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Michael Fortune and Wood Bending

At a Lee Valley Tools seminar today, a number of woodworkers including myself had the privilege today of experiencing a...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by upscale
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by upscale

Should I use polish? Help needed

I hope one of the experts can tell me what to do. I want to use polish on this piece but I'm afraid it might make it lo...
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posted by nobody
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

Staining hardwood tiles

I'm just floating with an idea here, and I need a few opinions on some of the practicalities - hope you can help. I wan...
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posted by thonbrocket
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by thonbrocket

Two questions about raw walnut wood

1) To make the wood more manageable, I split off all the sapwood before taking it to the bandsaw. Some of it is in nice...
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posted by Toller
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by Toller

10 Second Dovetails!

A new method has been created for making incredibly easy dovetails... http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2006/04/screwh...
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posted by dpenney
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by dpenney

Free Version Of Sketchup

Google bought the folks that write Sketchup, a tool many of us here use for mocking up our designs and many more would...
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posted by dpenney
26 comments posted 20yrs posted by dpenney

My first GLOAT(s)

I've been in great need of a jointer, and since I've been working mainly with small projects lately, boxes and cutting...
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posted by VinceHeuring
41 comments posted 20yrs posted by VinceHeuring

Unfinished Brazilian Cherry - Sanding Options

I'm about to install 350 SF of unfinished Brazilian Cherry in my home. I am wondering if I can get away with using a re...
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posted by jenerik2
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by jenerik2

Village idiot

another village idiot
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posted by no-spam
51 comments posted 20yrs posted by no-spam

Planer bevel angle

What angle should a planer blade have? After sharpening, my planer makes nice looking chips but can barely push the woo...
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posted by bill
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by bill

Motor repair - Houston, TX

Do any of you Houstonians have any experience with ABC Electric Motor Repair on Britmoore? I need to have a vintage rep...
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posted by wjh_e84
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by wjh_e84

Brad point bits

I have never had any good results with the brad point bits available here in SA. Always tearout and grabbing on some so...
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posted by skilphil.takeaway
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by skilphil.takeaway

Overlapping arch tear-out

All, I'm trying to cut overlapping arches using a router with a 1/2" two-spiral, upward-spiral bit and a template in a...
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posted by michael12
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by michael12

How do I know if I need a new switch for 240v?

I have a Delta hybrid TS (36-715) and just wired it for 240v. Now the thing starts up so fast it makes me worry about b...
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posted by stwysongREMOVE
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by stwysongREMOVE