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Where do you get lots of cheap boards so you can mess around without stressing about the cost? The solution is your local sawyer.

It lets you design your cabinets in a CAD environment, then shows you renderings of the finished cabinets, lets you order all the hardware wholesale, produces cutlists, and ultimately creates files you can send to have the wood milled for you.

So last night I attempted, unsuccessfully, to remove my left thumb with a box knife.

Drawer rails are ridiculously expensive, especially for good ones. Fortunately, I just found some that look very promising, very cheap.

I tried the aforementioned PC shandpaper yesterday, and it’s no better than the Norton

Images of japanese table designs

I just went to Lowe’s, and their hook-and-loop pads are $15 for a 50-pack. And they’re Porter Cable. Home Depot? The same price, but you only get 25.

Final stop, Crosscut Hardwoods. Their prices aren’t always sucky, but man, do they bite the wax tadpole for walnut. 4/4 stock is well over $5/bf rough, and they don’t have a single board over 6′.

Oak is basically a big wooden sponge, and as such not exactly suitable for a sterile chopping block.

Steer clear of Ridgid in the future; they’ve gone to seed and there’s better options for the same price.