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Take care of those face frames, especially after finishing. Some of mine ended up with dings between when I made them and when I installed the cabinets. Of course, I bet they aren't going to sit in...

The ancient horrible gas range that came with the house. When budget allows, I'm replacing it with something decent.

The countertop is actually purple. It goes well with the wood and the walls, and, well, we like purple. :-)

I thought I'd update folks on the kitchen cabinet project that I used to blather on about. Got the last of the upper cabinets installed this weekend; the only thing left is to install knobs and...

Thanks for the kind words. To answer some questions, the board is all solid wood, constructed by gluing up alternating strips of cherry and maple, cutting the resulting panel crosswise into strips,...

I haven't been around here much lately, but I thought I'd post a recent project that I'm fairly happy with.

I built this chessboard for a benefit auction for a band/performance troupe some friends...

I sprayed the doors for my kitchen cabinets with multiple coats of Target USL, and I haven't been very happy with the results: they're glossier than I'd like, despite using satin USL for the last...

Oh, and make sure you're in compliance with all applicable regulations etc. MA lead law is among the strictest in the nation, since we have so many old houses.

By "wall boards", I assume you mean the entire walls, and not just the trim?

I did extensive deleading work on my house when we bought it; MA has a training program in moderate-risk deleading for...

I have a few minor finishing defects in my cabinet doors, but would prefer not to have to put my spraying setup back together. Can USL be touched-up with a brush?

The time I had to do this (making a temporary cabinet for my dishwasher), I used a circular saw from the back. Worked fine; no noticeable chipping or tearout.

Unexpectedly was able to spend several hours in the shop yesterday and made a ton of progress on the cabinets: installed the slides for the slide-out trash can holder I built last week and got the...

Martin;

Agreed on all counts. :-)

If our so-called "left wing" media had done its job back in 2003 rather than slavishly repeating the lies of the Bush Administration, we wouldn't have gotten into this appalling disaster of a war in...

That's why my hair is in a braid and tucked into the back of my shirt the second I set foot in the shop.

Worst woodworking injury was actually in high-school wood shop, when I was sanding some...

Indeed, and for far more pressing reasons than high gas prices. The US desperately needs to reduce its dependence on Middle Eastern oil, and potential new development (ANWR, etc) is only going to be...

While I've never hunted, and am generally your typical Subaru-driving Massachusetts lefty, I would find it hard to be opposed to hunting, for the simple reason that I eat meat. If I'm not willing to...

Nice!

I'd really hate to be the guy who has to move a big dresser up that staircase, though.

Thanks! I just ordered 2 sets; they'll go under my new kitchen cabinets once I finish building the #@$%&*! things. :-) Missed the bit about the $10 off coupon code, but at that price I can't really...

Is the table side going to be supported by the saw? If so, you can align that with the saw top without making it adjustable, and put standard leveling feet on the ends of the legs.

Mine has an apron made of 2x6s and the legs are doubled-up 2x4s. 2 thicknesses of 3/4" MDF for the top. Doesn't go anywhere (literally; like all good workbenches it won't fit through the door of the...

If I'm picking up a lot of plywood or something, I borrow a friend's truck (she keeps it around for haulage and is happy to lend it out). For smaller stuff, I take the kid seat out of the car (Subaru...

Finally finished getting the drawers and pull-outs installed and adjusted. I had come up with a scheme for making the pull-outs height-adjustable, and it turned out to need some tweaking. OK, I twice...

Finally finished getting the drawers and pull-outs installed and adjusted. I had come up with a scheme for making the pull-outs height-adjustable, and it turned out to need some tweaking. OK, I twice...

Congratulations!!