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...

Is there a small, accurate table saw?

I need to downsize my hobby woodworking shop a bit, and would like to have a table saw that is smaller than a cabinet saw with the extension table. Is there a smaller table saw that would still be as accurate as a cabinet saw? Most of the smaller saws are jobsite saws, and they don't seem to have a...

cope and stick micro shaker?

has anyone done a cope and stick micro/skinny shaker setup, or is the consensus that it's always a miter wrap? i talked to Great Lakes a while back, and they hadn't seen it (or at least my rep hadn't), curious what others have done. i would much, much rather make them on the shaper than at the...

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...

Drill w/guide or router?

Here's one I've been going over for the last 6 months. We have sliding pocket doors that separate our dining room and our family room. There are two of them 30 inches wide and they meet in the middle to form one 60 inch opening when open and a solid "wall" when closed. When they are open,...

Township building codes.

Any one know what the reason why a metal gazebo needs to be at least ten feet from the house? Per township ordnance :confused:

Cordless Circular Saw Advice

Have the Milwaukee because 32 Milwaukee batteries, have no complaints. I bought it to abuse and it has never let me down.

Ships Ladder

Steven's stair is really good for an indoor application but a tree stand will need to be more resilient. Trees move in the wind so the attachments will

Sawstop Folding Outfeed Table Question

Just a thought:
I have used both the Saw Stop roller outfeed table which we have at our Sawdust Club in Florida and my folding outfeed table which

Help for older eyes

Command + will zoom the font and pics in many apps

Arts & crafts pole lamp from quarter sawn oak

I felt like the lock miter would give me greater precision on the corners. Thanks brian

SC Pig-Picking