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  0 Thread: WoodSmith magazine, issue 39
Post: RE: WoodSmith magazine, issue 39

Woodsmith subscribers get all issues online at Woodsmith Library.
pebbles Woodworking 10 1,743 09-25-2023, 12:15 PM
  0 Thread: Connections for Basement Floor Drain
Post: Connections for Basement Floor Drain

I am replacing the floor Drain in my basement. The house is 45 years old. The pipe is cast iron. I dug out the drain The floor drain and most the pipe was actually in good shape. A 45 degree fitting ...
pebbles Home Improvement 2 859 04-23-2021, 05:50 PM
  0 Thread: How to make an expanding dining table with stored leaves
Post: RE: How to make an expanding dining table with sto...

I don't know if it is what your looking for or is big enough but Woodsmith Magazine issue no. 64 has a plan that seems to do what you want. If not maybe you can modify it a bit.
pebbles Woodworking 22 10,825 04-02-2020, 10:02 PM
  0 Thread: Old LinoleumFloor
Post: Old LinoleumFloor

I am putting in a new kitchen in house that is almost fifty years old. The linoleum floor is in very rough shape. The house was built with on layer of floor sheeting. Underlayment was added to all the...
pebbles Home Improvement 10 4,041 04-02-2020, 09:32 PM
  0 Thread: Loose Tenons
Post: Loose Tenons

I am making pine passage doors. The rails and styles will be joined by loose tenos. What material should I make the tenons out of pine, hardwood, plywood, or other materials?
pebbles Woodworking 3 2,293 05-27-2019, 04:36 PM
  0 Thread: Finishing a Router Table
Post: RE: Finishing a Router Table

Yes  I am talking about the cabinet the top will have a type of formica. Sorry I did not specify.
pebbles Finishing 8 4,399 08-16-2018, 10:40 AM
  0 Thread: Finishing a Router Table
Post: Finishing a Router Table

I built a router table and I am considering putting  a protective finish on the outside. If  i do I was thinking of sealing it with a coat of shellac and then a couple of coats of poly. What do you ki...
pebbles Finishing 8 4,399 08-15-2018, 06:32 PM
  0 Thread: Plywood or MDF
Post: RE: Plywood or MDF

Thanks so much for the information. I plan on using high pressure laminate to laminate on the top and ege with hardwood. Probably use ply for the fence. I was planning to use Norm's router table.
pebbles Woodworking 13 7,508 02-08-2018, 09:07 AM
  0 Thread: Plywood or MDF
Post: Plywood or MDF

I am building a router table. What material is best for the top and fence, plywood or mdf? I plan to make it double thick. Thank you so very much on sharing your experience.
pebbles Woodworking 13 7,508 02-06-2018, 09:12 PM
  0 Thread: blackened corners
Post: RE: blackened corners

Thanks so much for the information. I feel a lot more comfortable about attempting the finish now. I will probably put a coat of touge oil on and then blacken.
pebbles Finishing 6 3,990 01-17-2018, 03:08 AM
  0 Thread: blackened corners
Post: blackened corners

I have made a kitchen cabinet door for my son to replace one that was broken. I think I have matched the stain well enough but the edges and the inside corners have been blackened either for accent or...
pebbles Finishing 6 3,990 01-16-2018, 12:49 AM
  0 Thread: Water Base Lacquer.
Post: Water Base Lacquer.

To those who have used it and those that might know. Does water base lacquer have as good as a finish as regular lacquer?  Is it as durable and does look as good? I am an old fire inspector so I know ...
pebbles Finishing 3 3,300 11-03-2017, 03:09 PM

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