Throw that book away. Old growth, slow grown yellow poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera) was rot resistant but not likely to be found on the market now....
An edge sander is a very useful tool for cleaning up edges and end grain, smoothing curves with either the platen or idle roller and final fitting of...
I really don't feature nails, especially hidden ones, in a benchtop. I would glue up the top and fasten it from below with lags, construction screws...
Pretty much the same starting point, 120 or 150 on a hand-held belt sander unless there's tearout. I have a 10* face bevel on my planer knives which...
If you are using manufactured drawer slides and can work to the necessary tolerances it doesn't matter which comes first. You should always have the...
I used my son's Milwaukee cordless chainsaw recently and it worked well but you have to keep the chain sharp and be patient. There's a big difference...
Vacupress is a reliable source for pumps and bags as well as advice. Daryl Keil knows as much about vacuum pressing as anyone and the forum on their...
Lyle Jamieson "gets by" with a chainsaw, no doubt you can too. I wouldn't like to be without a bandsaw, for turning blanks and many other tasks, but...
If you cut the pins flush it will make clamping easier. Use cauls with some give like leather or soft pine combined with a glue resist layer like wax...
Saw as close to the line as possible and trim with the grain direction with a sharp spiral or segmented cutter. Or saw and sand with sharp abrasives....
40 years in the trade, freelance cabinet and furniture maker, still eager to learn. "I don't feel like an old man, I feel like a young man who has something wrong with him."
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