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I'm working with a local artist to develop an idea I've had over the last year. Have you ever seen what's known as a photo collage? It's where hundreds of small pictures are put together, side by side in rows and columns so that they make a larger picture when viewed as a whole. Those photos...

I have an idea for something new that I want to make and if I can find someone who sells these particular parts it would make going into production so much easier. I'll picture them below but the two parts I'm interested in is the leg of an older style chair as well as the top back brace. The...

Good question there joshvegas. Some of these horse farms are thousands of acres so there's lots of parts to them. Usually they have 5-10 different houses and other various large structures on them. The farm pictured is a bit smaller than some coming in at just under 400 acres. I believe...

Hey everybody. I'm in the heart of horse country here in Kentucky and I'm lucky enough to have some inroads to some prominent farms. Basically my buddies on these farms know I'm a woodworker and are saying 'show me what ya got.' Secret thing is...I don't really have that much (shhh). Recently I...

Just got myself a gravity feed 1000ml cup HVLP spray gun and I'm preparing to shoot some exterior bright white semi-gloss on some cedar sticks that'll be part of a garden trellis. Although the finish doesn't have to be anywhere close to perfect I'd like to see it go on as best it can, if for no...

I've just begun collaborating with a local artist who wants to make a fairly large mural out of wood. The idea we've come up with is to design impressionistic type pieces based on arranging square wood blocks into the larger image. The plan is to develop different finishing techniques for the...

To make a long story short, I've got to make two Adirondack chairs out of Red Oak and have them ready, painted and presented by Christmas. I've been told by soo many people how bad Red Oak would be for soaking up water and that they'd have to be repainted almost every year, but I have no time...

I'm just starting off on my first two commissioned pieces, two of Mr. King's very fine Adirondack chairs. I visited this particular local lumber yard this past weekend as I thought they had some Eastern Red Cedar that would've worked well, but since it was only 4/4 I ended up going with their...

I'm looking at getting a used chainsaw and since I want a 20" bar I'm considering this guy's Husqvarna 450. He sells a good deal of this stuff on marketplace. The pictures of it don't look bad, and I've heard nothing but good things about H chainsaws. So when I go to pick this thing up how do...

I'm brand new to making templates and I'm finding out making a good one is not as simple as it looks. Luckily I've got the Ridgid oscillating edge belt/spindle sander to make it easier for me. My problem is making smooth inside arcs. After about an hour of practice my outside arcs or curves are...

I'm looking to buy this Bosch mitre saw and I'm wondering if the holes shown in the pictures are where the material clamps go. The ad says there's no clamps included so I'll have to get them myself. Are these the clamp holes and are they generally available aftermarket?

Is it possible to use router templates to do cursive, or cursive-ish writing in wood? I've seen templates that produce sort of block style letters but I can't wrap my head around how cursive templates would work or what they would look like, but I'm not the best visualizer either. Where might...

We've got a Powermatic model 66 in the shop and I'm in the process of cutting our new throat plate for both straight and 45 deg mitered cuts. I made the straight up and down, 90 deg, cut no problem so now I'm faced with making the 45 deg cut. I can't imagine this is done the same way the 90...

I've got a resin project I'm in the middle of and I'm trying to piece together this liquid epoxy delivery system I've imagined. To deliver the epoxy bubble free I need to suspend the delivery vessel (2 qt pitcher) overhead and drain the epoxy from the bottom leading it down to the mold via a...

I want to dip my toes into trying some larger resin projects and I think I've decided on the first one. I'm gonna try to replicate a kids table that has a lot of what I think are thin felt circles embedded in the resin. It's possible the circles are made out of something else; felt was just my...

I'd like to give this project I saw on the tubes a whirl and need some direction because there weren't any instructions included. First he makes the cuts in the second picture, then turns it 90 deg and does the same. 1) Any idea on what wood species this is? 2) Any suggestion for what other...

Are there any woodworking supply companies that sell profile templates for turned pieces? I've done small turnings without much problem and now I'm about to attempt larger projects. I'm afraid if I don't have something to go by I'll just keep turning the thing further and further looking for...

I've got a resin project coming up where I'll need to sand all of the resulting form's epoxy facets from 120-3000 grit. Because the surfaces will be between .75 sq in and 2.5 sq in I need to create very small and lightweight, but absolutely flat sanding blocks. I tried attaching sheets to 1/4"...

It's been so long since I've tried to clean my bathroom grout that I'm hoping there's been an improvement in grout cleaners since I did, so I thought I'd ask yall's opinion on how best to get my grout color back. It's white but fairly darkened now with just general floor dirt over the years. It...

I've got some plain old outside deck stairs that I'm trying to show some love to and I'm wondering if it's ok to use a 1/4" round over bit on the front edge of each step, where your shoe hits. I haven't done this before so I'm not sure if the more rounded edge would increase the chance of any...