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Some things at the Toronto Woodworking Show
Paid my obligatory visit to the Toronto Woodworking Show out at the International Centre yesterday. In particular, I focused a great deal of attention on the DeWalt and Festool track saws. I *was*...
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OT New "Texas Survivors" season
Due to the popularity of the "Survivor" shows, Texas is planning to do one entitled, "Survivor, Texas-Style." The contestants will all start in Dallas , then drive to Waco , Austin , San Antonio ,...
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Stripped gib thread fix?
I have an 8" chiwanese jointer, and one of the knife gibs' threads seems to have stripped out. There are 5 gib screws on the piece, and the stripped one is on the outboard end. Naturally, I'd prefer...
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Nicely done ...
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OT - I was secretly hoping ...
... that Paul Harvey could somehow defy the odds and be immortal. RIP.
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Woodworking Vise Recommendation
I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for recommendations.
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Re: Work Sharp 2000 Questions
Hello Casper, In early March of 2007, I received an e-mail from Jack Rubinger concerning a new sharpening system that was being introduced by Professional Tool Manufacturing, best known for the Drill...
 
Omni Dual Saw - Is it any good?
A friend recently found a new tool called the Dual Saw. He asked me if I knew anything about it wondering if it was worth it for him to buy. Since I had not heard of it before, he was wondering if...
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Variable speed router setting
So I just got that nifty Freud router for $100 from Woodcraft. Pleased am I, but am looking for suggestions on settings for the variable speed. My PC runs at about 25K, so my instinct is to run the...
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Shop-vac vacuum
Just thought I would give a word of caution. I have had a Shop-vac Pro, model QPL625 18 Gal for a number of years. The on/off switch went bad the other day. A call to Shop-vac revealed that the on/off...
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How can i build a wooden horse?
x-no-archive: yes How can I build a wooden horse, I mean a really big horse and how can I make it firewallproof and critter-proof? beware of geeks bearing .gifs
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Any experience working Aluminum with woodworking tools
I've got to make some jigs which will require some moderately careful shaping of, say, 1/4" Aluminum sheet. Does anyone have experience sawing and shaping this material with woodworking tools like...
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Forstner bit recommendations
I have a project requiring a dozen 2" holes through a piece of 2" laminated pine--actually two pieces of 1" laminated pine but drilling them together seemed like a good way to ensure the holes would...
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doors for sale
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At the BORG - What Would You Do?
I bought a couple sheets of plywood and a nice new 10" saw blade at the BORG, and maybe another $5 item. When the clerk scanned the cart, I guess she only scanned the plywood, even though the other...
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