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  0 Thread: Slab dining table
Post: Re: Slab dining table
[blockquote]Dave Diaman said:[hr][br][br]I'm with John as far a slab furniture goes. I guess I'm just too traditional when it comes to furniture. I admire the beauty of the slabs but I see them more a...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 10 9,490 06-29-2016, 09:06 AM
  0 Thread: Home Depot started carrying walnut here...
Post: Re: Home Depot started carrying walnut here...
Wood prices, other than construction lumber, are ridiculous at the local Home Depot here. I bought some Poplar a while back for drawer boxes and regret it since I had Pine, Oak, Walnut, ERC, etc. alre...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 10 10,435 06-21-2016, 10:42 AM
  0 Thread: selling some wood -reality check
Post: Re: selling some wood -reality check
Unless you separate it according to grade, I'd say $1.00 per bf. If graded, then adjust the price according to the quality...something like $4/bf for the QSWO and Maple with 8/4 or thicker perhaps 50%...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 4 3,901 06-21-2016, 10:36 AM
  0 Thread: Design in Wood 2016--Pictures
Post: Re: Design in Wood 2016--Pictures
I liked the best-of-show piece and there were a few I saw in the general displays that looked well done. Most of it, however, brought to mind Krenov's comment concerning the trend in design..."If you ...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 11 7,405 06-20-2016, 10:16 AM
  0 Thread: red oak odor
Post: Re: red oak odor
To me, Red Oak has an acrid but not unpleasant smell. I've never made the association with cat pee or a skunk. Bacteria can give any wood a bad smell. Usually it results in ring shake and the tree dyi...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 11 9,599 06-11-2016, 09:59 AM
  0 Thread: A couple of doors down...
Post: Re: A couple of doors down...
While I can appreciate the skill it took to make that, I think it's fugly.
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 3 6,072 05-28-2016, 12:09 PM
  0 Thread: I love circular stairs
Post: Re: I love circular stairs
[blockquote]AHill said:[hr][br][br]While pretty, some of the "miracles" claimed in the Loretto Chapel video are more legend than fact.[br][br]http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/loretto.asp (http://w...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 6 5,289 05-10-2016, 11:08 AM
  0 Thread: glue choice - exterior, cedar, domino tenons
Post: Re: glue choice - exterior, cedar, domino tenons
[blockquote]mound said:[hr][br][br]I used Gorilla glue on some outdoor project years ago - absolutely hated the stuff.. messy to no end, black hands for days, and as I recall the thing did end up fall...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 2 4,373 04-30-2016, 08:14 AM
  0 Thread: glue choice - exterior, cedar, domino tenons
Post: Re: glue choice - exterior, cedar, domino tenons
[blockquote]mound said:[hr][br][br]Thanks everyone. I read on the Titebond website that for cedar you need to clean the surface first with acetone.. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]I work with a lot ...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 2 4,373 04-29-2016, 08:48 AM
  0 Thread: About that collection of mixed screws
Post: Re: About that collection of mixed screws
[blockquote]castguy2003 said:[hr][br][br]Since I make a lot of reproduction stuff I am always looking for slotted screws, preferably not plated. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]I don't make reproduct...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 10 8,140 04-18-2016, 12:05 PM
  0 Thread: Still use cedar for painted outdoor furniture?
Post: Re: Still use cedar for painted outdoor furniture?
If you seal out moisture, which paint will do, then you can use any wood you like. No moisture = no decay. There is no such thing as "dry rot."
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 8 5,382 04-17-2016, 09:59 PM
  0 Thread: I'm bored
Post: Re: I'm bored
I keep an acoustic hanging on the front of an upper cabinet door in the shop. When I get bored or when taking a break, it's my go-to diversion. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowc...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 9 6,524 04-17-2016, 10:05 AM
  0 Thread: Finished table and Frass
Post: Re: Finished table and Frass
I would have the whole table sterilized in a kiln. The frass pile means those wee beasties are emerging and they probably left more wee eggs behind.
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 6 4,330 04-13-2016, 08:16 AM
  0 Thread: Cherry Sideboard
Post: Re: Cherry Sideboard
I like that a lot. I think it will become even more attractive as the Cherry heartwood darkens and contrasts more with the sapwood. [br] [br]BTW, I would call it a Huntboard as opposed to the more for...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 11 7,718 04-11-2016, 12:34 PM
  0 Thread: Name that wood!
Post: Re: Name that wood!
Looks like white oak to me.
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 9 4,471 04-09-2016, 09:46 PM
  0 Thread: Hope chest problems
Post: Re: Hope chest problems
[blockquote]John Mihich said:[hr][br][br]The gas from the cedar is doing that. I would remove the finish inside the top and use shellac. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Agree. The oils in the ERC ar...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 6 4,961 04-06-2016, 11:59 AM
  0 Thread: How much do "leaks" affect efficiency of a dust collection system
Post: Re: How much do "leaks" affect efficiency of a dus...
[blockquote]Ken Vick said:[hr][br][br] I don't think that leaks have any measurable impact on the efficiency of the system and that taking great pains to seal everything is not worth the effort. Yes,...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 8 4,291 04-03-2016, 07:04 PM
  0 Thread: Glass on wood question.
Post: Re: Glass on wood question.
[blockquote]iublue said:[hr][br][br]I was told by a guy that refinishes furniture that glass should never be directly on the wood. Spacers should always be used. Is this a hard and fast rule? Does ...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 10 6,392 04-03-2016, 04:21 PM
  0 Thread: 6 in dust collection fittings
Post: Re: 6 in dust collection fittings
I used 6" PVC for my DC system. I got everything at a local plumbing supply.
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 4 2,945 04-01-2016, 06:57 AM
  0 Thread: Insect protection
Post: Re: Insect protection
[blockquote]Herb said:[hr][br][br]Right now my pecan slabs are stickered on my trailer, however, I will have to move them from the trailer to the ground. Is there anything I should use on the ground ...
 Pink Floyd Woodworking 5 3,423 03-31-2016, 01:36 PM

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