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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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