I need some advice about refinishing hardwood floors. Is this something I can do on my own? I've done plenty of research but I want to try and collect input from DIYers with actual experience.
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posted by penduluum
on Oct 10, 2012 -
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What would be a suitable protective coating for cabinets that were stripped and treated with a combination of orange oil and beeswax?
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posted by itstheclamsname
on Mar 24, 2012 -
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DIY: is it easier to go a good DIY job painting walls (interior) or installing laminate floors?
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posted by lollusc
on Apr 22, 2011 -
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I am going to build a wood fired pizza oven in my backyard. Any tips on what has worked, failed, etc. (more inside)
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posted by burlsube
on Mar 20, 2011 -
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Where can I find woodworking plans or guides for creating outdoor furniture with a minimum of fasteners?
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posted by odinsdream
on Sep 8, 2009 -
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How do I put casters on the bottom of this bookshelf? The
bottom looks like this. The bookshelf itself is of some kind of MDF or high density particleboard, i.e. not pure wood. I want to put casters on the bottom of the bookshelf, but the strip of wood that touches the floor is too narrow for a
plate caster like this. Can I somehow put a screw into the end of the particle board to fit a
caster like this? How? Details inside.
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posted by barnone
on Jul 3, 2009 -
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DIY Woodworking - The step for my kitchen door was totally rotted through, so I chiselled out all the bad wood.
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posted by boosh
on Jun 23, 2008 -
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I have a bunch of wooden casing moldings around the interior doors of our Washington, DC home, and over the past 75 to 100 years, they've taken quite a beating. I'd love to slowly replace the worst of them with identical moldings, but despite a pretty exhaustive search on my own, I can't find anyone who still carries anything with the same profile. Does anyone have any tips for molding manufacturers/sellers that have good variety, especially of moldings that are accurate to the turn-of-the-century period?
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posted by delfuego
on Apr 13, 2007 -
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We've got a wooden shelf in the bathroom in our (rented) apartment. We've been here two years now and it's gone very pale, and is stained a funny colour where water has landed on it. What should we do to return it to its former glory? (pretty much cleaning/DIY noobs, to be honest...)
posted by ascullion
on Apr 11, 2007 -
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Trying to remember the name of good French knife and also looking for suggestions for a good whittling knife.
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posted by Cochise
on Dec 10, 2006 -
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Let's say you had a wooden box you wanted to turn into a PC case. Where would you buy a metal 5.25" bay assembly? I'm talking about a U-shaped piece of flat metal that will screw onto the wood box wherein a couple of drives can be mounted. There's just way too much noise in Google on this one. Thanks!
posted by scarabic
on Nov 19, 2004 -
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Anyone know anything about refinishing hardwood floors? I discovered really nice hardwood under the ugly tile that covers the floors of my house, but there's a few areas where spills seeped through, and the wood has bleached out. [more inside]
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posted by notsnot
on Dec 13, 2003 -
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