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Sofa tables. Again.
I'm about to start on a pair of sofa tables. They are to look like this: I have three possibilities for the inset black areas... 1. 3/8" black granite tiles, weight about 2.3 lbs./sq.ft 2. 1/2"...
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Wood Planing Under the Microscope - Japanese Woodworking - YouTube
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Rustic Bed Complete
Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas Fir all the way to how to stain the end...
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check this machine out
A plane to kill for. Nicely done and better setup for the perfect blade height. Martin
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Multitool question
I can find the Fein MSxe 636 II for around 100 dollars on Ebay and elsewhere. How much better are the newer Fein multitools? Is it worthwhile to pay the extra money to get the newer models, like the...
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Home construction
They are building a new home two doors down from my house. It is completely dried in with roof done, siding on, etc. Never have I seen a nail gun there or heard one. Their only concession is a Skil...
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The latest bed project
I am working on the latest king sized be with 18 drawers. I am using walnut and white oak. I had to buy wood today and there was no wood in the bins in the size that I was looking for. So they brought...
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Irwin sold to Black and Decker
I suppose you saw the news that Stanley /Black and Decker has made an offer to Newell on Irwin and the subdivisions, like Hanson... etc. They offered 2 times the amount that it should have gone for. I...
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Sanding Before Cutting
I'm edging some plywood, and plan on cutting a wide oak board down into strips for the edging. The strips will only be about 7/8" wide, which means a power sander will have trouble sitting flat. Would...
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Hand Plane Tune/Rebuild
Last night, I followed the advice of this fellow with a #4 Stanley. I actually did it in reverse order, but the results were the same. That #4 Stanley cuts fantastically and *easily*. I was surprised...
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April Fools???
So I got this email with a link to go to Woodpeckers. I was surprised that the link did not go to Lee Valley. Then I snapped and realized it is not April Fools Day. Who will buy this? LOL
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Japanese Joinery
The latest Tweets from The Joinery (@TheJoinery_jp). The complete 3D guide to joinery. https://t.co/sC4Dhk0Jle. 日本
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Have You Ever Measured Your 48" T-Square?
On Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 9:42:15 PM UTC-5, wrote : rote: cutting. All the drywall I have ever done had 1/8", 1/4" gaps between shee ts. Every edge is covered with tape and filled with mud....
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Festool sander, deal with Leon?
Brewster wrote in news:ntau2f$9tn$ I want one! That voucher might be another degree of tilt towards the Domino. I've got a Kreg jig I can use in some similar situations, but never really took to it....
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Constructing Roof for Shed
I would recommend 2x6 for the roof. You might want to hang something from them in the future.
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