Questions tagged [furniture]
Making, repairing, finishing or refinishing
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Where to buy and how to replace missing piece antique french hunters cabinet? [closed]
I have an Antique French Hunters Cabinet in which the top molding is missing. See picture below which shows the piece before the top piece of molding was lost. Where would I buy a piece of wood ...
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furniture spring support
(If the question is not 'woodworky' enough, apologies.)
We have an old couch. Springs are supported on webbing. I've re-webbed a couple of times over the years (as best I could). Now, it needs it ...
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Best way to join pieces of L shaped desktop
I am building an L shaped office desk from pipe, structural fittings. The top will be in two pieces cut from a 4x8 sheet of Baltic birch plywood. I'd like the desk, including the top, to be ...
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Why are bed slats not attached?
Planning a wooden bed frame. I am considering why bed slats I've seen seem to always just rest loosely on top of the frame rather than join to both sides. I know wood expands and contracts with heat/...
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How to stabilize a table with hairpin legs?
I screwed these hairpin legs
https://www.hcstore.net/Hairpin-Leg-Triplo-75cm
to a simple wood board to make a dining table, but the table is too unstable.
I know that tables must have this framing ...
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Should I seal my bed slats, and if yes, with what?
I hired someone to put together bed slats for my new bed. The bed frame comes with center support for the slats that he's building and the slats will be screwed down onto the center slat and the side ...
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Tips for Jointing Reclaimed Barnwood Table Top
Finally broke down and decided to give this current fad a try. For anyone that is experienced in working with reclaimed wood, do you have any tips for edge jointing and getting a decently flat top? I ...
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Farmer Table Legs
Starting on a farmer's table and have it all how I want it designed, but I'm looking for assurance on my method of attaching the legs. I don't have a bountiful workshop, but I do have a table saw and ...
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Leg basics for stools, chairs, table
I hope this question is not too general. I would like to make this table:
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/moravian-stool-2
It mentions the dimensions : 1-5⁄8″ square at the top and 1″ at ...
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How to build a double X table leg
I'm looking to build some table legs with a double X design.
The top is about 40" wide (round) and weighs 120lbs. I should think that 4x4 posts should do it, but maybe they need to be bigger? I can ...
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Best way to attach metal legs to corner desk? Do I need extra support?
I'm making my own office desk, I'm 2m04cm so the height and depth are appropriate.
I've made the desk top from reclaimed floorboards. It's 1 inch thick, the supports underneath are from the same ...
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"Presanding" wood, before assembly?
I am new to woodworking. I recently completely my first job (a small bookshelf/toybox). After it was all put together, I spent a while sanding it, although it was difficult to get into the corners, ...
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How to make large table less springy in the middle
I needed a workbench for working on stained glass (so no heavy pushing like with hand planing). I took a spare sheet of 3/4" particleboard with melamine finish on the faces and cut it to 6x3', rounded ...
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What kind of wood is thin enough to cut with a knife, but strong enough for doll furniture?
I am a beginner in woodworking and I'd like to create doll furniture (1:6 scale). I would prefer however not to use any sawing equipment because of the small size, and I do not have the option to use ...
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Looking for non-threaded inserts
I am designing a chair that has an adjustable length. I want to have 1/4" steel pins that go through a hole in a bracket, through a 2x4, and come out to go through a hole in the other side of the ...
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cutting opendesk parts with fretsaw
I'd like to make opendesk for home use. I'd go with this project https://www.opendesk.cc/lean/studio-desk?config_id=9244#get-it-made
First I'd print the design plans on sheets of paper than transfer ...
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What is causing this poor refinishing result and how do I fix it?
I followed the procedure of stripping, sanding, staining and then polyurethaning the top of two antique, about 75 years, dressers. The one came out beautifully. The other has questionable results.
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Replacing top on particleboard desk with solid wood - allow for movement? Bad idea?
I have a (now-discontinued) Jonas desk from Ikea that is several years old:
The desktop has gotten kind of worn and is a little small for my current needs, so I've been considering replacing it with ...
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How might I design a "quick-breakdown" feature to allow easy assembly and disassembly of this floating beds frame supports?
I have built a couple floating beds now and assembly and disassembly is very time consuming. I've tried researching possible braces to allow the person who is assembling the frame the quickly connect/...
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Is it safe to keep the bark on a fresh/green slice of tree trunk?
I just got a freshly cut slice of a big tree trunk from my friend. Thinking of using it as a table. Sanding it down etc. Now I know there's all the drying etc to consider, but the first thing I need ...
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Ideas for converting dining table to adjustable height coffee table
I have an old 3'x5' dining table sitting in the garage. I think it would be perfect to go in our den as a large coffee table so my wife can do her huge 3000 piece puzzles up there.
The legs are ...
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How can I carve out an inset in butcher block?
I am trying to create a topper for my subwoofers to turn them into an end-table/subwoofer. My plan is to get a piece of 1⅜" butcher block and take about ½" out of the middle so it will ...
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Furniture name for waist-high floor-sitting shelf cabinet thing
I'm working on this thing (60" wide x 41.75" high [elbow height] x 14" deep) (shelves on left and right are adjustable, I might ditch the little border thing on top):
It's purpose is general storage ...
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How can I be sure my workpiece feet are level, when my workshop floor isn't?
I'm building a coffee table with four feet and have realized that my workshop floor is not level at all. It is not sloped, but rather has an uneven surface. While it doesn't make a difference for ...
