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Jeremy,

I did exactly what you are considering. I purchased a barn exhaust fan/motor unit and decoupled the motor from the fan. Left the fan in its cage but moved the motor out of the airflow....

No, they are different species. Similar look, but Sapele is not a true mahogany. Sapele is a fair bit harder, too.

I'd stay away from cedar for a door. Too soft.

The entry door on my house is...

I quit using painters' triangles due to the same symptoms you observe. Typically you use 3 or 4 triangles on a piece, and the entire weight of the piece is borne on those spots. And most finishes,...

The math for converting RPMs via different pulley sizes is pretty straightforward. Google "pulley calculator". I picked one page...

And further to J10's tangent - most water-soluble dyes are also soluble in alcohol. So, to be expected that padded shellac over that type of dye would pick it up.

As John says, the shellac step in...

A dowel that size would be hard to find, unless you could make one on a lathe.

In lieu of that, I'd be tempted to enlarge the hole to make a square mortise, then glue in an easy-to-shape square...

Minwax Wipe On Poly. In Satin sheen. Hard to beat for availability, price and ease of application. Reasonably durable, too.

Yup - small (wooden) shims fit into the gaps. If you are careful and make them from the scraps of the stock you started with and pay attention to grain orientation, they will be basically invisible.

For something like that - where the vertical alignment is critical - I'd use a spline. Cut the grooves using a router in a table or a handheld router. Use a slot-cutting bit with a large-diameter...

Tim,

A coffee table isn't particularly large, so the weight difference between basswood and birch is not that big. I'd use something hard and, because you are painting it, something that has a...

I use a chunk of 3/4" square brass bar, about 4" long. Piece of leather glued (contact cement) to one end. Probably weighs about 10 oz. Small enough to fit into a pocket of my apron, though heavy...

With either of the choices you mention, there is no need for a sealer coat of shellac or BLO. Waterlox is a tung oil-based varnish; it has no problems adhering to raw wood and will impart plenty of...

Thanks, Steve. Perfectly clear!

Ok - George, Warren, Steve, Ken - I'm looking for some education. How would one know, looking at the first two pics, that the wedge is in reversed? I get that it would be pretty easy to tell by...

Rick,

My.shop is similar in size.to yours - 1070 sf, though I put in an 80 sf office room netting me just under 1000 sf of shop area. Here's a few suggestions:

- Unless the shop is right next...

Sara,

Shellac is a perfectly acceptable finish. Although not the toughest finish, it is tough enough for most uses.

Cabinet doors and drawer fronts don't take a lot of abuse, except around...

What you should do next? Call System 3 again...

If you are serious about building a houseful of cabinetry, you will want to look at a saw with a sliding table. It makes it much easier to break down sheet goods and square up the large pieces.
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You can probably get a better answer by looking on guitar forums, but I'll try to help...

A "hot" pickup is one that sends a higher-voltage signal out of the guitar, in reference to whatever...

I was thinking Zoolander, but each to.his own :-)

Amen!!!

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Cut down the board to just under 13"?

And, are you _really_ sure you want to run an end-grain board through a planer?

I'm not a guitar maker (just a long-time guitar player), but I think that should be easily repairable by adding a few hardwood dowels or a loose tenon (got a Domino?) in the joint and then glue and...

Oh, absolutely. ICFs are inherently airtight, which goes a long way to boosting a wall system's energy efficiency. And they eliminate much of the thermal bridging that happens in conventional stud...

In answer to the OPs first three questions - yes, that is an acceptable and workable solvent for shellac. It will flash off slightly faster than something with a high percentage of ethanol, but not...