I have these two raised panel garage doors to refinish on a lake rental house. Just testing a couple of panels, it won't be too bad sanding down to bare wood, but someone had put another coat of marine varnish on the bottom two sections, so those are going to get some work with a heat gun before...
Last Post By: John TenEyck Today, 7:34 PMAll these slider threads got me thinking. Does anyone here have the Harvey compass st-1500 attached to their unisaw? Can you speak on the quality, ease of attachment, capabilities and shortcomings? Thank you in advance!
Last Post By: Michael Zerance Today, 7:46 PMhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/business/swiss-army-knife-blade-scli-intl/index.html While I understand the decision, I can't help think that, I carry a pocket knife, with a blade only and use it for so many tasks. I think I would be fumbling through the selection of tools trying to find a...
Last Post By: Jim Koepke Today, 7:54 PMI have a 1/2" sorby detail gouge that I have ground at 40° (also removed the heel) and it works ok now that I moved away from the jigs and started sharpening by hand... but it's still just an ok tool. I now have a d-way detail spindle gouge (1/2") on the way and was thinking about trying a 25°...
Last Post By: Don Frank Today, 8:57 AMHas any one here done one? Looking for suggestions, thanks.
Last Post By: Tom Yaegle Today, 6:11 PMSure - 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)
So I've taken apart my bending jig and will now work on much smaller pieces that will be glued together. Your advice has been great, and very appreciated,
Alan Lightstone Today, 8:43 PMTo test a panel joint, I slide post it notes between the joint at various points and then dry clamp them with "moderate force". If I can't
Prashun Patel Today, 8:41 PMIf there is no phone call I conclude that the "person" is a bot of some sort, especially if their initial inquiry is stated "Is the item
Patty Hann Today, 8:37 PMIf the material is straight and flat, there's no real reason to take off more material prior to your glue-up. If the material has moved since you last
Jim Becker Today, 7:59 PMStephen, the primary avenue for sharing here at SMC is in the appropriate forum discussion area. Your example relative to projects would be to document
Jim Becker Today, 7:57 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: Alan Lightstone Today, 8:43 PM