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We had our home appraised several years ago for a refinance to take advantage of tanking interest rates. The initial appraisal mischaracterized our...

Jack, I don't have a bias against Krenov planes because they have laminated sides. They worked well for Jim Krenov. I imagine he knew how to sharpen....

The best way.

hi Tom, looks interesting but I can't work out how it works.

I've got these project plane bodies, if anyone wants to take a shot. They came from a buddy's dad's estate- he was a shop teacher & the far ones...

For my own cabinets I use 1-1/2" rails & stiles with a 1/4" reveal at all door/drawer edges. Adjoining cabinets then have a 1/2" horizontal...

Metal cutting? Boice Crane had slotted guards kind of like that.

Yes , a good array. I’ve used mainly old fashioned smooth shaper knives and corg stuff. Using corg with a bearing ,it’s often hard to get the...

I would make room for that in a heartbeat if it were local to me!

When we sold our century home back in Cambridge Ontario 25 years ago, our real estate agent had an agent's open house. All the agents agreed it was a...

Here's that kitchen after it was cleaned. The ceiling was water stained sheetrock. I did a quick fix on the ceiling and a coat of Kilz. We'll rent...

When I had a Broker's Licensee, took an appraisal class. Instructor placed one value on a item in a property, but the whole class (some with more...

Looks like a nice heavy duty shaper - if you have not used a shaper in your shop, I would suggest that you attend the alpine workshops for advanced...

Agree, but how can you negotiate with the buyer's lender? You can't make any commitment on the buyer's behalf so why would the buyer's lender...

Thanks, Aaron. Yes, Jim, but it is far superior to the flex I had and I have only one piece which I am moving from machine to machine. As tight as...

Thanks for all of the advice and pointers. I will digest everything and plan to move forward. Anybody have any doubts about the 1/2" white oak...

It's the craziest I've ever seen - and also the most addictive! What else would tempt one away from the wood shop to watch a video for 150 minutes?

Interestingly, according to their catalog they are "For cutting thin skins and corrugations in aluminum, steel, and other nonferrous material. The...

I'd say this pretty well covers most applications. 4-15mm groover 20-39mm groover/tenon discs 125x60 alternating shear rebate head 120mm euro...

Box is out of the clamps..last of the clean up has been done.. Checking for square ..and..leveling a corner or two that needed it.. Started to...

Rob - you know me all too well. It’s almost scary. But I actually have one of each. Otherwise I would have been all over this one. It is a beaut and...

There is some here > https://japanwoodcraftassociation.com/traditions/philosophy/ jtk

Keep saying...it is the one in use at the moment... In this case..it would be the Van Camp No. 4

We bid high and got some of that back from the appraisal coming back lower as well as the inspection that allowed me to come up with a hefty list of...

'Hope you enjoy it! But that Rockler blue flex is uber-expensive stuff!! I buy PowerTec generally off Amazon.