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Thanks. I don't want a wide frame. What kind of glue?

I am making a display case that will have one glass door. The height of the glass will be 52", the width will be 29" and it will weigh about 36 lbs at 1/4' thickness. What would the minimum width be...

I have a drawing, though it is a little hard to see. In any case the face frame is covering the side, top and bottom panels so you don't really see them.

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My question is what method of joinery should I use for a veneered plywood display case. I recently cut some beautiful Bubinga I have had for years into sheets of veneer and veneered the sides, top...

What about 1/8"? Is 3/32" preferable?

Thank you all for your responses. Sounds like using plywood would be the best approach. Too bad I bought the Bubinga today, but it will hold for another project

I have a particularly beautiful piece of bubinga that I have sliced into veneers, with help from John, that is. I would like to apply the veneers to Bubinga boards rather than MDF, mainly because...

Thank you for your response. I will try cutting a board wide, but follow your suggestion if I have trouble. My new Laguna is actually 14-12, not 13-12, but I realize it is not as big as some resaw...

Hi John.

I sent you an email a couple of days ago about this, along with pictures of my maple coffee table. Did you get it? I've been reading up on resaw jigs for wide pieces of wood and...

I have four long, wide boards of African Rosewood (from 36" to 72" long and 10-14 inches wide, 1 7/16" thick) with beautiful live edges that I want to use for the shelves of a bookcase. I don't have...

Recently I replaced the end of the arm of a friend's chair that a dog had chewed off. My friend only wanted it repaired, and said she wasn't going to stain it, so I just used a piece of wood I had...

Actually, I just realized this is end grain to end grain so I just gave it a sharp tap with a hammer right on the tip. I'm pretty sure that broke open that tiny seal. I can't really see inside or...

Yes, your description is correct. Just the portion of the tip in the mortise is glued--about 5/16" x 3/16". I had mistakenly put glue on the breadboard end, realized it and wiped it off, but...

I am making a Greene and Greene style coffee table and glued up the ebony splines in their mortises along the table top yesterday. This morning I realized that on one of them I mistakenly glued a...

Do you think they need the tie rod? Have the steps broken to your knowledge? I would think that they would have more to do with the step than the sides.

I am making a 5 foot tall ladder for a storage area in my cabin from Sitka Spruce that I have milled from a windfall on my property. I don't know how to determine how thick the sides should be. It...

Sorry, I got distracted last night after I had posted. I am using breadboard ends and my boards are 5/4 so I should be good. Thanks again.

I am making a Greene and Greene inspired coffee table that is 24 inches wide out by 53 inches long of Honduran Mahogany. I have two, flat, 9 inch wide boards. In order to keep these wide boards...

Do you not use oil because it can look muddy? I thought that was what the shellac took care of.

I have almost finished a walnut Standing Desk featuring both through tenons and tusk tenons. I now have to choose hardware for the hinges and pencil lip attachment and the color of wood for the...

I'd appreciate your help but I don't know what a PM is. Is there a way I can contact you through Sawmill Creek?

I have a 5' long slab of kiln dried figured Pacific Maple that I am using to make a coffee table. There is a 3 " end check on one end that is only visible on the bottom of the slab, about 3/4" deep...

Yes, I realized this too after spending all that time looking for an appropriate jig which is why I went for the hand cutting. I just finished the second one and it was pretty good too. But thanks...

The finished leg will be 18 inches tall. I like your idea of using a template on the side of the slab, but the pins will be 4 inches deep. Do they even make a straight bit that long?

This is what I eventually did today. The first one came out pretty good. None of my dovetail saws were wide enough to cut the pins 4 inches deep so I had to use my back saw to start the cut and...