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woodworker journal
Here is one man's travel to Germany and his report on various German woodworking tools. In a recent JET article, Lou Signorelli explained, "We took our core products and re-engineered them to conform...
 
Once Again, 'Tis The Season
Time for the annual exchange of Christmas cards on rec.woodworking.. Seasons greeting to all, whatever religion or whaever, just take it in the spirit it's intended, and don't start nit-picking,...
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How to edge thin plywood?
Folks -- Thanks for the many suggestions recieved about where to get thin wood. The area of interest was the number of folks who suggested 0.25 inch plywood. I can get that size, and I think once I...
 
How To Do Large Inlay?
I'm planning a wooden screen to hide the fireplace when it's not in use. It will have three hinged sections of red oak, each with a raised panel in a frame. The center panel will be about 18" wide X...
 
Minor gloat
Asked the guy at the yard if he had any interesting cutoffs. He "threw in" a couple of pieces of "mahogany" that were oddly shaped but just the right size for me to get a couple of little boxes out of...
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Air Tools for woodworking
I have a 6.5 HP compressor and looking at purchasing some air tools, i.e. ROS. I understand the lack of moving parts for the air ROS has a longer shelf life. Are there other advantages/ disadvantages...
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jubilee lathe
have juyst purchased a second hand harrison jubilee wood lathewhich is minus the bowl turning bed to the left of headstock - any know of source for parts ie Outboard bed (bowl turning) Bowl turning...
 
eBay listing Delta band saw
There's a guy in Oregon who listed a Delta 14 inch, model 28-243 with lots of extras. I have no affiliation with him other than one communication to see if he would ship it. I think that cost would be...
 
Joiner "snipe"
I am using an 8" Delta jointer, and am experiencing "snipe" at the end of each pass. For some reason the last 1.5" or so of board gets a deeper cut, giving me an uneven board. I've checked the Delta...
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using old circular blade
I see on the 'screw fix' website that there cheap mitre saw circular blade is 190 mm with 16 mm bore. So as a novice i am guessing this must be the current standard size? not long ago i bought a Ryobi...
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Hand Saw care and maintenance
I sharpened my handsaw Tuesday, and now it cuts through the wood rather than just pulling the wood grain until it breaks. What a difference for an couple hours work! I know that's raw metal my file's...
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spline jig
I have made a spline jig for my table saw. The kind with a carriage that the picture frame rests in, and then you push the jig thru the blade to make the spline cut. How would you clamp the frame in...
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Need To Cut 1/4 Circle In 3/4" Oak Plywood
Hi and Happy Holidays, I need to cut a quarter circle in 3/4 inch thick oak plywood. Is there a router bit that will do it or will I need to use my jigsaw? The edge needs to be clean and without...
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FWW under-table router test
A really excellent review of the 'biggies'. The Triton wins easily. It is that good, eh? No Porter Cable big router tested though. What's up with that? Maybe because the ones tested were all...
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Best way to attach a solid wood tabletop....
What would you guys recommend to attach a solid red oak (42"x20"x1.25"- 3 boards glued) table top to 4 - 1.75"x1.75" legs. The design doesn't allow for a skirt. Is there some sort of recommended...
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