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I disagree with Phillip on this, there is a continuous range of things between fine woodworking and DIY. The original stackoverflow site has questions over a large variety of programming languages, no one member of the site has an interest in all of them, but the site works well with a relatively broad definition of topic. We should do the same here or else risk having too small a pool of users. – John Knoeller Sep 4 '10 at 16:53

My proposal is basically "rec.woodworking" for the stack exchange system. There is already a DIY site which has made it all the way through commitment already. – Master Of Disaster Sep 5 '10 at 4:14

I like the description but I think a serious description should be created because it will help better define the site. I also think that the name should be changed to either 'Woodworking' or 'Carpentry' but not both since the words have the same meaning. – andrew Jan 21 '11 at 9:28

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This proposal is now in the Commitment phase — example questions are locked!

93 Example Questions (10 closed)

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added by Master Of Disaster Jun 11 '10 at 8:35

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added by Rod Fitzsimmons Frey Jun 18 '10 at 23:50

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added by bemace Oct 7 '10 at 14:23

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added by JohnFx Jun 17 '10 at 15:04

... no kidding ... – IAbstract Jul 13 '10 at 11:37

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added by Ed.T Jul 23 '10 at 14:35

A question about whether or not a tool is worth the money would be a question that I think a lot of woodworkers have, regardless of skill level, as this tends to be a rather expensive hobby. – awied Aug 12 '10 at 21:38

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added by Bernhard Hofmann Jul 26 '10 at 8:39

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added by Phillip Ngan Aug 20 '10 at 1:23

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added by Phillip Ngan Aug 20 '10 at 1:25

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added by googletorp Jun 11 '10 at 9:24

Define the subjective "best" - best in terms of speed, smoothness of surface, cheapest method, using a lathe or other power tool or not, etc... Otherwise it's not a good example. – Adam Davis Jun 12 '10 at 2:44

@Adam Davis look at the question again. The best way to get it perfectly round, e.g. the shape. The question is not about speed, texture or smootheness, but about shape. – googletorp Jun 12 '10 at 5:06

@Googletorp - You don't seem to understand what I'm saying. There is no "best" way. There are a million ways, and while many of them are great, none of them are provably better than the others because they all give you what you want - a perfectly round ball. The "best way" is, by definition, subjective - that means it depends on the situation, and factors that are not explained in your question. If I have a CNC lathe, then I know that the "best" way is to program it, throw the wood on there, and let it rip. If I only have a pocket knife then the best way is completely different. – Adam Davis Jun 12 '10 at 7:44

These questions need to be perfect examples, or at least shining examples, so it's better to remove any kind of ambiguous wording like "best". – Master Of Disaster Jun 12 '10 at 8:05

I changed question some and removed the "best" part of it. – googletorp Jun 14 '10 at 12:02

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added by Adam Franco Jun 17 '10 at 4:22

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added by Tim Long, edited by IAbstract Jul 4 '10 at 20:24

I envisage that this would represent a whole family of questions, substitute [Circular Saw] with your favourte power tool. – Tim Long Jul 4 '10 at 16:08

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added by Master Of Disaster Jun 11 '10 at 7:29

"Don't make them in the first place." – Adam Davis Jun 12 '10 at 2:42

You don't have to answer the questions yet. If you think this is too simple (or too stupid) a question for experts, you can mark it as off-topic or "not a good example". – Master Of Disaster Jun 12 '10 at 3:10

@kinopiko - I know, I just do this to amuse myself. Flag the comments if you feel they are unnecessarily distracting. – Adam Davis Jun 12 '10 at 4:49

@Adam, ha hah - that was my first thought. – IAbstract Jun 13 '10 at 13:14

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added by Adam Franco Jun 17 '10 at 4:24

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added by warren Jul 23 '10 at 14:51

I think that this is a good question for finding both specific sources online but also other places that you may not think of right away (like Craigslist) – awied Aug 12 '10 at 21:34

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added by Phillip Ngan Aug 20 '10 at 1:24

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added by John Knoeller Sep 4 '10 at 16:57

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added by rwbaker, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 16 '10 at 23:27

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added by Adam Davis Jun 12 '10 at 2:22

closed as off topic by lecrank, warren, Darrel, M J, bemace Oct 7 '10 at 14:29

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Hmm, not sure about this one. – Master Of Disaster Jun 12 '10 at 2:39

Yeah, kind of subjective, and isn't really about whether anything is correct or incorrect. Better would be: What should I look for while building a...? – Jon Smock Jun 16 '10 at 19:55

I voted this as off-topic because I wouldn't want to see this site devolve into a repository of links to free woodworking plans. I would want real advice on techniques and tools, and not a bunch of questions like "can somebody else google for me where can I find free plans for X" – lecrank Jun 23 '10 at 1:07

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added by Phillip Ngan Aug 20 '10 at 1:26

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added by bemace Oct 7 '10 at 14:34

	testing the boundaries on the carpentry side again – bemace Oct 7 '10 at 14:35
	This would be a great question for DIY – trip0d199 Feb 11 '11 at 13:07

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added by bakoyaro Dec 11 '10 at 4:25

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added by Eddy B Jan 17 '11 at 17:21

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added by alex Jun 14 '10 at 23:38

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added by Adam Franco Jun 17 '10 at 4:21

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added by bochgoch Jun 23 '10 at 9:13

Certainly a question I'd like answered! – bochgoch Jun 23 '10 at 9:13

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added by JohnFx Jun 23 '10 at 14:41

	This seems like a very relevant question for a beginning to intermediate woodworker. Is that not the target population? – moioci Aug 21 '10 at 7:58
	I might clarify the question to specify woodworking tools. This might clarify why it's on topic. – TelegramSam Dec 3 '10 at 3:40

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added by Evan Plaice Jul 13 '10 at 2:27

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added by Evan Plaice Jul 13 '10 at 2:29

	Evan, you've submitted the same question three times, could you zap one of them or make it into a new question? Thanks! – Master Of Disaster Jul 13 '10 at 3:03
	@The WTF? I wonder how that happened. Thanks for pointing it out. – Evan Plaice Jul 13 '10 at 6:57