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Corner Chisels - large size?
I've got the little magnetic corner chisel from Lee Valley, and I do like it. What I'd really like is to get one that's bigger - bigger blade and bigger reference block too. Anyone know of one that's...
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mission style coffee and end table set ...
This is not a request to point me at free plans, though I may look through JOAT's old posts. Instead, please point me at examples of your favorite Mission-style coffee and matching end tables. From...
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Wood Floor refinishing
I want to refinish the oak hardwood floors in three bedrooms connected by a common hallway. Since I am working by myself, I will be unable to keep a wet edge at all times if I do the bedrooms and the...
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To Turbine or not to turbine
One of my many goals in life is learning how to finish a woodworking project without making myself completely crazy. In order to further this goal, learning how to shoot a finish with a spray gun...
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Steel City Equipment?
Has anyone ever used the Steel City products? I live in Ontario Canada and am looking to purchase some equiptment for a wood class I run. I like the fact that it has a 5 year warrenty but I have never...
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wood database
Find out more about that piece of wood you have in your 'scrap' bin http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/CommNames2000.html
 
Need help IDing Craftman bandsaw
All: I have a Craftsman Professional 14" bandsaw that I cannot find a model number or serial number for. The saw is fairly new, maybe 3-5 years old. It was a floor model that I bought on clearance...
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Milking The Wrong End Of The Cow
The Wall Street Journal reports that sawdust has risen from $25.00 a ton two years ago to $100.00 a ton today. There is a sawdust shortage... Watson tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet
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OT: Anybody here wanna help out a fellow wrecker with some cash?
A chance of a lifetime. Somebody help me!!! http://tinyurl.com/2ba2th
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Laguna tools popular consensus
I was looking at the Laguna web site and was really captivated by the pricing and the legendary reputation of there bandsaw to warrant further investigation. Is there anyone who owns there Platinum...
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Delta Lathe 46-700
I noticed in yesterday's Craigslist an ad for a Delta 46-700 lathe for $100 that appears to be in excellent shape. I'm not into turning at this point but I'm willing to jump on it if this were...
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Wood/Wood floor question
I have a question about wood floors and possibly just wood in general. A few years ago I developed a weird allergy/sensitivity to being around certain wood floor homes or establishments with lots of...
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How to calculate max load
Assume I have a SYP 4x4 post and on top of it I have one of these top member, or top of the T would be a SYP 4x4, 3' long with 2' to one side of the post and 1' to the other side of the post. On the...
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Drum Sander Review...
In response to BARRY's request for an in depth review... I'll re-post w/pix to a.b.p.w... On Sun. March 24th my buddies and I went to the Milwaukee WW Show. (It has definitely shrunk in the past few...
 
Bosch vs. Festool vs. Fein sanders and vacs
Hi. I have A LOT of sanding to do, including the entire timberframe of my house, plus hundreds of square feet of 1X4 T&G fir we're using on an inside wall. All this sanding is going to be done INSIDE...
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