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Steve Jenkins has some good advise about keeping the same customers. I think this really is the key in custom architectural woodwork. I’ve found the...

I attach my dust hose to the regular port on my Rikon and it works pretty well.

Rob Cosman did a you tube on changing the dust collection on his bandsaws. He says that the new method captures most of the dust. Might be adaptable...

Back here in the real world Mark, there are bad customers, and you are delusional if you think you are the only ethical contractor. Those houses...

OK i looked into it, I can get Titebond II, but not Titebond II extend, do you think that could work? Id be working on laminating a couple of boards...

Thank you I've read the anarchists workbench. great book and really helpful. what glue would you suggest using? I was actually hoping for TBIII...

Being before my time would explain it. How would you turn a spoke with one of those? You would have to be constantly removing it and resetting...

Reading the current magazine output has been disappointing for years. Reading old issues has been educational. In the first five issues there were...

Your post made me feel glad I have the luxury of being very picky about who I work for. Im blessed as far as that is concerned. Thats not to say I...

Maybe, maybe not. I agree the best artisans won't be bothered with the worst clients. Throughout the bidding process you can get a feel for your...

Yes, you did the right thing to refuse it. What a mess! Of course the shipper thought they could make it all better by saran wrapping it...oh boy.

First of all, I'm not in that position because I wouldn't go with them. If its impossible to do, I will stay in the cave I live in. We all have our...

I certainly didn't mean to suggested wiping down the planes was a maintenance task I did on a schedule. I use the tool, (plane, chisel, saw,...

John, that makes sense. But a few years back I looked up the rules .... and they do exist! Heard stories about people not getting mail and then...

You could cover the plywood with a piece of real linoleum, small or large pieces of veneer, felt or cloth . The desk top needs to be symmetrical,...

I would think if I was doing cabinets I'd want to provide Drawings, build materials, number and size of cabinets, finish, hardware and hardware...

Julie, My Unisaw looks exactly like the Harvey in the picture. My motor cover door is on the right. I think nyou could find a used one for a lot...

The vanity was delivered and installed this past weekend. It amazes me sometimes the amount of work there is between almost done and done. Not...

Ah, gotcha, appreciate the quick response and the candor!

It's odd. I read of people's planes rusting and rust spots. Likely because I use only vintage planes, but I live near portland oregon and current...

I asked my neighbor who retired as a mail carrier. She said the regulations she knew of were for road-side mailboxes so a rural carrier could reach...

Sounds like some bad decisions were made on both sides. Where I am coming from is I have seen the crap work many contractors do, the cutting corners,...

I frequently use ebony for woodturning and one of it's features is extremely fine grain. I'd keep that in mind when picking a wood to ebonize. I...

I am a procrastinator by nature. I finally got around to listing them at an "optimistic price" on the famous not-to-be-named website. It will be...

Magazines. Boy that is a problem I am faced with. I use to get just about every woodworking magazine on the market and what I found is many have the...

No offense Jim, but you aren't old enough to have used one like that. Do a search for "antique spoke adjuster" and you will see many examples. My...

The problem you describe, Dave, with WB crazing when applied over shellac, can often be avoided if you only use a single sprayed coat at no more than...