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I recently picked up an old dresser that was advertised as American cherry wood. When I got round to dismantling it, the surface was a veneer but the original wood seems to be oak. Different boards had a USA stamp on them and the hardware was Canadian manufacture. I'm not even certain the veneer...

I got hold of an old Victorian headboard with inlaid panels and took it to pieces to see what I could salvage. I thought the frame would have been some sort of softwood but it doesn't seem to be when I try the thumbnail test. Any ideas what this is, as being used to working with pallets, pine or...

I recently obtained 4 folding chairs through freecycle. The previous owner stated that they needed some repairs and it turns out she got them from freecycle, paid £100 to have them stripped as they were painted red but this just highlighted their true condition. I managed to make 2 chairs out...

Since being paid off from work with health issues a year or so ago I have been mucking around with woodworking and really enjoy it. I started off trying to make things from pallets with limited success. I have now built up a useful collection of tools and feel I have made some progress when it...