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Those pieces would be cut on a slicer then sliced to width. Slicers can cut up to about 1/2" thick.

I bought the SuperMax 19-38 on CL. I use it way more than I anticipated that I would. It was a little hard at first, as it was easy to burn wood when...

Nice pair of dividers Bob. For the longest time my dividers set idle. Then one day they were used to lay out some joinery and for a while it was...

No - not chewy.com, which is owned by PetSmart. I prefer to give Petco the business!!!

Amana makes 10" blades with kerf widths that are not .125". Here's one which is .135" --...

Aluminum foil is less likely to crush.. Good luck keeping it dead flat and not wrinkled. Maybe take a much thicker washer and grind the angle into...

I had been casually watching for an 8" jointer for nearly 10 years in the Mpls area. I never saw one at a reasonable price. Craigslist would have...

Several hundred cuts......, maple, only 12" long each. Single kerf is also more accurate than 2. I have an old Oldham wobbler, and it works great...

Hard maple with walnut, cherry and padauk inlays. The part that gets me is the one lighter strip. These were all cut from the same board and that...

Beautiful cutting board Glenn. I have made 2 or 3 dozen cutting boards over the last 3 months, for gifts and some sold. Folks don't realize the...

Wobble? Sounds scary. How about using a shim for the second cut? I have a set of plastic shims 5" by 20" in fourteen thicknesses from 0.0005" to...

Lots of veneer retailers sell thicker veneers which are sometimes used to match older/thicker materials used in old furniture. I have seen it...

The newer brushless drills actually operate on 3 phase A/C by using a controller. Ebikes use the same technology. Some newer drills might still be...

Mike: thanks for the information: so it would appear that it was probably made sometime between 1920 and 1951, which is apparently when they went out...

IMO it _always_ makes sense to have air circulation around stored wood. FWIW the closer you can get the stored wood to equilibriate to the...

Just don't forget things like tax, loading fees, and buyer's premium. I did see a 12" Powermatic 3 phase machine on facebook not too long ago.

I also made up a version like John's, but used a laminate trimmer to keep it lightweight.

A lot of experts say that many houses don't need a humidifier. People tend to put too much moisture into the air which rots out windows and such.

I use a Festool MFK700EQ for exactly this. A Festool version of John's setup above.

Great for tall fences on TS, BS, and router table. That’s for starters.

A lot of people seem to think the advantage of a shaper is production volume (which can be true) but the significant advantage is cut quality.

That’s a shop-acceptable solution. The problem you might run into is that 1) those cheap fans like he used last about a year on average, typically;...

I got the direct replacement LED bulbs and they only worked in 2 of my 4 ceiling fixtures. After turning on the lights, nothing would happen for 1...

Ben, my own experience with Griz tech support was that it helps to be somewhat assertive or insistent (not abrasive though) and if a tech said he...

To extend the life of relays, add capacitors or diodes across the coil. This reduces surge current, prevents arcing and the carbon build associated...

I think it only makes sense when the wood is not dry. And sometimes it doesn't even make sense then, as I have seen wood change color so drastically...