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01-21-2021,
11:39 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Getting heavy logs into pickup truck.
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Another option is a roll-back wrecker truck. Y'know -- the kind of truck with a bed that rolls back and tilts down to the ground. It is usually...
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24 replies | 930 view(s)
01-20-2021,
1:26 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Custom sized kerf with table saw
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Amana makes 10" blades with kerf widths that are not .125". Here's one which is .135" --...
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15 replies | 507 view(s)
01-19-2021,
11:29 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Help with wall oven cabinet design
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Design Forum
The oven rests on material you supply. On the first page of the instructions you linked to, there is a drawing under the heading "prepare the...
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3 replies | 225 view(s)
01-14-2021,
11:54 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Legs for heavy desk / table top
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Design Forum
Think about how tall you'd like your table to be. Some of these leg sets, combined with a 2 5/8"-thick top, will make a table which is 31" tall. ...
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11 replies | 575 view(s)
01-12-2021,
10:00 PM
Jamie Buxton
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UV-curing finish cures in sunlight
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Project Finishing
Would you use it on a piece of furniture?
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6 replies | 324 view(s)
01-12-2021,
11:15 AM
Jamie Buxton
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UV-curing finish cures in sunlight
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Project Finishing
What is the film? Do you remove it by washing with something simple like water?
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6 replies | 324 view(s)
01-12-2021,
12:05 AM
Jamie Buxton
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UV-curing finish cures in sunlight
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Project Finishing
Has anybody tried this finish? https://www.solarez.com/product/brush-on-i-cant-believe-its-not-lacquer/ It is a wood finish which cures by...
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6 replies | 324 view(s)
01-10-2021,
3:58 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Oak in Oregon
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Sawmills and Kiln Drying
Craigslist has listings for oak in your area. Per the forum rules, I can't post a link. But I see rough 6/4 Oregon white oak in Elmira for $2.50...
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4 replies | 408 view(s)
01-09-2021,
12:31 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Blum 110 cliptop 71B3550 hinge question - spae between face frame and door back
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
With the 71B3550 hinges, you can adjust them to the point that there's almost no gap between the back of the door and the front of the casework. ...
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3 replies | 169 view(s)
01-08-2021,
9:31 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Oak in Oregon
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Sawmills and Kiln Drying
Your profile says you're in San Diego, but you're looking for oak in Oregon. Does that mean you're particularly looking for oak which grew in...
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4 replies | 408 view(s)
01-07-2021,
3:59 PM
Harold Patterson
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A3-41 arrived
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
T I unbolted my A3-31 from the pallet, used an engine hoist with the straps going under the machine. lifted it a few inches, slid the pallet out and...
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47 replies | 1964 view(s)
01-06-2021,
11:37 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Suggestions for fastening mdf core table top to base
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Is your base pretty conventional -- from four legs at the corners, and aprons running from leg to leg? If so, glue will do you just fine.
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5 replies | 199 view(s)
01-05-2021,
11:55 PM
Jamie Buxton
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How do you move heavy equipment in your shop?
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WorkShops
Johnson bar. Look it up.
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26 replies | 1954 view(s)
01-04-2021,
12:59 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Jewelry Box Hinges
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Brusso is an expensive choice at $30 or $40 a pair. Woodcraft sells a small-box hinge they call a 105 degree stop hinge which works well, and costs...
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11 replies | 438 view(s)
01-03-2021,
8:21 PM
Jamie Buxton
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inset hinge - what to use
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
If you're doing just a couple, you can just lay out the holes on the casework. Setback is 37mm plus the inset door's thickness. Holes are spaced...
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13 replies | 342 view(s)
01-03-2021,
1:28 PM
Jamie Buxton
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inset hinge - what to use
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Yes, I see. Your solution -- wood blocking tucked behind the face frame -- is a standard approach.
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13 replies | 342 view(s)
01-03-2021,
12:15 PM
Jamie Buxton
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inset hinge - what to use
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Glad you found a solution. But I don't understand your description. You talk about inset doors, and then you talk about overhang. I don't see...
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13 replies | 342 view(s)
01-03-2021,
11:46 AM
Jamie Buxton
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Beauty hiding in plain sight
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Turner's Forum
Old growth Douglas Fir is gorgeous. You did it proud.
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7 replies | 1031 view(s)
01-02-2021,
2:43 PM
Jamie Buxton
replied to a thread
how would you fix/hide this
in
General Woodworking and Power Tools
If you try your first idea, you may be disappointed. A looong taper down to nothing is going to give you a chunk of exposed glue. That glue layer...
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29 replies | 1149 view(s)
01-02-2021,
1:17 PM
Jamie Buxton
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No wiggle cabinet
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I've built wooden drawers intended to hold hair dryers and curlers. I was concerned about hot tools scorching the finish on the drawer bottom. So...
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12 replies | 633 view(s)
01-02-2021,
1:10 PM
Jamie Buxton
replied to a thread
No wiggle cabinet
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
What they've done is to use an undermount slide at the bottom, and an Accuride-type slide at the top -- turned sideways. That is, the undermount...
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12 replies | 633 view(s)
01-02-2021,
12:13 AM
Jamie Buxton
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No wiggle cabinet
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I think that would not work well. The two slides would have to be exactly parallel, or else they would bind on each other as you roll the drawer in...
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12 replies | 633 view(s)
01-01-2021,
9:10 PM
Jamie Buxton
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No wiggle cabinet
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Blum Tandems are my default slides. But they don't work well in this case. Really the only thing holding the drawer box down to the Blum slides...
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12 replies | 633 view(s)
12-31-2020,
10:48 PM
Jamie Buxton
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Waterproofing Plywood Planter Box
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Project Finishing
Water proof ? Fiberglass. Build the thing with your BCX ply, then cover it with fiberglass and resin.
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6 replies | 532 view(s)
12-31-2020,
12:01 PM
Jamie Buxton
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new counter top... and a flat reference surface?
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WorkShops
A tool to help you get flat is a laser level. For less than a hundred bucks, you get a plane of light which is horizontal to the precision of a...
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9 replies | 629 view(s)
12-30-2020,
11:05 PM
Jamie Buxton
replied to a thread
Need ideas to use up 9 mm (3/8") Baltic birch
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Make lots of toys to give to childrens' organizations next christmas.
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14 replies | 739 view(s)
12-28-2020,
4:17 PM
Jamie Buxton
replied to a thread
Gluing finished surfaces
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I'd be cautious about running prefinished wood flooring through my planer. Some of the really durable floor finishes are that durable because they...
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12 replies | 518 view(s)
12-27-2020,
8:54 PM
Jamie Buxton
replied to a thread
red Elm tear outs and other problems
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Turner's Forum
Do you have a plan for what you're going to use to finish it? You might put a couple of coats of that on the rough-sanded bowl to act as sanding...
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8 replies | 1000 view(s)
12-27-2020,
11:14 AM
Jamie Buxton
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red Elm tear outs and other problems
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Turner's Forum
I'm guessing, but perhaps the wood is punky -- that is, already partially rotting. That might explain why it is so soft, and why you get odd...
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8 replies | 1000 view(s)
12-26-2020,
11:12 PM
Jamie Buxton
replied to a thread
What about this table saw?
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
I can't tell for sure from the photo, but it certainly seems that the table is extremely narrow. Try to crosscut anything longer than two feet or...
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22 replies | 1134 view(s)
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Of Jamaican descent, interested in period furniture, mainly 18th century. Married with two grown children.
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Newtown, ct
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Photography, Fly Fishing
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Retired
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