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This forum has been very helpful to me to learn about what to use to fill knots in wood.

The one thing that I am still unsure about is whether you HAVE to fill a knot (with a crack) if it is...

Hmm, could be, did not think of that.

Thanks, I reposted over there.

Reposting from General Woodworking...


Does anybody recognize this saw? [Images available at original posting -- http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=147636]

At first I thought it was...

Does anybody recognize this saw?

At first I thought it was a hacksaw, but if you look at the teeth, there's no way they're for metal cutting. Maybe it's a meat cutting saw? Or, it really is a...

Mine was inherited from my father. He bought it a LONG time ago (60's? 70's?).
Use mine for for light-duty tasks in a room where I do general, non-woodworking jobs like repairs.

Looks like you...

Thank you for all the valuable feedback. To add closure to this question for me, I'd like to include a couple of quotes I've come across since originally asking. From Taunton's Complete Illustrated...

Thanks, Jamie. Makes sense to me. When I think about the pieces of furniture I've encountered, those areas you describe have no stain/shellac or anything on them. The comment by the Woodcraft guy...

Ok, here's an example: in a FWW article about finishing, the author (Jeff Jewitt) writes, "If you must put a finish on the inside of cabinets and drawers, use only shellac or lacquer, if possible,...

The curio cabinet project I just finished is ready for stain and a topcoat. My question is, should every surface on it have the stain and topcoat applied to it? Or should the back and undersides, for...