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  1. Paul Murphy, That router jig --for near the...

    Paul Murphy, That router jig --for near the seam--idea sounds good. Thanks also for the sealer filling idea for the last thousandth or so. I will check out the FWW article if I can find it. Thanks...
  2. Thanks for the idea. Sounds very table saw-able....

    Thanks for the idea. Sounds very table saw-able. I like that.
  3. Yeap! Pretty Thin! Thanks. Good Article and...

    Yeap! Pretty Thin!

    Thanks. Good Article and that's the right term they use: "thin face veneers" They do say 1/30"( 33 thousandths) is average for domestic plywood, but this cherry ply face I have...
  4. Sam, thanks so much for your suggestions. I will...

    Sam, thanks so much for your suggestions. I will try the tape after careful use of my plate joiner. Depending of results, may aim either for veneer it myself or solid in the future .. . after all,...
  5. Plywood with OH SOooo thin cherry veneer !

    Hello all,

    Just brought home two sheets of 3/4" domestic A-1 Cherry veneer core plywood from a large distributor in LaVergne, TN. and upon arrival noticed the top veneer seemed thinner than I...
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    Thanks everyone for your input.

    Thanks everyone for your input.
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    Thanks for weighing in. I gave my client two...

    Thanks for weighing in.

    I gave my client two choices: trim off worst of veneered sheet and re-attach borders or new sheet with veneer with the new sheet and veneer being the more expensive option....
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    Strangely, though bumpy, the veneer appears to...

    Strangely, though bumpy, the veneer appears to still be well bonded. But yeah, it's icky.
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    Too bad I'm now committed to the job. On the...

    Too bad I'm now committed to the job. On the other hand, I'll be a pleasure to save the table from the junk heap. Thanks.
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    Jim, I make my bread and butter...

    Jim,

    I make my bread and butter refinishing--leaning toward less toxic materials-- and am a novice woodworker.

    New substrate makes good sense.. . then the table is really better than the...
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    Veneer on damaged particle board !

    I have a teak-veneer on damaged particle board table to be refinished. But
    BEFORE beginning this piece, I want to consult some other finishers. I have little experience with this “product.”
    ...
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    I had a feeling someone was going to say that! I...

    I had a feeling someone was going to say that! I know the dried crystals are not to be breathed, but I don't know how it is toxic other than that. You know something I don't?
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    Follow up report--parade of odd results

    Before I give the results, a recap of the point of this exploration: I’m trying to develop a non- to less-toxic method of cleaning, filling, and finishing an early 20th century oak dining table, but...
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    Please stay tuned. I am now writing up the...

    Please stay tuned. I am now writing up the results of recent tests and will post as soon as they are presentable. Thanks.
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    Yes. I read something about that too. . . someone...

    Yes. I read something about that too. . . someone mentioned it as a first line of offense used with salt as a bleaching agent. There are a bunch of articles around about various methods of beaching...
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    Yeah, you're definitely tempting me. Too bad that...

    Yeah, you're definitely tempting me. Too bad that it doesn't take "much" of anything toxic to give me a headache. (I even get a headache from denatured alcohol after a long session of french...
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    iron oxides, steel wool ?

    Thanks for writing. Yes, there are iron oxides in at least some of the pigments I am using--amberg yellow, French ochre, & burnt sienna. Come to think of it though, I have used these pigments to tint...
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    Thanks for responding. "Pure conjecture" huh! I...

    Thanks for responding. "Pure conjecture" huh! I like that. It's a good term for what I've been doing a lot of lately.

    Here's a pic of the issue.200346
    Could be iron particles in the wood...
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    iron stains in oak--paste wood filler

    Fellow Finishers,

    I could use your expert diagnostic skills because I am refinishing an oak dining table top & leaves, but my experiments are not producing the results I imagined but black iron...
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    Thanks all . . . timely subject as I am NOW...

    Thanks all . . . timely subject as I am NOW trying to fill oak with water-based paste filler(famowood) and not liking these dark spots or the length of time it took to pigment it to the color I...
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    RE the gray cast of the filler which came out...

    RE the gray cast of the filler which came out after applying a little shellac:

    I'm thinking maybe it was contamination of the filler from the wiping tool. I have had this problem with some steel...
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    about the cleaning saw blades compilation article.

    Hi Tom,

    Thanks for taking time to write this article. I would like to read it, but can't get the link to work. Any ideas?

    Thanks & best, Anne
  23. Thanks To All!!

    THIS FORUM IS GREAT! Thanks to all who stopped here and esp. thanks to those who responded. :) :) :) I tried various methods and here's what worked with the constraints I have.

    Using stop on table...
  24. Thanks for responding. I looked at the pic...

    Thanks for responding. I looked at the pic quickly and wanted to examine it further, but can no longer access it; site says I'm not logged in, am trying to edit someone else's post . . . Would like...
  25. Thanks. Will give it a try.

    Thanks. Will give it a try.
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