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Is there such a thing an a flueorescent additive that one could mix with PVA or hide glue?  I think that tightbond has a fluorescent option.  Any experience with it…

Hi all, I didn't know where to put this question, and since it is about buying wood, I thought this the best place.  Does anyone have any general guidelines for…

I have a sort of sunburst pattern going here with these drawer fronts. Naturally I'm going to veneer as one panel, both sides, with the same veneer thickness's. The question…

I had an elderly friend pass away recently that, before he passed, asked me to put together a Bartley furniture kit, "The Newport Chest".  He had purchased the kit around…

I have danish modern chairs with loose joints. What's the best repair method? Glue(which?) shims? Metal angle brackets? Does anyone have a suggestion ? Thanks Edie

Aloha Fine Woodworking colleagues,We have several eucalyptus (eucalyptus robusta) and java plum trees (syzygium cumini) on the property that are coming down to make room for a driveway and replanting…

As befalls we hobbiest every now and then, a neighbor stopped by yesterday with a frame his son and daughter in law had given him with a piece of modern…

I have a bunch of Claro Walnut slabs a client provided that are 2 1/2" - 2 3/4" thick. They were dried outside for 4 years and before I accepted…

Hello, I'm hoping for some direction.  I'm refurbishing two Dixie Act II Bachelor's Chests with campaign hardware.  Unfortunately, the brass plating on one of the eight hinges is damaged.  I'd…

Hello, I am making a work bench with a plywood table top. I have a nice Baltic Birch sheet for the top and bottom of the table and I will put…