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  0 Thread: A Slice of Humble Pie Today
Post: RE: A Slice of Humble Pie Today
those are beautiful doors, and i feel your pain.  been there many times.  every time i feel as though i'm just starting to really wrap my head around this stuff, i do something stupid, or, i fail to r...
 zaret Woodworking 17 2,051 02-01-2025, 08:10 AM
  0 Thread: finishing a kitchen full of drawers?
Post: RE: finishing a kitchen full of drawers?
mound Wrote: (12-20-2022, 07:53 AM) -- As part of my long running Kitchen Build Thread (https://forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7364337)  (check it out if interested) I've got about 25 solid ma...
 zaret Finishing 18 7,050 12-26-2022, 08:36 PM
  0 Thread: What do you use for wiping on oil poly?
Post: RE: What do you use for wiping on oil poly?
i use a staining pad, and i keep it in a covered paint can with mineral spirits.  wring it out, use it over and over.  works great.
 zaret Finishing 11 5,266 10-29-2022, 07:37 AM
  0 Thread: Curved kitchen cabinet doors
Post: RE: Curved kitchen cabinet doors
EightFingers Wrote: (06-16-2022, 02:33 PM) -- I’m refinishing our kitchen cabinets and am wondering how common are these types of doors. They aren’t coopered, they’re bent laminations. Never seen any...
 zaret Woodworking 4 3,207 06-16-2022, 10:08 PM
  0 Thread: Johnson Paste Wax is discontinued
Post: RE: Johnson Paste Wax is discontinued
jteneyck Wrote: (05-16-2022, 12:06 PM) -- True, but Minwax is like Johnson's and Lundmark is in a different league.  You have to try it to understand.  At $27 to your door Lundmark is well worth the ...
 zaret Woodworking 23 13,626 05-16-2022, 01:45 PM
  0 Thread: finishing an edge grain countertop
Post: RE: finishing an edge grain countertop
Bill Holt Wrote: (02-15-2022, 09:33 AM) -- This is not the advice you are looking for...why are you using Waterlox on a counter top?  Waterlox was my go-to finish (wish someone would give me $1 for e...
 zaret Woodworking 16 6,283 02-16-2022, 07:03 PM
  0 Thread: Build Me Table?
Post: RE: Build Me Table?
for what it's worth, if a client asked me to build that table for $2300, i would tell them that it's at least twice that price for such a build.  at least.
 zaret Woodworking 16 4,800 09-20-2021, 08:01 AM
  0 Thread: finish for edge of pre-finished maple ply?
Post: RE: finish for edge of pre-finished maple ply?
i use 1.5mm maple edge banding, applied with the Conturo, and Odie's Oil as the finish.  it's easy to apply and blends in perfectly.
 zaret Woodworking 4 2,604 09-04-2021, 03:56 PM
  0 Thread: Share your website
Post: RE: Share your website
mr_skittle Wrote: (08-08-2021, 07:18 PM) -- Thanks for the input so far. I checked out https://www.truenorthwoodworks.com/. I'm not looking for much more in the way of content than you have. It's rea...
 zaret Woodworking 7 3,446 08-08-2021, 08:12 PM
  0 Thread: Best place for 8/4 Sapele
Post: RE: Best place for 8/4 Sapele
cpolubin Wrote: (08-08-2021, 01:41 PM) -- Building a dining room table for my middle daughter and SIL. They've picked sapele for the top so I need to find a supplier for 8/4 x 96" stock. Anyplace ...
 zaret Woodworking 7 3,242 08-08-2021, 02:59 PM
  0 Thread: Water based dye and stain
Post: RE: Water based dye and stain
Jack01 Wrote: (08-04-2021, 03:24 PM) -- John Thanks for the info I have applied GF water based dye this morning now waiting to dry. I will get new Oil Based stain. Should I get wiping stain or pen...
 zaret Finishing 5 2,674 08-05-2021, 07:38 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone using 3M Cubetron discs with Festool sanders?
Post: RE: Anyone using 3M Cubetron discs with Festool sa...
dwg Wrote: (03-15-2021, 11:36 AM) -- I tried some of the Cubetron discs (not with a Festool though).  I like how they sand but they don't seem to stick well to the bottom of my sanders (Rigid and DeW...
 zaret Woodworking Power Tools 19 12,405 03-15-2021, 07:14 PM
  0 Thread: Anyone using 3M Cubetron discs with Festool sanders?
Post: RE: Anyone using 3M Cubetron discs with Festool sa...
i've sold all of my festool paper, and i'm using exclusively the cubitron.  it's so much better.
 zaret Woodworking Power Tools 19 12,405 03-14-2021, 09:14 PM
  0 Thread: Finish advice for live edge walnut dining table
Post: RE: Finish advice for live edge walnut dining tabl...
jteneyck Wrote: (02-10-2021, 10:20 AM) -- Not that it matters much, but Waterlox uses a phenolic resin.  P&L 38 (I think that's the name) uses an alkyd resin.  And you are right that Waterlox gives a...
 zaret Finishing 7 4,968 02-10-2021, 01:50 PM
  0 Thread: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
Post: RE: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
so, obviously i'm not there to debug it, but something is clearly off.  first of all, according to the specs, you should be subtracting 13/32" from the overall opening width for the drawer box.  for 5...
 zaret Woodworking 13 5,078 02-10-2021, 01:44 PM
  0 Thread: Finish advice for live edge walnut dining table
Post: RE: Finish advice for live edge walnut dining tabl...
jteneyck Wrote: (02-05-2021, 01:12 PM) -- Any wiping varnish should meet your needs.  I like Arm-R-Seal satin but you could use Waterlox OSF for a darker hue and rub it out after it's cured for a mon...
 zaret Finishing 7 4,968 02-09-2021, 08:00 PM
  0 Thread: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
Post: RE: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
zoepup Wrote: (02-09-2021, 07:10 PM) -- Worked on it a bit more.  5 of the 6 drawers are not bad.   On the 6th drawer, I moved the screws to the bottom of the mount (instead of side).  that seems ...
 zaret Woodworking 13 5,078 02-09-2021, 07:32 PM
  0 Thread: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
Post: RE: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
zoepup Wrote: (02-08-2021, 04:58 PM) -- Thanks.  These are the 563.  It was definitely one of the most daunting measurement projects I have done.  Blum instructions are clear but I was also trying to...
 zaret Woodworking 13 5,078 02-08-2021, 07:38 PM
  0 Thread: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
Post: RE: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
oh - and for the drawer front buttons - i use those with great result.  they are terrific, and by far the easiest way i've found to align and install inset drawer fronts.  strongly recommended.
 zaret Woodworking 13 5,078 02-08-2021, 02:15 PM
  0 Thread: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
Post: RE: Blum Tru Motion Undermount Slide Tight
i don't know what the "true motion" slides are... do you mean the tandems?  563 or 763? for the width - it's very formulaic and well defined.  there's a table that dictates - depending on your exac...
 zaret Woodworking 13 5,078 02-08-2021, 02:14 PM

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