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Strange Butcher Block Top Knot Treatment?

My neighbor is an incredible baker and her dream has been to open a retail shop, which they just recently acquired. I'm...
33 comments posted 10yrs
posted by mike
33 comments posted 10yrs posted by mike

Odd OT Question: Bees wax and mice

I had a few squares of bees wax in my garage shop, but when I looked for them, they seem to have vanished completely, e...
16 comments posted 10yrs
posted by michaeldwilson2
16 comments posted 10yrs posted by michaeldwilson2

Router Template Guide Bushings - Why So Many Sizes?

This is going to be a real rookie question, so please be gentle. I've never used router template guide bushings before,...
18 comments posted 10yrs
posted by teamarrows
18 comments posted 10yrs posted by teamarrows

Mobile base for lathe

Looking for a recommendation for a mobile base for my Nova 1644 lathe. Nova wasn't much help. Thanks, Larry
23 comments posted 10yrs
posted by lawrence.r.tarnoff
23 comments posted 10yrs posted by lawrence.r.tarnoff

Pembroke Table

Can someone ID this wood, or narrow down the choices? Pembroke furniture, as this, is often cherry. The front of the ta...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by cedarsonny
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by cedarsonny

klingspor KL361 vs PS33W sandpaper

Which type of klingspor sandpaper would last longer for sanding end grain on hardwood? The PS33W is cheaper than the KL...
1 comments posted 10yrs
posted by jcoruddat
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by jcoruddat

kickback aprons

reading some old safety manuals they mentioned something i had not ever heard of this was working with a table saw or s...
53 comments posted 10yrs
posted by electric-comet
53 comments posted 10yrs posted by electric-comet

four cylinder saw

wonder if anyone makes these any more https://archive.org/stream/TM5-4016-nsia guess the seabees used these
23 comments posted 10yrs
posted by electric-comet
23 comments posted 10yrs posted by electric-comet

Ping Leon: Makita Trim Router Guide Bushing Adapter

Leon, The more I look at the Makita videos, the more I'm convinced that the MLCS Rocky 30 is a re-branded Makita. Not o...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by teamarrows
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by teamarrows

Powermatic Model 143 for Sale

I have a Powermatic Model 143 that I picked up a few years ago as a restoration project. Health issues have forced me t...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by BigBadBT
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by BigBadBT

when did it go from saw bench to table saw

in another post i linked to a nice old manual in there they referred to a saw bench and what i know as a table saw when...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by electric-comet
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by electric-comet

june 1946 from the war department

a nice book woodworking and furniture repair not a table saw but a saw bench there are plans in here with cutting lists...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by electric-comet
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by electric-comet

OT - Mechanical "busy toy"

My 2.5 yr. old grandson seems to be totally facinated by tools and anything mehcanical. When he's in my garage he goes...
10 comments posted 10yrs
posted by sawdustmaker
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by sawdustmaker