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...

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...

AC electrical puzzlement

This morning I plugged in a small electric heater for the bathroom. No sign of life, figured it was either the heater or outlet. I turned off the circuit breaker (after I found it, panel is poorly labeled), removed the outlet and began poking around with a meter. Black to white was 0 volts, I was...

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...

Box for Cremation Ashes

A friend recently asked me to make her a cremation ashes box (for herself). I did some research and the recommendation is one cubic inch per pound of body weight. All fine. But then she suggested that we make it as something she can use while alive. I thought of a jewelry box but I know...

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...

Electrical Question

I agree. I feel like a wire nut is to protect a connection, not make one. I also point the twisted wires up when possible, so no way the wire nut will

How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project

OK. Some steps forward, some steps back.

1.) Clearly the cauls on the straight part of the jig work very well. Clearly make the gaps disappear

Interesting Estate Sale of a Woodworker Around The Corner

Thanks for sharing this Jim.
It’s a sobering reality we all face .
What is in the window above the blue bandsaw. Looks creepy

Table top advice

In my previous post I mistakenly said the tabletop was made of 8/4 but it's really 6/4 walnut.

I just installed the Soss hidden barrel

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

I have needed a long measuring tool that is rigid for checking square on doors (measuring the diagonals). I bought this a bit reluctantly because it

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