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You guys seen the movie "Pi", by Darren Aronofsky? It's about a guy going crazy looking for a number like this.

With good deals, you have to be careful when calling, because it often alerts employees of things they might want to buy for themselves. So yeah, maybe 3 when you called, but after he got off the...

yeah thanks for posting that article. I forgot i had a subscription to the website. It was extremely helpful and echoed most of the suggestions listed here.

I've been searching but can seem to find a consistent answer. I'm curious as to the best way to apply dyes (Transtint) to bare wood.

From the reading, i've gathered:
1. prewet the wood, thus...

Looks good. So did you apply the poly before putting it all together?

I saw the same show. He used a rasp to round the tenon edges.

Is the walnut band around the top inlayed, or are they separate pieces glued together?

I hear dewaxed shellac is supposedly better in every way over waxed shellac. So what's the point in there even being waxed shellac? is it supposed to be cheaper? more colors? I only know from what's...

I'm in. Thanks!

wow, looks real nice. How long would you say it takes you to redo a whole plane? I assume you're pretty fast by now.

I read through your site. Unfortunately, i dont have all the equipment that...

Jim, your post was extremely helpful. Being able to compare different old planes definitely helps me get an idea of what to look for.

What would be the effect of putting a dye over an oil-based stain (rather than the other way around)? Anything?

How about #3? How far gone is too far? At the flea market i visited, i found 2 planes with patent dates before the handles and keyhole openings in the lever cap, but they were covered in rust. Should...

I'm an ultra newb when it comes to planes, but I'd like to get into using them more. I have a small Stanley block plane i purchased from Lowes that I've been using for small corrections, but i'd like...

I imagine the dulling comes from the knife blade whacking the magnetic strip as the metal is attracted when you go to put it away. That or the edge dragging across the strip as you pull the knife...

actually i got the plywood sheet from a reputable hardwood-only vendor. I thought I thoroughly checked the piece before I got it, but I must not have looked close enough. Just goes to show, your...

Well I recently finished staining the ends of my first project and discovered some ugly lines in the plywood panels. See the pictures and notice the horizontal lines that appear in the panel.
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The thing that frustrates me the most about finishing are the infinite number of choices. For my project, it seems like i've spent just as much time doing test boards of finish as it took me to build...

If so many people say no Minwax, what is an acceptable substitute?

If you are going to add oil stain on top of the dye, does the dewaxed shellac go down before or after the stain?