Ernie Conover Archives

I need serious advice on how to remove relatively thick mahogany veneer from a very old round table. The veneer is catastrophically damaged and is way beyond salvage. I want…

Ernie, I am in the process of making a farmhouse dining table. I would like to know what extension slides to use to assure success for two, 24 inch extensions…

Hello. My name is Joe and I am an amateur woodworker. I enjoy working on the simple turning projects as well as the historical furniture projects. Anyway, I recently finished…

Just starting woodworking. I am left handed. When working at Table Saw do I have to turn things around?? What side fence is on? Left or right tilt blade? etc. Thank you,…

Hello Ernie, I have the opportunity to purchase a quantity of butternut wood which has been milled and been drying (in an unheated garage) for approx. ten years. It is…

I would like to use European-style hinges on a cabinet I'm building, but I'm pretty confused about the varieties. Could someone please explain the differences in full overlay and partial…

I made the horizontal router table you described in FWW#147 in 2001 and have been using it since to cut tenons.  It's fast, accurate, and convenient.  Now that I'm using…

Want to build a small table using white oak and birdseye maple for the top.  My plan is to frame the maple with the white oak with mitered joints.  Main…

Can anyone tell me if the drying process is the same for a pretty good sized burl as it  is for dimensional lumber.  Can it be dried just as it comes off…

Hi all, Have any of you found a soap, solvent or chemical that will wash the tannins from your hands? You know, that purple stain that is on your hands…