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  1. T

    Hard Maple source for Workbench

    I am looking for Hard Maple source to build a workbench. I know that I can get 3/4 stock for $3 a BF at Catawba Hardwoods. Has anyone heard of a deal on 8/4 stock?
  2. J

    Maple Hard Or Soft???

    I Have An Order For Some Maple Kitchen Cabinets. Would Soft Maple Do? What Is The Advantages And Dis-advantages? Thanks Dwight
  3. adowden

    Staining Hard Maple

    A while back I asked for suggestions on staining hard maple, and didn't get much response. Since then I have researched and done lots of testing, and here are the results. The penetrating stains such as Minwax did come out blotchy. The best results I could get with these stains was when I...
  4. adowden

    Finish help for Hard Maple Cabinet Doors

    I need to finish some hard maple doors and a face frame. I have never worked with hard maple, but I have read that dyes work better than pigments because of the tight grain. I have never used dyes. Could anyone offer any fairly simple process to dye the doors? The color the customer wants is...
  5. C

    Hard Maple...

    Greetings to all....I've pretty much got my mind made up to build a Veritas workbench using hard maple. I know there are other species that would work fine, but really, the folks at Veritas know a heck of a lot more than I do & they recommend using hard maple. So....Does anyone have ideas or...
  6. Canuck

    I'm Tryin' Awful Hard!

    Well. Here is my very first attempt at building a box!!:roll: :roll: I can see that it takes a lot of practice to meet the perfection that I have seen around here lately. My little DowelMax jig looked a little forlorn tucked away in the original shipping box, so I decided to build it a new...
  7. F

    looking for hard maple

    Hi everyone, I am new in this sight as well as woodworking I been building my shop as well as a collection of tools. I will like to find a good mill that carries hard maple, the reason I am looking is my next project. I think all woodworkers have to walk through the fire of creating there...

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