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Sliding doors in plywood dados

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Is it asking for trouble to have sliding doors ride directly in dado tracks directly in the plywood or would it be better to line the dadoes with some commercial track product?

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coffee table dimensions

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I want to make a coffee table for the LOML. Is there a standard for the length in relationship to the sofa? Should the 1.61 : 1 ratio be applied to the top. A 44" long table would be 27 1/2" wide. That seems a little wide to me. I already know that I will be making the top 20" from the floor. The design will make that dimension easy to lower by cutting off the legs.

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tambour construction

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I always wanted to be able to construct tambours, and have started a test project, a small pencil box, the plans for which were obtained from the wood archivist website. The author describes using Irish linen bedded in yellow glue to hold the slats of the tambour together. He advised caution and wax to avoid accidentally gluing the slats together.

I've seen other authors recommend silk or canvas in place of the linen, and contact cement for the adhesive. I think a milled ball and socket joint is sometimes used.

Are there other methods of holding a tambour together? Has anyone ever tried using a permanent tape like Gorilla Waterproof Patch and Seal in place of a fabric? I'm currently planning to try that tape. If it works well, it will be a major improvement over fiddling with glue and fabric.

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Jet clamps bogof @ acme

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

not sure if everyone knows this but Acme tools are selling jet clamps with buy one get one free on the 24", 31" and 40"

https://www.acmetools.com/jet/hand-tools/

Lean~

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Laminated plywood shelves

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My daughter has an alcove in their family foomthat's about 12' long and 8' high. I'm building a cabinet/bookcase to fill the space.Whencompleted, itwill be have 12'long run of base cabinets. On top of the base cabinets on each side will be 3' widebookcases,leaving about 6' open area in the centerfor the TV. I've installed the bsae cabinets and am now working on the bookcases. The cabinets, face frames, and countertops arepainted white.

For a bit of contrast they want bookshelves to be maple and finished naturally.There will be three shelves in each bookcase, about 35" x 12" x 1 1/2". We've explored solid maple for the shelves, but due to waste and expenseI'm leaning on laminating a couple sheets of 3/4" maple ply to get to the 1 1/2" thickness and band the front edge with solid material. I made a mock-up with some scrapand it looks fine.

Question ison how to laminate the plywood. Contact cement, PVA, or some other kind of adhesive? I have access to a vacuum press that I could fittwo or three shelves in at a time. Contact cement is my first choice as it is fairly quick and clamping isn't an issue. Thoughts?

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Ambrosia maple writing desk done

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30x60 ambrosia top. Wipe on oil poly.Flowyline Design steel legs ordered by the customer. Aprons were drawn by the customer. Paint is Palermo Rose by Benjamin Moore.

I'm pleased. My customer loves it.

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DIY Lipping planer?

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Any ideas on how to carefully trim homemade 1/4" hardwood edge trim, I've been struggling to get this right using a trim router, been gouging the edge trim since it's tippy. I clamped a 2x4 to the 3/4" plywood but still not working well.

I was trying to do it on an already assembled 8' cabinet box though.

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Fitting Drawers

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Still working on the small bed side table for my wife. I'm ready to make the drawers and fit them. What is your normal procedure - glue the carcass and then fit the drawers -or- just clamp the carcass temporarily while you fit the drawers and then glue it all up? I want to have smooth working well fit drawers. If it was shop cabinets I wouldn't be so picky.

Lonnie


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seeking plans for a good passive acoustic amplifier for cell phones

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Back when LOML and I were still using flip phones, I used to see lots of posts about wooden passive acoustic amplifiers that would cradle and amplify smart phones. Now, they seem hard to find and I am wondering about making some as presents.

Does anyone have a pointer to a plan that they made and that worked well for them?

thanks

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seeking plans for a good passive acoustiv amplifier for cell phones

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Back when LOML and I were still using flip phones, I used to see lots of posts about wooden passive acoustic amplifiers that would cradle and amplify smart phones. Now, they seem hard to find and I am wondering about making some as presents.

Does anyone have a pointer to a plan that they made and that worked well for them?

thanks

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bed rail hardware

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Did a search, bud didn't find hits. What do folks prefer for bed rail hardware - hooking the rails to the head and foot?

I think I like the look of these because it seems like the way they taper, they will pull everything tighter with weight:
https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/har...em=00S0222

The Lee Valley hardware has rounded edges while Rockler and Woodcraft have square corners meaning it is necessary to chisel out the corners...not a huge deal, but all else equal, I'd rather not.

Or should I be looking at a different style?

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Chess board plans

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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 can't seem to find that specific plan on any of the Woodsmith sites. (There are a couple of other chessboard plans) I did find reference to the plans being used by a Woodnet user "Bope" back in 2018. I'm not sure if they are still in the group. Anyone know if there is still a source for those plans?
I'm also open to using another plan, and could certainly just wing it, but I'm concerned about wood movement and would rather use a tried and true method of dealing with it. Thanks!

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Uses for radial arm saw

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My father died 2 years ago and he had a craftsman radial arm saw. I am trying to decide what to do with this saw. I know that you can't get much for themif you try to sell them. I am considering keeping it and putting it in my new shop, but I don't want to keep it just for the sake of keeping it.

Can anyone tell me what they use their radial arm saw for. I have a compound miter saw but it is not a sliding saw, so I guess I could use the radial saw for making larger miter cuts but I'm not sure I need to make those cuts that often. So, if you have a radial saw can you tell me if you find it useful? Also, I seem to recall readingthat radial arm saws are more dangerous than a table saw although I'm not sure why. Please enlighten me on the safety aspects of the radial saw if you know anything about it.

Thanks

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Junky Walnut Boards

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I'm wanting to sell these 80-year-old boards locally. I might say they would make an antique-looking farm table. BUT ... look at the photos. They are "wormy."
I'm sure it is NOT powderpost beetles, as there was no brown frass when I moved the pile. And we live in northern Illinois where it gets below zero in winter.
My question is: Might these be useful boards, or would any self-respecting woodworker run away from them as fast as possible?
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Junk walnut boards

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I have a pile of 80-year-old walnutboards. Also shown is a closeup of the wormy surface. I'm hoping to sell these locally, saying they might be good for making an antique-looking farm table. I'mfairly sure the cause is NOT powder post beetles, as there was no brown frass when I picked up the pile. These boards have been in my shed forever in northern Illinois where it gets below zero in winter. Wouldn't that temp kill whatever it is?
My question is, might these be sellable, or would any knowledgeable woodworker run awayas fast as possible?

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