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First shot at handcut dovetails

Two images uploaded to a.b.p.w This is a first attempt at hand-cut dovetails. It's 5-1/2" x 3/4" red oak. All operation...
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posted by noone
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by noone

pushing or pulling a RAS?

I am using my new RAS for real work for the first time today? I am cutting lap joints with a dado set. The instructions...
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posted by Toller
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by Toller

Wood straightnesses

Hi again. Does the straightness/stability ranking go like this? 1) Plywood 2) Particle board 3) MDF I'm building a work...
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posted by upand_at_them
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by upand_at_them

Router technique to avoid sniping?

I must be doing something wrong or my router and table are just wrong. I have a very old router and a very cheap bencht...
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posted by jtpryan
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by jtpryan

Slightly OT: Chainsaw/felling question

I've got a coupla' big pines in the front yard that I'd like to take down. However, they're both big enough to hit the...
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posted by uce
20 comments posted 20yrs posted by uce

Fasttrack Bandsaw Fence - Instructions

Hi Folks, I cannot seem to locate the instructions that came with my FastTrack. Would anyone be willing to send/fax me a...
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posted by nospam
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Are there any british readers using this group?

And who may be interested in some bound copies if the Woodworker, Woodworker Annual, around volumes 60 to 70? In Windsor...
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posted by alan.holmes
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by alan.holmes

Japanese style wooden computer case

There is a segment on Digital Life TV on a really well done Japanese style wooden computer case. Here's the URL. http://...
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posted by nomail
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by nomail

Damn You Robin Lee

Ordered a 1/4" flush trim bit a few days back, to supplement my 1/2" flush trim bit, that lives in the router, that liv...
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posted by Jakofalltrades
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Sears Part Numbers

I read somewhere that there is a code to decipher who makes what for sears. Any idea where to find it. I tried Google, n...
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posted by Ed_Ahern
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by Ed_Ahern

Bar clamps from HF

Can I safely go cheap with these bar clamps from Harbor Freight: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?...
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posted by upand_at_them
31 comments posted 20yrs posted by upand_at_them

Raised panels on the table saw

I did my first raised panels on the table saw today for some doors to a cabinet I'm building for SWMBO's scrapbooking '...
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posted by SpamProof
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by SpamProof