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    Finishing cypress

    I posted a question yesterday asking what finishes were used on cypress, the post just disappeared, whot happened?
    Did I do something wrong with the posting, was the question to dumb to be answered,...
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    Finishing cypress

    I am building an outdoor garden bench, and have purchased some cypress for it's construction.
    However I have never used this wood before and am at a complete loss as to what to finish it with.
    My...
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    Tom, when you say more vertically, do you mean...

    Tom, when you say more vertically, do you mean more perpendicular to the plane of the sole or the plane of the blade?
  4. Thread: saw resto

    by Don Shirey
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    Saw nuts are available through ACE Hardware. You...

    Saw nuts are available through ACE Hardware. You can order them at your local store or online. Item Number is 20066. I am siting here holding a bag of 10 in my hand. The cost was around 10 or 12...
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    I recently had a problem with a project that...

    I recently had a problem with a project that necessitated using a butt joint. I made a trial joint of 6/4 cherry and 4/4 oak the oak was end grain. I rabbited the cherry 1/4 inch and using 2 medium...
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    Lee Valley Catalog

    I received the latest LV catalog in the mail today, Rob Lee is to be congratulated and thanked for continuing to publish such a beautiful catalog each year. Many if not most "catalog" stores are...
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    Sorry that should read "constructing"

    Sorry that should read "constructing"
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    I believe you could determine straightness by...

    I believe you could determine straightness by using one of the leveling type lasers, or perhaps constrictiong a holding jig and using a laser pointer to iluminate the surface you are concerned with. ...
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    Anant #3

    I too had a bad experience with an Anant #3. After reading in several places where this wat to be a new and premium line I ordered one. It arrived in due time and on first inspection it looked...
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    draw bar/pin technique

    Well my mortices and tenons are all cut and fitted properly, and my handmade gabon ebony pins (square top with round pin) are all made, all 36 of them. So now it is time to assemble, I am going to...
  11. Thread: wooden pegs

    by Don Shirey
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    Thanks for all the advice, after several...

    Thanks for all the advice, after several experiments, I ended up making a dowel plate from a scrap of tool steel, ripping 3/8 " strips, cutting them into 1.5 in pegs, hand paring 1 inch of each peg...
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    wooden pegs

    can anyone tell me an efficient way to make wooden pegs? Specifically I am looking for a way to make a large number (100) of 1/4 " pegs with a 3/8 " square top. I will be making these pegs out of...
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