Tom Bain
Contributor

Patrick — I have a Forrest 6” stack with 30mm arbor + PINS if you are still looking. I moved to the Felder dado cutters, so I don’t need the Forrest...

I wish my first piece looked that good ... it was a fairly hideous red oak nightstand, which has long since been dismantled and repurposed into...

Never used it on a turning (interesting idea), but VNC is the finish on the floor of my shop and it’s great in that application.

My philosophy (ok, my wife has a major say here too) is to put most of the “wood” into furniture pieces that we can take with us, and items that are...

Patrick -- The table really turned out well. I refer to that joint as a tusk or keyed tenon, but it's all semantics. It's a cool and functional...

This is my favorite approach as well when using plywood. If you end up with a rabbet that is a little too tight, you can often rerun across the dado...

It appears that e-NRG fuel (for indoor fireplaces) is manufactured in Culver City, so that would lead one to believe it would be available in Cali.

Road trip to Tijuana!? :D

Jim — It’s a lovely table. How do you like the Osmo to work with? I have never used it and it gets somewhat mixed reviews, so curious of your real...

Stunning, just stunning. Something I would expect to see in the Fine Woodworking Reader’s Gallery.

Mike — What is Valchromat? It looks cool (sort of like phenolic?), but no idea what it actually is.

Right ...

Just save the entire gallon of wine for AFTER the woodworking is done ;)

Once you get the hang of spraying, you will always want to use a spray finish. Ok, almost always.

Although it’s difficult to work, would seem like a great place for Black Locust.

John — Have you reached out to the school directly? I’m sure they can direct you if you want to camp. Also, they have lots of options for...

Erik — Don’t get me wrong, I love Felder and have quite a few machines and accessories ... but $857! :eek: ... and it doesn’t appear to have...

Dan -- Do you purchase the one that 360Degree Machinery was selling? If so, that looks like a super sweet lift table.

I’m not sure exactly how to fix, but personally I think 220 grit is way to coarse for between coat sanding. I generally use 400 or above for that...

It’s a relatively tight room so we spent a lot of time thinking through the best use of the limited space. I can’t take full credit for the drying...

One thing that stood out to me in your finishing schedule was using a tack cloth. Is the VOC compliant Waterlox a water-based finish? If so, the...

John — Awesome looking table. Would you mind giving me the overall dimensions and specifically how wide the breadboard ends are? I have a table...

Looks great ... how do you like that big Jet air cleaner? Thinking about getting one for my shop.