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[UPDATE: I found more information on this topic and updated this post.] I've been reading a lot about resawing lumber on the bandsaw and how to deal with the boards cupping.  I had a huge cupping problem the other day and while I'm waiting for new wood to arrive I decided to learn as much as possible on the topic so I don't repeat the mistake. I've found two main reasons for why cupping occurs

I'm almost to the point where I can make the floor boards.  They're going to be made out of poplar and shiplapped.  On my tool cabinet I just beveled the mating edges, but for this project I wanted to try adding a bead. I've been looking at buying a beading tool for awhile and read a dozen or so articles about how to make my own and since Lee Valley isn't offering a free shipping event right now

I've charted out every step I need to take to complete this project.  I took 3 days off of work last week and worked on it for at least 8 hours each day and I've still got about 3 weeks to go.  Sigh. I spent some time getting the tongues to fit into the corresponding grooves. I resawed, reflattened, and glued up the bookmatched panels. I made my first quadrilinear legs :-) In

I hit the pause button.  Carolyn and I were discussing all future furniture projects and came to the topic of what color things should be, should we pick one color per room or mix and match whatever?  Is beige the new black? Since the sample photos in the Stickley catalog don't really tell you anything, we drove out to the Stickley show room and moseyed around pointing at colors we liked, seeing

I heard back from Customer Service at Lee Valley the next morning and they had their Veritas representative take a look at my photos. Most of the cutters are within their tolerances, but the 1/8" and 1/4" were just outside, so they agreed to send me a new 1/8" and 1/4". The customer service rep, Marty, took some calipers into the stock room and measured each 1/4" groove blade until he found