How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project

Looking for a new project to do. I've been spending a few months upgrading the workshop / fixing minor annoyances, and really need to actually build something. I ran across this in a magazine ad. The furniture is supposedly solid teak, though I don't think that will be in the cards for...

MRI Question

My doc tells me I need an neck MRI to diagnose some arm pain that may be starting in the neck. On the phone the MRI facility asked me if I had ever been involved with "metal grinding". Of course as a woodworker I've sharpened tools on a wheel, drilled holes in metal etc. I'm hoping to get more...

Cheap Bandsaw for Resawing

I'm a hobbyist on a limited budget looking for a bandsaw, primarily for resawing. Let's say, 12" of 8/4 hard maple cut down the middle would be the maximum I would ever ask of it. I'm under the impression that I'll need a steel framed bandsaw for that. What else do I need to know? Are guides...

Recommendations for sailboat for novice sailors

Hello, I’m looking for advice and recommendations for a good plan or kit to construct a sailboat for a novice crew. My 10yo daughter went to sailing camp last summer and had a blast. It was a skills based camp that eventually leads to racing and ASA certification. They used what appeared to...

Build a case for some chisels?

At least one that looks better than this? I think I can build something a little bit better than that plastic blister pack... Maybe take a plan from Paul Sellers Masterclasses, and build a case? and.. Will have to change a couple sizes...

Table top advice

In an attempt to eliminate carrying table extensions up and down the stairs, I am building a butterfly extension dining table. It's my first attempt at a dining table. My wife and I looked at different dining tables and she wanted a 4-leg table base. I bought a geared table extension mechanism from...

Boggs Spokeshaves

both boggs sold

Build a case for some chisels?

two burnt fingers later..

Waiting on that Branding iron to fully cool down...before I stash it away..90% of the heat comes right up the

MRI Question

They can give a medication that helps relieve that. IIRC versed is the med.

Cutting 45's on an Incra for a 46" square frame

Shooting board.

John

Woodpecker’s 96” layout tool. Well worth the money.

I don’t see myself needing anything like that. I have experience laying out large roof panels consider the precision that’s needed when your fighting

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