The Woodshop Shed
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adventures in woodworking and home maintenance, from my shop in an oversized backyard shed
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Dutchman to the Rescue: How I Patch Wood
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Every so often I do something dumb. A few weeks ago I was drilling 1/4″ holes to peg the tenons for a table's apron. I started with a brad point bit but switched to a Forstner after finding that the first bit had torn the grain at the edge of the first two holes. I glued the pegs into those holes anyway, hoping to scrape out the tears when I […]The post Dutchman to the Rescue: How I Patch Wood appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Slabs From the Sawyer
Furnished content.
I often feel like sourcing wood takes on two dissonant apsects. It can be an annoyance, where I can't find the board I'm looking for, and everything is checked, warped or has too much runout. On the other hand, I go out of my way on every vacation to visit lumberyards to see what treasures another part of the country or world possesses, and to take a chance on the […]The post Slabs From the Sawyer appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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