Bob Jones 5443
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Bob, start with something you want to make. Then plan the woodwork the piece requires. Following that plan will take you through a focused use of...

Too true, Ronald. Times change. I love my reliable, powerful 3 HP Delta Unisaw, made in 1997. My perception of Delta has been frozen with this...

Jim (and others), I appreciate the interest. This week I had to clear the deck for a trip out of state to visit my son. Four clients crammed into...

Gotta say, that thumbnail/knuckle talk hits home. I'll carry this into the shop for sure.

Ever reliable with trenchant technique wisdom, here comes Derek in my hour of need. Cut along two lines! While this plays mischief with the...

This surges onward between Al and Derek. In my case I do set the pin board at the vertical. (A lot of good it's done me so far!) For tails (I...

Prashun, I hope I've said enough about my setup in the vise. I cut these in the daytime with full light streaming in from a window directly above...

Jim (you are also an encourager): My elbow is 46” off the floor. The top of my Moxon vise is 40 1/2" up. I put the board in 2 to 3 inches above...

Love the Creek! What a trove of encouragement and actionable advice. If you'll indulge me, I'll try to reply to each of you. So scroll down to see...

This is what I value most about SMC: ideas and experience from across the spectrum. While I have always approached table saw blade alignment...

I have a CMT and a Freud, but I typically load my two Diablo blades from Home Depot: a 24-tooth and an 80-tooth. (These are made by Freud, I...

I’m always looking for an excuse to double my workload. Just kidding. In this case, you could run the cut over the tablesaw with the blade...

Three layers of blue tape! Love it. Big time saver. Thanks. As always. For the marking step, I’m trying to master the left-right kerf-width...

Some venerable craft here.

Derek, two questions relating to marking the pins: 1) Are you in favor of using a shallow rabbet on the tail board to help with alignment? 2) Can...

This makes me glad I use Norton waterstones. Pay for a stone holder?!?

My lovely bride gifted me one of those FWW-issued posters (the version with the magazine’s copy below it) in a basic plastic frame a couple of years...

Last month I was wishing I knew where to get a folded brass back. I wanted to turn a 0.025” scraper rectangle into a kerfing tool for half-blind...

Glenn's example is instructive. I offer mine, a close-spaced layout, as a counterpoint to his system. After we moved to this house four years...

The Norton combos have been my kit for 20 years. You’ll want a float glass (cheap at a local glass store) and wet/dry 220 grit paper to keep the...

I could have used a bullnose yesterday. Not having one I used a chisel.

20 years with a 1990s Unisaw here. Reading this thread actually did make we want to get a riving knife. Then I (re)discovered that my saw won't...

Dan, you’re referring to the Wood Slicer?

Thanks, Jeffrey. Sitting over here in the Little Saw corner, I don't have access to the carbide blades, so I'm rolling the dice on the Wood Slicer. ...

John, I agree. When I said "everyday 1/2" blade" I meant the one I'd use for ripping stock 2 – 3" thick, such as the bloodwood 3x3x12 for the Krenov...

Every L-N bench plane (except the No. 8) is out of stock. It's come to that. That hit home when I noticed it yesterday. Sad days. We are all...

Could this design from Lisa Starr be adapted to be used in the overhead hood? ...

Thanks, all. So, to recap: - 1/16” veneers in 10” boards - dulls quickly - my baby saw has no carbide option. OK, I’m sold. This and the 3...