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Thanks for who ever started the Akeda thread

Curiousty made me check it out, lust made me buy it. But for $400 this is the bomb for dovetail and box joints. Mark (si...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by markem(sixoneeight)
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by markem(sixoneeight)

Finish for indoor and outdoor Cypress???

I am wondering what people who have finished Cypress, have used for a stain or finish. I am planning on using Cypress f...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by over40pirate
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by over40pirate

tung over danish oil?

Hello all, I've changed the horse in midstream. After applying one coat Watco to Butternut inset panels (because I like...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by don'tcalluswe'llcallyou
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by don'tcalluswe'llcallyou

How to refinish red oak windowsills

Our red oak windowsills that are about 16 years old are in need of a refinish. The wood is black in some parts which ma...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sandy.assum
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by sandy.assum

Lining a Speaker Cabinet

We are building an entertainment unit for a client. He designed it himself and did a nice job. He wanted the boxes that...
23 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jstevens77
23 comments posted 19yrs posted by jstevens77

Miter Saw Jig Question?

I'd been planning on making a saw sled and using that, but seems my saw just doesn't stay aligned like it should. Get t...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Jakofalltrades
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Jakofalltrades

Neil Diamond Is Smarter Than Me

I was thinking about the Republican Wall, and then I listened to Neil, again. Who has the better sense of what we are?...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notme
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by notme

fix 3x21 belt sander tracking

A dowel accidentally jammed in my 3x21" Ryobi belt sander and it won't track properly now. The drive roller took a beat...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by noone
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by noone

The value of a planer (a story).

The following is the story of a newbee to wood working, so take it as you may. Want cheap nice wood to play with and le...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by TDHetrick
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by TDHetrick

Pinewood Derby

The first year we followed all the rules and came in third. My observation was that there was a little more parent invo...
41 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notme
41 comments posted 19yrs posted by notme

indy woodworking show

Did anyone go to the Indianapolis show? I went today and missed a good deal on the rigid contractor table saw. They were...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by baggedgt91
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by baggedgt91

Particleboard or plywood?

I'm in the kitchen show room looking at cabinets but how can you tell if the box construction is plywood or particleboar...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by noemail
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by noemail

Help - Sick Table Saw

My 10" Ridgid table saw has been pretty reliable (about 5 years old) and overall I have been happy with the saw. Howeve...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by scourtney
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by scourtney

milling machine

as any one ever used a milling machine as a wood cutting i have just purchased one but not received it will be in opera...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gilles_dumais
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by gilles_dumais

Molding - In one pass???

I've just started playing with the new Powermatic planner molder that I bought and was wondering if someone could help?...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NOSPAMPLEASE
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by NOSPAMPLEASE