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So obviously there's a difference between a waterproof structure and a water-resistant material. MDO is good for outdoor applications, but if I were to make a box out of it, seal up all the seams,...

I had always used the iron method before with laser-printed patterns. It worked fine but seemed a little tedious. No matter how hot the iron was it seemed like I had to rub pretty hard over every...

Beautiful!!

Of course I'm planning on doing a sample board to be sure, but I'm wondering if anyone might know the compatibility between Deft spray lacquer and a gel stain. I have a carving project that I'm...

How flexible are the hoses? My biggest beef with my Craftsman shopvac is that the hose is so darned stiff that it's almost impossible to maneuver. If this would solve that problem and give me...

How well does the star wheel handle tight curves? My next project is a carved plaque with a fairly fine script and I wonder if it would be difficult to follow accurately with the wheel.

Wes, that transfer tool was exactly what I was looking for, thanks! Thanks for all the other great suggestions too, I'm going to give the acetone trick a try for sure.

For a while now I've been using mirror-image printouts from a laser printer and a hot iron to transfer my carving patterns. I'm finding that the iron is less than ideal because it's hard to apply...

Whether you mount the cabinets directly or use a french cleat (by far a better option I think), I've always been taught to drill into the mortar between blocks rather than the blocks themselves. I'm...

You would have to give some thought to the CFM that the fan is pumping in relative to the amount of air that could flow through the exit filter area that you have, but I doubt it would be anything as...

On this topic, let me pass along something I've heard and get your opinions. I have been told that the correct way to ventilate a spray booth is by having a fan or fans blowing in to the booth, not...

I'm curious why you wouldn't want to use a toner or pigment glaze. It seems like that would do exactly what you describe on that piece (darkening up the ends of the webs where they're recessed while...

Mac,

Northwest Lumber is the only place I've bought wood since we moved back to Lafayette from Tennessee, but I've never talked to them about their millwork. How much do they charge to run panels...

I spent Saturday assembling a new set of shelves for my daughter's room...she'll be having a new baby brother or sister moving in with her any day now and we need all the storage space we can cram...

These guys are probably all correct, if you're getting into carving you might want to buy a set of full-size carving tools from one of the respected names. But just to give you another option, I...

That's funny, the Brits I've worked with used the term "G-clamp" to refer to what I call a "C-clamp". It's a whole alphabet soup of clamps!

I'm building my daughter an easel for Christmas as well, without the NYW plans. What I am planning on doing is putting two clips off of clipboards on the top rail, bearing against the panel. That...

Let me preface this by saying that I have yet to actually try this technique, but it is something I am looking forward to taking a crack at. Another way to "antique" a piece like that is to glaze it...

I've used an iron to transfer laser-printed carving patterns to wood several times with very good success. Of course you have to reverse the pattern before printing it so that it will transfer...

If that's what you think then you, sir, have never seen me use a bookcase! :D I've always been taught that a glue joint is stronger than the wood it's holding together. That would imply that if...

I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at with gluing in dowels and then screwing into them, but it sounds complicated. I built a quick and dirty bookcase for my office from MDF with solid...

I'm in for a small donation. I don't get to check in as often as I'd like, but the sheer generosity I've received has been incredible. Giving something back is the least I can do.

Bart

You may want to think about having your "exhaust" fan blowing into the box, with a filter on the intake (outside) of the fan. The idea is that if the fan is blowing out, then air must be getting...

That's awesome! My daughter would love something like that. She's 19 months and she already insists on sitting on my bike every time we walk past it.

Now if you painted it green and put a big K...

This was a motorcycle weekend for me...went to the 1/2 mile flattrack race at Goshen IN on Saturday, then participated in a dual sport ride Sunday. I used to be a pretty good flattracker, and I've...