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Love the site. I am a 45 year old American living in Barcelona, Spain and aspire to become a furniture designer and builder- maybe even professionally if I become any…

43521.1 Greetings; I am about to resurface a kitchen counter top with Wilsonart HD Formica. I do not want to use the surface material to attach on the sides as…

I'm a new subscriber, still trying to find my way around the website, and have a minor navigation question. At the top of John White's folder (for example), there is…

White Aniline dye? I am trying to match an exising stain (on birch) with an aniline dye mix.  The color to match is called "Heritage Blue" which is a light…

Hello, I have a customer who has asked me to build him a cabinet/bookcase combination to match a 25 year old existing piece that we both believe to be Walnut.…

I submitted a question to Gary R on 8/6.  In his response on 8/9, I learned that I did not describe my problem adequately. I submitted a more detailed description…

Hello friends,     I find myself in Germany per order of my military service. I had a great shop set up when I was in NC, and was somewhat disappointed…

I've been finding conflicting information about the appropriate wood to use in making cutting boards.  Maple seems to be the most popular, but I'm trying to figure out if Walnut,…

I just aquired a white oak burl that formed around a branch, not from the trunk side.  It was cut about a year ago and left in the woodplie, somewhat…

I have just completed all of the joinery on my laminated maple benchtop.  I need suggestions for a finish.  I originally thought I was going to use a poly on…