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  0 Thread: Krenov Style Cabinet
Post: RE: Krenov Style Cabinet

Very nice cabinet-on-stand although I wouldn't exactly label it Krenovian. Some Krenovian details that distinguished his work: 1. His shelf pins (consoles, he called them) were hand carved fro...
Fink Ployd Woodworking 12 7,908 09-10-2016, 11:25 AM
  0 Thread: Wood Id
Post: RE: Wood Id

I agree that the piece on the left in the picture definitely looks like Hickory. Also, I don't know about the Wood Database but Hickory has a very distinctive smell when worked and I'm also a smoker. ...
Fink Ployd Woodworking 9 4,142 09-10-2016, 11:08 AM
  0 Thread: Red Oak, I Should Have Known Better
Post: RE: Red Oak, I Should Have Known Better

Yes, there are many Red Oak species and some of them are only good for firewood. However, while Northern Red Oak is generally considered the best, Southern Red Oak and especially Cherry Bark Oak make ...
Fink Ployd Woodworking 13 7,892 09-02-2016, 11:35 PM
  0 Thread: Piston-fit Drawer Question
Post: RE: Piston-fit Drawer Question

Krenov insisted that a well fit drawer should glide easily but grip just a trifle just before coming out. That starts with the drawer opening which should be a fraction of a fraction wider at the back...
Fink Ployd Woodworking 17 10,393 09-02-2016, 11:29 PM

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