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I have a fairly old dresser / chest and the drawers have brass coated handles.  I am trying to find someone that could re-coat them for me.  I don’t want…

Hi everyone!First off, allow me to say what a fantastic resource this site and forum are. I am brand new to woodworking (aside from taking woodshop in high school) and…

Hi all. I have an antique Captain's Chair that's in need of a little TLC. The main problem is rips to the leather arms but I'll have to search elsewhere…

Hello, Pretty new to woodworking. I recently built a router table (the John Katz Moses mini router table). I was working on a making some cutting boards out of 1 inch…

Hello,another "commission" from my wife and I am a little bit confused what would be the best way to solve this problem. Basically, there are a bunch of electrical cables…

Hey there,I’m really new to wood working and looking for a book on table saws, any recommendations? I’m specifically looking for a book that covers safety, set up, and jigs.…

Never built a f&p door, but I'd consider myself something of an intermediate.  (You may have seen my sapele table in the gallery of late.)One item on the winter list…

I recently got a table saw and thought it’d be fun to put a dado blade on it. Install went smoothly. However when I’m trying to take it off the…

Hi guys,A couple of the new chisels I have received have slightly squint edges. To straighten them, would I just push the  'shortest' point of the cutting edge against the protrusion…

Hi all, I have a new set of Narex Richter chisels which I am going to sharpen for the first time using a scary sharp system (float glass and lapping film).…