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  0 Thread: Exterior clear coat over artist's painting
Post: Exterior clear coat over artist's painting

I have a friend who wants a bird feeder to be built of cedar. Easy enough, but he is also looking to have a mural painted on it using artist's water based paints. I'm looking for recommendations for t...
ed kerns Finishing 10 793 08-04-2024, 04:00 PM
  0 Thread: Inca 342 186 10" bandsaw for sale
Post: RE: Inca 342 186 10" bandsaw for sale

Paladin Wrote: (05-23-2024, 02:55 PM) -- What is the model number? -- Its in the listing - but I think I have it sold locally, unless the deal falls through. Thank you to everybody!
ed kerns Tool Swap N' Sell 8 1,410 05-23-2024, 04:14 PM
  0 Thread: Inca 342 186 10" bandsaw for sale
Post: RE: Inca 342 186 10" bandsaw for sale

Paladin Wrote: (05-21-2024, 10:56 PM) -- Ed, I sent you a message. -- Just replied. Wish you were a little closer!
ed kerns Tool Swap N' Sell 8 1,410 05-22-2024, 07:58 AM
  0 Thread: Inca 342 186 10" bandsaw for sale
Post: Inca 342 186 10" bandsaw for sale

Hey everyone, in an all too familiar story, a woodworker friend of mine passed away recently and his wife is left to dispose of his tools. There is a lot of pretty common stuff, but I think this saw i...
ed kerns Tool Swap N' Sell 8 1,410 05-20-2024, 08:47 PM
  0 Thread: table tops & C channel
Post: RE: table tops & C channel

Gary G™ Wrote: (03-27-2024, 02:40 PM) -- Why not create something to allow airflow under the tops? Even 4 small feet per unit should work. -- I could put them on feet, I'm just not confident that ...
ed kerns Woodworking 4 1,155 03-30-2024, 03:38 PM
  0 Thread: table tops & C channel
Post: table tops & C channel

I'm looking for some advice guys. I am building a gaming table. Basically a large coffee table with a sunken 'vault' in the middle of it, but it will also have a solid top that can be lifted off. The ...
ed kerns Woodworking 4 1,155 03-26-2024, 04:17 PM
  0 Thread: Cherry and Lye
Post: RE: Cherry and Lye

fredhargis Wrote: (02-25-2024, 12:25 PM) -- Ed, this isn't a suggestion but you can use potassium dichromate to darken cherry, and it's a lot safer than lye. Here's some info about it (https://www.wo...
ed kerns Finishing 19 3,111 02-25-2024, 11:47 PM
  0 Thread: Cherry and Lye
Post: RE: Cherry and Lye

Willyou Wrote: (02-24-2024, 11:55 PM) -- Some more suggestions if you don't mind. Yes, it is expensive but goes a long way. However, when learning and experimenting, you can use it up quickly. Start ...
ed kerns Finishing 19 3,111 02-25-2024, 11:39 PM
  0 Thread: Cherry and Lye
Post: RE: Cherry and Lye

jteneyck Wrote: (02-24-2024, 08:24 PM) -- I tried lye/water on cherry after reading about it.  It didn't do much of anything as best as I can remember.  Sometime later I started using Transtint dyes....
ed kerns Finishing 19 3,111 02-24-2024, 09:29 PM
  0 Thread: Cherry and Lye
Post: RE: Cherry and Lye

Willyou Wrote: (02-24-2024, 11:38 AM) -- If I may offer some hints if you have not used dye. Transtint is, of course, a concentrated liquid. To minimize cost I started with a medium brown and the pri...
ed kerns Finishing 19 3,111 02-24-2024, 09:23 PM
  0 Thread: Cherry and Lye
Post: RE: Cherry and Lye

Willyou Wrote: (02-21-2024, 09:23 PM) -- I tried it and didn't find it any better or, maybe, not as good as conventional stains or dyes. Why bother with something potentially dangerous. In my experie...
ed kerns Finishing 19 3,111 02-24-2024, 12:18 AM
  0 Thread: Cherry and Lye
Post: Cherry and Lye

Hi all, I'm building a table of Cherry wood for someone. They are looking for that 100 year old cherry look that no one wants to wait for. I've been experimenting with a lye as well as stains, shella...
ed kerns Finishing 19 3,111 02-21-2024, 03:22 PM
  0 Thread: Chess board plans
Post: RE: Chess board plans

taxman Wrote: (11-16-2023, 08:16 AM) -- Hi, If easy can't find it, I have the compilation of old issues. I can look for it there and send.  Good Luck. -- Thanks Taxman, I just emailed Ez. Fin...
ed kerns Woodworking 6 1,690 11-19-2023, 08:26 PM
  0 Thread: Chess board plans
Post: RE: Chess board plans

BrentDH Wrote: (11-17-2023, 09:59 AM) -- Chess Board | Woodworking Project | Woodsmith Plans (https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/chess-board/) https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/classic-chessboard...
ed kerns Woodworking 6 1,690 11-19-2023, 08:15 PM
  0 Thread: Chess board plans
Post: Chess board plans

Hi all, I'm looking to build a chess board as a Christmas gift. The board plan I'm considering comes from Woodsmith #132 December of 2000 (I think). I'd be happy to buy it from them, the problem is, I...
ed kerns Woodworking 6 1,690 11-14-2023, 09:36 PM
  0 Thread: Speaking of chuck keys...
Post: RE: Speaking of chuck keys...

EdL Wrote: (01-07-2023, 07:09 PM) -- Not standard. Key size is dependant on chuck size. Check McMaster Carr, they should size the keys by the number on your chuck. Ed -- Thanks for this! I don'...
ed kerns Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,565 01-07-2023, 08:15 PM
  0 Thread: Speaking of chuck keys...
Post: Speaking of chuck keys...

Are they standardized? I have a Jacobs chuck on my lathe that needs a key. The one from my drill press fits it sorta, but not perfectly. I bought the lathe and some accessories 2nd hand, so I've never...
ed kerns Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,565 01-07-2023, 05:24 PM
  0 Thread: Prefinished plywood
Post: RE: Prefinished plywood

ajkoontz Wrote: (09-08-2022, 04:40 PM) -- Found some pictures just to give you an idea.... Still a work in progress. -- They look great in the pics! I've been looking at the SW products too. I sel...
ed kerns Woodworking 18 5,244 09-08-2022, 07:22 PM
  0 Thread: Prefinished plywood
Post: RE: Prefinished plywood

ajkoontz Wrote: (09-07-2022, 05:16 PM) -- Doing the same as you with the UV ply from Menards. Router is the way to go. I have used a dado stack with OK results, but the blade better be sharp. The fin...
ed kerns Woodworking 18 5,244 09-07-2022, 07:29 PM
  0 Thread: Prefinished plywood
Post: RE: Prefinished plywood

rwe2156 Wrote: (09-07-2022, 12:05 PM) -- Why are you cutting dados? Just screw the boxes together... -- Well, I'm not a cabinet maker by trade. I am normally a glue it and screw it guy, but give...
ed kerns Woodworking 18 5,244 09-07-2022, 04:02 PM

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