Curt Putnam
Contributor

For a bench height, HNT Gordon recommends placing a piece of the average stock that you will be planing. Put your most used plane on that piece of...

I am going to suggest that your glue up dimension should closer to 4.0" in order to end up with a finished bench thickness of 3.75". You will not...

Nothing I have ever treated with CorrosionX HD has ever rusted. Read about it here. https://www.corrosionx.com/search?q=corrosionx+hd Do not treat...

My suggestions: Read the Anarchist's Workbench (mentioned above) * Orient the top edge grain so that it all runs the same way * Pick the...

The only place I've found that has a top-grade, 80T blade for sale right now is Amazon and it is the Duraline for $201

Benchcrafted wants machine screws into hard maple. Christopher Schwarz used # 14 wood screws into SYP. Softer, weaker woods will most likely do...

I used to use some anti-kickback wheels from Woodworker's Supply and pretty much quit after getting a track saw. Long rips or rips in sketchy wood...

A couple of years ago I decided to sell my jointer, miter saw, and table saw. Two of those were good decisions. Getting a board flat enough to stay...

Everclear 190 is not available in CA

It is so handy that I just bought my 2nd one.

The LV guide is designed for use with a backless saw also sold by LV - just sayin'.

Welcome to the 'Creek. It is an excellent place to spend your time and to get and give help.

Wish I had known about that outfit last year. Have them bookmarked now.

The local Rockler has bee known to sell ½ sheets of of BB in various thicknesses. I suspect Woodcraft does too.

That is good news! It really helps on my thumbs and neck. It does not seem to penetrate deeply but the penetration can be increased by using a...

Note that the LN handles are thin. If you have large hands you may well have trouble controlling the saw. OTOH, the LB totes would enforce a light...

There is considerable anecdotal evidence for non-standard treatments. Acupuncture works. Essential oils work CBD Oils work Eliminating grain...

Really nice work! Thank you for taking us along.

I just went through this last year. Denatured is mostly gone and then not over 70% alcohol. Can't even buy Everclear at a useful proof. There...

I like to remove the factory coating as best I can. Then I liberally coat the cast iron with CorrosionX-HD and wipe off excess the next day. A week...

I have a 1" (or maybe 3/4") Marples chisel that has a huge void in the bevel that showed up after grinding. This was to be a Unicorn method tester...

I believe that I have easily cut well over a thousand, maybe 2 thousand practice lines. I was getting better but that is couple of years in the past....

Based on David Weaver's Unicorn method and the recommendation of Derek Cohen, I am slowly migrating from a Worksharp 3000 to a Rikon 8" 1725 rpm...

+ 1 for the Lee Valley dogs which are stainless steel. I have some TSO dogs that are aluminum that I also like

It appears that you are persevering very well. This is an enjoyable build - to watch I guess.

Prashun, Assuming that you are using green compound then you are finishing at ½ um. The 8k stone is in the neighborhood of 3 um. For the best...

A Master Class in drawer making and the Zen of Drawer Fitting - Thank you! I am uncertain as to the benefits of letting the glue set in the drawer...

Highland Woodworking is where I bought mine. Excellent service and a great reputation.

I find that the coarser the grit, the closer the steps need to be. Using waterstones, I find that 1000 > 6000 > 13000 works very well. Using...

Yes indeedy! Walter Mitty is an accurate description! Mere mortals can only hope. Just keep those builds coming so I can tell my wife that...