Anyone knows why there is this green paint on beams?

What paint is it and what is the purpose?

How do you whitewash an open-pore wood like teak without leaving white streaks in the pores?

I'm using General Finishes whitewash.

I've been looking at a festool dust extractor for a while and was pretty settled on a CT 26 E HEPA. I've been trying to find one second hand or on Festool recon for a while now.

But they have the CT 48 E HEPA on there for less than the 26 (new) and I was wondering what people's thoughts were? I'm not going to be bringing this to jobsites or anything, it's going to just live in my garage for 99% of the time.

Also, I've not gotten anything off Festool Recon. Can anyone vouch for them?

My crosscut sled got wet and warped and I want to make a new one. I'm considering the one slot version and curious if anyone has a reason to stick with the two slot version instead.

I do some woodworking as a side hustle, primarily in making chess boards. So far I have kept myself to Aspen and Mahogany wood (the Aspen sucks but it keeps my costs low). A typical chess board that I sell on eBay goes for anywhere between $29.99-49.99. My costs are around $20, not including labor, so after listing fees I only make $5-15 per board. I'm pretty much just perfecting my craft for a couple of dollars per hour. The chess boards I am making are not really worth more than $50, but I would like to start making NICE chess boards that people keep for their entire lives, probably starting with classic woods like Walnut and Maple. The problem is the cost of supplies. It hurts to spend hundreds of dollars on projects that may not sell. I understand that it is an investment, so it is what it is. It is worth it in the long run. I just need to make sure the return is worth the time and monetary investment.

So how much do you charge for a good chess board, and is it worth your time? How do you calculate the value of your work?

I need them shrunk by about 1/8th of an inch, I accidentally bought the wrong drill bit for the dowels I got. I want to secure the bottom piece so I have a 2 layer side table

I have gotten permission to chop down trees and do whatever i want with the small forrest outside my house BUT i have no idea how to store it and make sure it doesn't crack while I'm waiting a couple of years to use it for my hobby- making furniture and art from wood.

Does anyone know where I can read about the whole process. I can't seem to find a good article or process on the internett!

Excuse my English, im a norwegian

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This is a sliding door to a credenza project I’m doing. I’ll post when finished, but just wanted to wax poetically about how beautiful curly maple really is. I was just commenting to my brother in law (who also is an amateur woodworker) that it’s so weird that wood can make you feel a certain way…and this wood definitely makes me feel a certain way.

I want to make some shop cabinets to try and get my garage a little more organized. This will be my first time making cabinets. I found these plans for a full height cabinet that look pretty good. Will stretch them to 24" deep instead of 18". I'm planning on 5 of them side by side and screwing them together. I have a few questions though.

1. Do you think they will be strong enough for shop cabinets with every shelf adjustable or should I glue in a middle shelf?

2. What plywood should I go with for shop cabinets? I only have Lowes/Home Depot close, but there is a major city an hour away that has a couple of proper lumber stores that carry a large selection including paint grade Asian birch on up to fancy exotic species.

3. What finish do you recommend for shop cabinets? Buy prefinished plywood? Paint? Outdoor deck stain? Poly? Etc.