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    Edge joining

    Good evening all, It's been over 3 years since I've visited this site due to many personal issues, inter alia. I've started back in my hobby by building some small end tables, and in the process, it seems I've forgotten some of my earlier tricks. In making the table tops, I seem to remember that...
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    Source for wide cherry

    Could someone advise of a mill (perhaps in Pennsylvania) that would be a source of wide cherry ~ 30 bdft, more or less? I'm in the Texas panhandle, and there's not much other option. Thanks, Allan
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    Question about used lathe

    Can anyone offer any advice about how good a deal the following might be? It's a 30 year old Craftsman lathe, ostensibly in excellent condition: 12" diameter Takes up to 35" stock Multi-speed with indexing feature Comes with face plate, turning tools and bench mounted with storage drawers...
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    Water-based dye on hammered veneer

    I would like some advice from those who have used water-based dye over very thin, hammered veneer. I've just hammered a 1/30" TM veneer onto a couple drawer fronts. I've scraped the glue off the surface, and would like to apply a Lockwood dye I've used previously on 4/4 TM with good results...
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    Cockbead question

    I'm working on a pair of lamp stands and had planned on veneering and cockbeading the drawer fronts. I got ahead of myself when I cut the dovetails; you can see from the photo that my half pin left very little material (about 5/32") to rabbet for the cockbeading. Is this too thin to safely...
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    Saw technique on period furniture

    I primarily use handtools in making period furniture, and would like to employ historically accurate methods -- as much as I can. I recall reading an article that C Schwarz penned about the three classes of sawcuts. It was interesting, but is that how the 18th C. cabinetmakers approached sawing...
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    Source for mahogany

    Is anyone aware of a source for Mahogany (wide 4/4, 5/4 and 12/4) other than Irion Lumber that sells in smaller lots? I can't really afford the 200 bf minimum, nor do I have the storage space. I'm not interested in African or Philippine varieties -- just Honduran (Cuban is probably a pipe...
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    Membership for 2008 and into 2009?

    I am anxious to join SAPFM, and realize the SAPFM Journal is more than worth the membership fee, but is there some point late in the year that a (new) member's fee is applied both to the current and coming year? for instance, any new memberships during the last quarter of 2008 will also be...
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    Traditional methods and techniques...

    Adam Cherubini's articles/blogs have fueled my interest in learning more about traditional woodworking methods. Are there any groups in Texas (or surrounding areas) that are dedicated to the construction methods and techniques used by 18th and 19th cent. artisans?  I've obviously discovered the...
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