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New ShopNotes book worth it?

Did anyone get "120+ Shop-Tested Tips & Techniques" from ShopNotes/Woodsmith? Is it worth the $10? I've usually been pl...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by upand_at_them
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by upand_at_them

Another POV on ww'ing measuring "precision" ...

I don't necessarily subscribe to the .001" accuracy in woodworking espoused in some of the threads floating around here...
24 comments posted 20yrs
posted by kac
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by kac

Build a professional Telescope !

Hi all, Just wanted to let you know about a great site that shows you how to build and use a telescope for visual observ...
15 comments posted 20yrs
posted by neil_mi16
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by neil_mi16

mounting plank (shelf) to interior wall

I would like to mount a 2 x 6 x 8ft (true dimensions) rough sawn plank/shelf over a patio door. This is on a 1/2 in dry...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by trinaz
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by trinaz

Making a pow wow drum using straight wood

I'm making a large native american pow wow drum. It has a diameter of 42" with a depth of 7.5" I calculated the circumf...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by junglechuck2003
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by junglechuck2003

Reason to unplug a tool!!

The blade had slipped off the track on my band saw. I removed the cover...loosened the tension... and thought about unp...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by salmo
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by salmo

Jointer blade update

Update: Took the dial indicator home this weekend. It is in metric and one mark equals .01 mm. Something was wrong with...
24 comments posted 20yrs
posted by stryped
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by stryped

10" Table Saw blade Speed

Hello, I have a Craftsman 10" table saw with a 2hp 3450 rpm motor. I' using a Delta 10" rip/crosscut blade. Right now I...
8 comments posted 20yrs
posted by silver_18038.2ep8a3
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by silver_18038.2ep8a3

newbie woodworking

hi all, need to know what kind of tool to use to cut a 55 degree slant on a piece of mdf (6.5" by 22.5", thickness 3/4"...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by antispammer
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by antispammer

To clamp or not to clamp

I was wondering about this today while clamping up some MDF boxes... Does anyone have any experience that clamping a jo...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by upand_at_them
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by upand_at_them

Jet table saw arrived!!!!

I got one like this: http://www.amazon.com/708663CK-XACTA-Tilt-FENCE-Cabinet/dp/B00005OQM1/sr=8-32/qid=1159143427/ref=s...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dave
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by dave

FA: Four Timberwolf 92-1/2" Bandsaw Blades

Three brand new Timberwolf bandsaw blades, one used for 5 minutes. I bought a new Grizzly G0555 and four Timberwolf bla...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by VinceHeuring
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by VinceHeuring

Shellac finish vs polyurathane

I have a couple 16" X 16" square columns/post in my living room that I am veneering the top 2/3 with rustic alder venee...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by trinaz
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by trinaz

approx match for this stain?

hey all, i'm going to be staining some cheap pine (2x4's, 2x8's) and would like them to arrive within the same color ba...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by fantastic.poison
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by fantastic.poison