• Recent Polls

    Do you own a #6? (Votes: 45)

    1. YES - One of my most used (Votes: 4)

    2. YES - and I use it often/occasionally (Votes: 24)

    3. YES - I wanted to have the whole set of bench planes (Votes: 4)

    4. NO - don't see myself needing one (Votes: 11)

    5. NOT Yet - but open to buy one (Votes: 2)

  • Recent Forum Posts

    Bill Howatt

    Car tire ?

    You will find the experts tell you for safety/controllability that new tires should go on the back. Not only on FWD cars but any.

    Bill Howatt Today, 9:31 AM Go to last post
    James Jayko

    Bent Lamination strength

    I've done it for some minor curves on arms for a morris chair. It was a good learning experience.

    James Jayko Today, 9:29 AM Go to last post
    Jerry Bruette

    Wild Fires

    Got back from our trip to Yellowstone last Saturday. Traveled through a part of Wyoming that had burned around August 21. That fire burned over 174,000

    Jerry Bruette Today, 9:26 AM Go to last post
    Tom Bender

    Joinery Overexposure?

    For me, the top and drawer hang together nicely and the thru tenons play well enough but the voluptuous curves and gigantic dovetails might be better

    Tom Bender Today, 9:22 AM Go to last post
    Brian Holcombe

    Help me choose a shaper from 3 options.

    You can use big tenon cutters for small tenons, but you can't use small tenon cutters for big tenons.

    I use 250mm disks for a lot of tenoning,

    Brian Holcombe Today, 9:20 AM Go to last post