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  0 Thread: Workbench advice please
Post: Workbench advice please

Hello - I have some 4x8 Douglas Fir beams salvaged from a friends patio cover here in Southern California.  They are 16 feet long and straight.  They have been painted for the 25 years or so that the...
nold.dog Woodworking 19 8,515 02-18-2020, 01:48 PM
  0 Thread: Bathroom vanity question
Post: RE: Bathroom vanity question

Thank you for your responses.  They were very helpful. Don
nold.dog Home Improvement 8 5,562 08-01-2017, 01:33 PM
  0 Thread: Bathroom vanity question
Post: Bathroom vanity question

Hello - I have been asked to build a vanity for my sister's bathroom.  Her plans are to have the walls tiled with subway style tile.  The vanity is to be placed in a corner and will be painted whit...
nold.dog Home Improvement 8 5,562 07-29-2017, 12:28 PM
  0 Thread: General Finishes help, please
Post: RE: General Finishes help, please

Okay.  Follow up report.  I have applied four coats of General Finishes oil based gloss clear.  I lightly sanded with 400 after coats 2 and 3.  The result was very shiny (actually too shiny for my tas...
nold.dog Finishing 9 6,693 10-18-2016, 04:46 PM
  0 Thread: General Finishes help, please
Post: RE: General Finishes help, please

Further opinions please..... I have applied the stain and now two coats of the Arm-R-Seal oil based clear.  Because of my largely uncontrolled environment I have a serious amount of dust in the finis...
nold.dog Finishing 9 6,693 10-08-2016, 11:56 AM
  0 Thread: General Finishes help, please
Post: RE: General Finishes help, please

First, I want to thank you who responded.  It helped me process this finishing project. Second, to answer your questions: a)  Using a dye did not occur to me.  I am a tinkerer at best and this is ...
nold.dog Finishing 9 6,693 09-22-2016, 12:13 PM
  0 Thread: General Finishes help, please
Post: General Finishes help, please

Hello - First time poster - long time reader asking for some help with a project.  I recently installed a new 12' long fiberglass patio door/window.  On the interior side the door and windows are fac...
nold.dog Finishing 9 6,693 09-20-2016, 12:14 PM

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