I'm building a jewelry box for my girlfriend for Christmas. I'm looking to flock the inside the drawers, and the inside top half, where necklaces will hang. I'm curious how much setup time I have for the adhesive, if I can spread the adhesive and lay the flocking all at once or if I should do it in sections?
I am working on a project and need to make an angled cut, but do not have a bandsaw to make the 70 degree point. I am thinking I can use my table saw with the blade tilted. Or, with it on its tall side and use the miter gauge. Any guidance or pointers?
How do I go about getting square material without a jointer or a thickness planer? I have a table saw, circular saw, and various cordless tools. Thanks in advance for any help.
Q: I just picked up an older 14โ bandsaw on Craigslist, and I want to set it up to do resawing. What kind of blade should I get? Iโve seen carbide tipped resaw blades; will those give me my best quality? A: Congrats on picking up a bandsaw; youโre going to love the versatility that…
Question: If you are doing breadboard ends on a project that will only be viewed from one side, say perhaps a sofa table or hall table that you never see the back side of the top with any regularity, could you glue instead the front third or so, so that you donโt get the misalignment…
Question: Iโm setting up a new shop and Iโve read everything I can get my hands on about dust collection. Now, Iโm more confused than I was before doing the research! My shop is about 300 square feet; the third stall in my three car garage. Can you point me in the right direction on…
Question: In Ontario, Canada, I have free fallen trees cut down by the city to walk away with. How long is too long to consider fallen wood to be not green enough for re-sawing? The trees have been down two winters. What tools and blades will do the job? Submitted by anonymous Answer: It can…
Question: This is in reference to the Building and Accessorizing a Workbench video. Very interesting and informative. Why didnโt you drill the bench dog holes with a router and 3/4โณ straight bit through the template? Submitted by anonymous Answer: Great question. I learned the answer the hard way. My first approach was using a plunge…
Question: Wondering if you know of a way to break apart joints glued with Gorilla Glue. Whoever tried to repair this antique dresser drawer let the glue squeeze out all over and didnโt clamp the joints so one has set up so far apart the drawer wonโt fit in the case. I can use a…
Question: What can I do to prevent my timber from splitting open? We manufacture furniture in South Africa โ Cape Town โ then we transport it up country as soon as the furniture is delivered. A month after that our turned legs craps open. We use a glue called Balcotan 100 which is the best…