention was to paint the cabinet gray and use poly’d birch slab doors (see the other thread I just started). My wife has decided she likes the look of the wood and wants the entire thin... |