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No rear clearance spring assisted lid hinge system
I'm building a bench/coatrack for my entryway, and I'd like the bench to have a flip top lid that stays open and possibly has a soft close (soft close not a deal breaker). I'd like the rear of the lid ...
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Are barrel nuts strong?
I'm designing/building a bunk bed for my toddler boys. Given that I am working under small constraints in their bedroom, I was thinking about using barrel nuts to piece together the two long sides ...
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Load Bearing of Legs and Wood Movement on TV Console
I'm a relative neophyte to woodworking and just sketched the first project I'm looking at approaching
My dual questions are:
are the 1 1/1 inch legs enough to support the structure as drawn? How ...
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Attach fastener into glue joint of two face-glued boards
I'm going to be building a bed for my daughter and my design calls for a larger piece of wood for the legs. I could use a 2x3 or 2x4, but am wondering if I could create the larger piece by gluing two ...
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Painting a kid's bed frame
I'm going to be building a bed frame for my daughter and would like to paint it. I want the finish to be durable (no chipping, and be able take some abuse from toys being hit against it), so am ...
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What are these wooden posts?
I am starting a tinker group for kids.
I have seen these wooden posts pictured in a number of tinkering setups, since they have pre-drilled holes and can be connected relatively easily by young ...
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Weight bearing for a loftbed and wood only joints
I'm planning on making a loft bed, and I now got a plan and I'm working on the details.
The measurements I'm going for is 1700(start of the top beam)x1700x2100mm. The main beams are 98x98mm, middle ...
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Is this bunk bed design feasible? [duplicate]
This is my first plan and it is supposed to be a bunk bed for two kids. The lower mattress (120 x 160cm) is at the floor level. The frame material is 70x70mm pine. The tall pillars extend till the ...
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Where do I put the standards for adjustable shelves?
Is there a standard distance or formula for where to put standards for adjustable shelves?
http://www.rockler.com/zinc-shelf-standards-select-length
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How thin is too thin for a large dining table top? Is 11/16" too thin to properly attach to the table base?
I am going to build an "X" base style 8 foot dining table and I am going to use material that is about 11/16" thick for the top.
The table will have aprons and I will be using metal "z" clips to ...
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Polyurethane Book Case is Rough, Sand in Place?
There is a book case in my parents' house that me and my father built about 6 years ago. It was built to fit around a dresser and mirror. It's a log house so everything is "rustic". We had to build it ...
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Use 3/4" wood for Adirondack chair?
For the last few years, we had some of those plastic $20 Adirondack chairs in the garden. Well, the sun got to them, and the plastic became brittle.. (my story, and I'm sticking to it!)
Now I want to ...
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What are the name and origin of the woodworking style used for this wooden cabinet with rounded features?
I have a cabinet with rounded features and inlaid designs (see below). What woodworking style is this, and where and when did this style originate? Any suggestions about the date and provenance would ...
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How to treat floor-facing edge of OSB for a stool leg?
I'm making a bar stool from OSB. I do know it's a very questionable material choice, but it fits my aesthetics, and I'm willing to try my chances.
I'm going to varnish and sand all people-facing ...
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Options for sanding this type of bandsawn woodwork
I recently discovered Seth Rolland's furniture website and unique technique /style.
The fan shaped top is cut from one piece of wood using a bandsaw alternating cuts from opposite sides that stop ...
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Remove nails from table frame
I have an old table which I would like to disassemble and restore. The side and end rails of the table are joined to the legs using a mortise and tenon, which is then skew nailed from the inside of ...
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Best way to join frame members in a rectangle box using bolts?
What is the best way to join these wooden beams together, to form a rectangle box which is capable of significant weight? I'd like the ability to deconstruct it, so something involving metal bolts ...
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Raised platform around bed with built-in storage [closed]
I have a small bedroom where I want to build something similar to this project.
As a start point I want to take this bed and build around it.
I tried to found some tutorials (or just articles) which ...
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What is the functional purpose of fluted dowel?
I repaired a small end table recently and one of the aprons used dowel joinery to attach to a leg. I drilled out the dowel since a couple were broken and I wanted then to all be the same. I replaced ...
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Is making a breadboard table top using just pocket joinery asking for future problems?
I like pocket holes as it is a simple and easy method of joinery. I ran into plans for a farmhouse table that is nearly solely built with pocket holes. The following is the step where the table top is ...
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Mortise and tenon joint proportions for 3 wooden beams corner
I'm designing a cabinet with drawers and I would like to use 60mm (roughly 2 and 3/8") wide beams for the frame. The frame with one side panel visible looks like that:
I would like to use mortise and ...
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Is there a generic reason to mark work with Roman numerals?
Over the weekend I did some basic repairs to a now lone nesting table. It is about a foot and a half by two feet wide if it matters. A leg's dowels had all broken and it was hanging loose. Also ...
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What options do I have to repair this chair?
I have a 100 +/- year old oak dining set with chair seats that have become quite brittle.
Over the years planks on the chairs have split and I have glued them back together. At one point I added ...
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Do pocket hole screws allow for proper expansion and contraction in planked table tops?
I am learning furniture building. I started by building tables using pocket hole screws to attach the planks together and also to attach the table top to the apron/base.
I am now converting to using ...
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What joining methods would be best for the legs and other areas of a height adjustable desk?
I am working on building my first piece of furniture. I decided to go a bit big and went with a height adjustable desk. I have the linear actuators and the electronics figured out. Today I purchased ...
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Can I put wheels on a bunk bed? [closed]
I can't find any information about safety related to having caster wheels (the kind that can swivel) on a bunk bed.
The only concern I have is if the child leans against the wall while on top and the ...
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