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David Kumm and Jack Forsberg are very knowledgeable on that. Jack pointed out to me there were different speeds on one of the bandsaws I have. Just...

Yes common in our area. I usually call the mounties and they ride up then their horses and tie them to the tree on the front lawn. They tell me...

50" baltic one used for many years, it cross cut 4 x 8's. It paid for other machines. What you need depends on what you do. It did tons of work and...

ply story might have been me. Part owner of a company close by said they decided to try a lift from China. Said it stunk so bad they left it...

Granny Clampet had a weather beetle.

I like beaded face frame with mid rails as lining up drawers is easier. You dont have to you are working to the face frame. There is already a round...

Machine all your parts at once to your drawing specs. You should be accurate enough that you can build from there and the drawers will fit. I do...

quarter sawn sapelle. The terms tear out dont mean much as there are different levels. Both those ribbons are going in opposite directions so they...

An old guy once told me there were over 300 types of mahogany but i think more accurate would have been 300 types of including lots that are...

okay just to be clear i never had trouble to plane it then stroke sand it for finishing.' As far as how it behaved it did not tension release...

Photo? we are not Kreskin, sounds like quarter sawn sapele, the ribbons go opposite directions never had trouble with it, machine it then sand it...

outskirt of a small town fields around me farm 300 feet away. City green belt frozen the big developers then moved up north of highway 9. A huge...

look up door and window expert Brent Hull, he will talk old growth and windows over 100 years old with some care along the way. Even when i did my...

if I make an old piece ill use poplar over soft maple as it will have an older and less clinical look to it.

I was kidding about the sit thing. James Bond Movie came to mind where during a possible lion attack he says sit and it does. Thanks for more...

old guys could make poplar look like mahogany. Not exact of course but very good. Series of stains different types in layers

wholly crap Rod that is insane. Did you first try telling him to Sit? I tried to take a donkey with me a few times, you need a convertible and...

the model was cooperating, focus on the meal. Photo was taken with an ancient device called a camera, I dont have a cell phone though the list of...

its not an exact thing either if I say i used 220 on Cherry say well what cherry, one grain pattern 220 showed no scratch and another grain pattern...

you dont need all progressive grits on a stroke. You can skip grits. Its not the same damage as a wide belt or circle machines where you are using...

yes, every old european I knew had one, everyone. I dont think about the space but it is 12 feet long and wedged into a space that is not much...

I dont know ive seen Tom Cruise take out five guys so it must be possible. Any how about Steven Segal. Ive been out jogging before and run into...

Nice work Andrew, are you related to Derek.

I dont say I use this grit I test for what im doing. The you tube above id do that walnut in five seconds other than putting the belt on, any grit...

I had a friends german sheppard be friendly when close then last second remembered he was a guard dog and lunged at me. Thank god for chains....

smell is fine at least compared to some I make. Not as nice as Pine or Cherry but not a fraud like some Padouk or some others that smell nice for a...

thanks for the tip Bill, ill make sure to carry a garden hose around with me.

was given to me by neighbours 2 years ago. Likely sat outside most of its life maybe tarped. I told them I didnt need it, they said try it. I did...