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    Thanks for the replies. The suggestion of...

    Thanks for the replies.

    The suggestion of finding a sawyer to let you work with him/her for a day is a great idea. As mentioned, it might be enough to just have the experience.

    But as purely...
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    Urban Logging

    I have this ebb-and-flow interest in urban logging.

    It started a few years back when a freak ice/snow storm took out a significant number of trees in and around my city (Buffalo NY). This...
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    http://www.mimf.com/archives/toxic.htm That...

    http://www.mimf.com/archives/toxic.htm

    That came up on a google search; looks like it might be useful. Among the species listed there, purpleheart seems fairly benign.

    Personally I had a...
  4. I think that if you've got the 8/4 stock, it...

    I think that if you've got the 8/4 stock, it doesn't make sense to use 4/4 to make something that looks like 8/4 (or whatever the size of the post is).

    I'm sadly ignorant of the considerations...
  5. I've done this on a router table, using pencil...

    I've done this on a router table, using pencil marks on the fence to show where to stop, then backing the piece out carefully. The bit wants to 'grab' the table leg though, so I've wondered if the...
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    When I joined SMC I posted pictures of intarsia...

    When I joined SMC I posted pictures of intarsia incorporated into a coffee table. If you search this forum for "intarsia table" you should find it.

    Amazing stuff, Mike. I have a long-running...
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    One thing worth doing is to consider what kinds...

    One thing worth doing is to consider what kinds of accessories you may want to put in them. Browse your local home improvement store for drawer inserts and the like, and see what the standard widths...
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    That's some impressive work. I'm a big fan of...

    That's some impressive work. I'm a big fan of mission style, and I love it when a piece is packed with functionality and still nice to look at.

    This is just personal preference, but it almost...
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    Couldn't one use the difference between red and...

    Couldn't one use the difference between red and white oak for a pleasing effect?

    I'm looking at doing just that - desigining a mission style dresser with sides and face frame in red oak, and...
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    Say or think what you want about the campaign or...

    Say or think what you want about the campaign or the candidates, it's certainly energized the electorate, and that can't be bad.

    I read somewhere that the large amount of early and absentee...
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    Thanks again for the comments. Arts and...

    Thanks again for the comments.

    Arts and Crafts is my most recent interest, piqued by a visit to the Roycroft Inn (http://www.roycroftinn.com/inn/inn_history.htm), close to where I live. I have...
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    Thanks for posting this. As I mentioned in my...

    Thanks for posting this. As I mentioned in my thread I've seen very few examples of intarsia that aren't flowers and animals and stuff (not that there's anything wrong with that). I'm interested...
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    Beautiful work. Fit and finish is so important...

    Beautiful work. Fit and finish is so important on pieces like this, and from the pictures it looks close to perfection. I hope to be this talented someday.


    I love hearing things like this. ...
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    Hi Anthony, I've done a lot of work with red...

    Hi Anthony,

    I've done a lot of work with red oak, mostly cabinetry and small furniture.

    My standard finishing technique starts with Rockler's 'wonderfill' grain filler. I follow that with...
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    Thanks for the responses. It's nice to hear from...

    Thanks for the responses. It's nice to hear from people with an understanding of what goes into the work.

    The feet are meant as a representation of the inward turned claw feet you see on a lot of...
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    Intarsia Table

    First off, a bit of an introduction: As it seem the majority of members here, I am a hobbyist woodworker who would happily trade his hobby for his day job were it at all possible. I came upon this...
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    I'm a Sabres fan, but I have to respect the Red...

    I'm a Sabres fan, but I have to respect the Red Wings. They are consistenly at or near the top of the league like no other team. Watching my team go from the President's Trophy to out of the playoffs...
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    I live in Buffalo, and I can see Canada from my...

    I live in Buffalo, and I can see Canada from my house ;).

    Happy Thanksgiving to all of our frostbitten friends.
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