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Edge grain for benchtop?

I was reading Graham Blackburn's book the other day and he was explaining the technique for cutting flat sawn boards an...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by iandodd
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by iandodd

Ryobi Cordless

Anyone tried the Ryobi 14.4v cordless drills? The Borg has them on for a pretty decent price. I have the Dewalt 14.4 an...
13 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ppridday
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by ppridday

OT - Stem Cell Research, is it ethical?

It has been said that stem cell research may lead to cures of hundreds of serious illnesses. People like Christopher Re...
89 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bosco32v3
89 comments posted 22yrs posted by bosco32v3

plans for hot tub

Want to find a good site that would have plans for building a hot tub. thanks...........cool canadian
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by engmtccsc
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by engmtccsc

OT finish for pine wood floor?

Friends have just purchased and are going to re-do the pine wood floors and asked what they should use as a finish. The...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by firstjoisyike
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by firstjoisyike

Makita Portable Planer Question

I have one of the older style 2012 planers and am looking at fitting it with a dust hood. The dust hood for the 2012 is...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by roejeff
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by roejeff

Removing purlins and ties

hey all! i have a workshop to which i have fitted a car lift...but i now need to remove the ceiling ties(to which there...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by redleadertwoSPACE
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by redleadertwoSPACE

what to use to glue MDF?

can I use regular carpenter's glue to glue 2 pieces of MDF edge to edge or is there special MDF glue that is appropriate...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ah10201
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by ah10201

OT: Let's Get Over It

The election is over, The past is the past, I will Hug your Elephant And You can Kiss My Ass!
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by AlanRentch
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by AlanRentch

Drill Dr.

I was thinking about buying a Drill Dr. bit sharpener. I was wondering if anyone on here has any input (good or bad) ab...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Bigaxe1039
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by Bigaxe1039

Newbie questions about router

1. It seems a plunge router can do everything a fixed base router can do. Then why people need fixed base router? 2. Wh...
28 comments posted 22yrs
posted by henry_leigh99
28 comments posted 22yrs posted by henry_leigh99

Bandsaw/Drill Press Tables?

I've been looking at commercial add on tables for bandsaws and drill presses with a view to building my own. All the mo...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lobby.dosser.mapson
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by lobby.dosser.mapson

Emmigrating to Australia

Hi, My name is Mathew Ashton and I currently live on the west coast of Canada. I am in the final stage of the immigrati...
24 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Notgiven
24 comments posted 22yrs posted by Notgiven

Plane plight for type of #8 (Lots of text)

I just bought a numbah 8 Stanley Bailey for $50, I got lucky with the seller because he wanted $95. This was seriously...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ahem
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by ahem