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Wax covered wood??

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I just picked up a stash of maple and some of it is covered in a clear wax. A lady posted it free- her brother milked it off his property but has since passed away. Some 8/4, some 4/4 and some are half round slabs.
How do I remove the wax?
I am going to use a beautiful half round to make a couple shelves for her in honor of her brother and to thank her for her generosity.

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3D Chessboard - progress picks

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Here is is so far.

BIG THANK YOU TO jteneyck for the sweet piece of mahogany that I used!!! The lighter wood is cedar.


I made the "strips" with some indexing blocks when I chopped them on my chop saw. There are 8 strips in all. You'll notice that as you move to the center of the board, the change in elevation slows down. I thought about this a while and decided to use cut up playing cards to change the height ever so slightly. 7 cards acting a a spacer did the trick. Thereafter the elevation changes dramatically, or back to it was. I built a few jigs to manage the glue up but for a few I didn't properly clamp the sections down the the jig, so there is a slight gap in a few that I'm shaving ever so slightly on the TS.

It is important that the line all line up so you might notice in the full 8x8 shot it looks like the 2nd from the top is a little proud. There will be some shaving/sanding that'll occur after the board is all glued up.

I'm thinking about gluing 2 strips at a time together then 4 then the final glue up. I'd rather not attempt the whole thing at once.

Also I've included the picture I'm working from. My table's elevation changes aren'tas dramatic as the original.

(I don't plan on turninng/building the chess pieces but never say never!!)

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I messed up

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Hey all, Question for you. I live in Illinois and when I started finishing off my basement years ago I planned on having a large section of it done in a Craftsman style wainscotting using Quarter Sawn White Oak Plywood and real 3/4 Inch QSWO boards. Problem is I miss calculated and Im short around 5 sheets of 1/2" mdf core QSWO sheets. I originally source my sheets from the hardwood connection in Sycamore IL but they are now closed. Is there another site near by that I can source this? Thanks for any help. I googled but options are limited and wondered if anyone knew a place that was good.

Any Help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Glen

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Asheville woodworkers

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Hi All,

As you knowHurricane Helene devastated the southeast.Asheville, NC was especially hard hit. It's a thriving arts and crafts community withmany woodworkers and manyfriends of ours. As a way of helping out I've been urging everyone to consider a donation tohttps://cerfplus.org/. CERF+ supports craft artists who have had their livelihoods threatened or destroyed by disasters. And if you've been impacted by such a calamity, reach out to CERF+ for help. They're there for you.

Thanks. Stay safe.

Ron

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