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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What to Do When White Oak That Won't Take Stain Evenly
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I received a question from a woodworker who had made an end table from quarter-sawn white oak and had a problem with the stain penetrating unevenly. The problem showed up just on the end grain, not the long grain. And it showed up on both ends of the board. The woodworker explained that he had tried to fix the problem by cutting off a little of the end grain (hand-planing […]The post What to Do When White Oak That Won't Take Stain Evenly appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Treasure Hunting & the Restoration of a Starrett Sliding Bevel - Part 3: How to Sand Rust Off Your Tools
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Strategies to have more control while removing rust with abrasives One of the best ways to give you more control when sanding rust and to make sure you only engage the corroded areas is to back up the sandpaper with a hard and flat backing plate. If you were to hold a piece of sandpaper or an abrasive pad with your fingers instead of a cork or rubber block while […]The post Treasure Hunting & the Restoration of a Starrett Sliding Bevel - Part 3: How to Sand Rust Off Your Tools appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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