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...
Last Post By: Geoff Crimmins Today, 12:08 PMhas 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...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 5:00 PMThis 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...
Last Post By: Lawrence Duckworth Today, 9:30 PMHere'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,...
Last Post By: Rich Engelhardt Today, 4:07 PMGood day all. I appreciate the time to read and give feedback. I think this is the right machine and price, but want feedback. The time has come. I need a CNC to stay competitive and I also just want to create in new ways. I have “non-buyers remorse” for stopping bidding on a beautiful 5x10...
Last Post By: David Buchhauser Today, 2:18 AMSure - why not? (Votes: 9)
Never. If I needed something, I'd buy or rent it. (Votes: 10)
Maybe. Depends on the person and the tool. (Votes: 52)
I've got a nice pair of Klein dykes with a homemade stripper notch.
Lawrence Duckworth Today, 9:30 PMWe recently had a thread about a proposed safety rule requiring better protection on table saws - automatic hand detection, etc. I don’t recall
Frederick Skelly Today, 9:19 PMThe I have followed several threads about Memorial Boxes that the woodturners here at SMC have posted. There is some remarkable work back in the wood
Maurice Mcmurry Today, 9:13 PMRichard Raffan uses an asymmetrical grind on his deep fluted bowl gouges. The left wing is ground back for use on the outside of bowls and the more straight
Neil Strong Today, 9:09 PM
How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
Thread Starter: Alan LightstoneLooking 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...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 9:02 PM