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    Recommended Boat Building Sites

    I'm contemplating building a 1939 barrel back boat as my next project. This would be the first time attempting something like this.

    So any recommendations for a boat builders site/forum that can...
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    This will be a Christmas gift, decorative, but...

    This will be a Christmas gift, decorative, but needs some durability. I plan on two or three unique wood types for visual contrast, so the wood cant be covered.

    As for pop, I helped with a live...
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    Huh? I never looked at it that way. Good point! ...

    Huh? I never looked at it that way. Good point!

    Should I just use an oil finish to give some durability and still allow the surface to wet out some?

    These are mainly decorative but still...
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    Low Gloss / Zero Gloss Drink Coasters

    I'm looking to make drink coasters in the shape of a 6 piece puzzle set. My thought is to use two or three different hard woods for some contrast to make it decorative as well as functional.

    I'm...
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    The plywood is just BCX that I plan to thin coat...

    The plywood is just BCX that I plan to thin coat with an epoxy for an outdoor planter.

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    My machine is a 4x4ft. table. I downloaded these free plans and some pieces cross the 4ft. mark. ...
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    Pattern Orientation on Plywood

    For patterns cut from plywood, 3/4" in this case does the orientation of the part matter? Is there any strength lost or gained having the ply orient one way or another.
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    To the OP I went through what you are having just...

    To the OP I went through what you are having just completed a DIY CNC build last year. The DIY was purely for cost reasons.

    I feel there are three basic parts to CNC, and full disclosure my...
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    I'm looking at the sanded exterior grade BCX for...

    I'm looking at the sanded exterior grade BCX for an outdoor project and tying to stay cost conscious. The cheapest veneer core hardwood is interior grade and $10 more a sheet.
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    Menards Plywood

    I was in Menard's the other day looking at some 3/4" 4x8' BCX sanded plywood SKU: 1251049. The veneers on both side looked very good. Or maybe it was just the contrast with the horror...
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    This varnish straight over the wood, no need for...

    This varnish straight over the wood, no need for an epoxy under coat?

    This thing is essentially put together like an IKEA jig saw puzzle. I fear any coating that will add thickness would...
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    Waterproofing Plywood Planter Box

    Target for this spring is to build a Space10 Growroom. So essentially a tiered shallow planter box made of plywood.

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    It will be CNC'd out of 3/4" BCX plywood. I would like to extend the...
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    Hold Down Clamp Material

    I tried to re-pupose an old oak table top and make some clamps and V-blocks for my CNC router.

    :( Maybe the wood was too dry, the PVA glue too brittle, the grain direction wrong. I can't say...
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