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12-08-2023, 6:53 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Low boarded bench for mudroom in Neanderthal Haven

Making people eat tofu sounds post-apocalyptic!

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12-07-2023, 9:55 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Trestle table base help in Neanderthal Haven

If I’m not following that plan, it’s all negotiable.

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12-07-2023, 7:34 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Trestle table base help in Neanderthal Haven

The largest mortise chisel I have is 5/16th. Or I can do the drill method (if I have to).

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12-07-2023, 5:33 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Trestle table base help in Neanderthal Haven

Don’t know why I was thinking this, but kept wondering if the 8/4 would look thick enough. Seeing some other examples, I’m guessing it would be fine....

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12-07-2023, 2:49 PM

Tony Wilkins started a thread Trestle table base help in Neanderthal Haven

So the table top is about done*. Now I’m looking at the trestle base for it. I was planning on doing the one Chris Schwarz did in PopWood a while...

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12-05-2023, 11:02 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Old Canvas Roll in Neanderthal Haven

I’d use woolite and a soft brush to clean the canvas. Then wipe it dry with a soft microfiber cloth.

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12-05-2023, 9:01 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread What do you use to remove PVA squeeze out? in Neanderthal Haven

Added one of those flush trim plane things on my last LV order.

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12-04-2023, 2:07 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread What do you use to remove PVA squeeze out? in Neanderthal Haven

That’s part of the reason I chose to wait to flatten the panel. I’m using the BTC 4/4 glue for the first time (actually first PVA in a long time...

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12-04-2023, 12:01 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread What do you use to remove PVA squeeze out? in Neanderthal Haven

My problem when doing it when it’s rubbery is that I am generally exhausted by the time I’ve worked in the shop — including glue ups.

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12-02-2023, 12:01 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread What do you use to remove PVA squeeze out? in Neanderthal Haven

How do you mean?

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11-30-2023, 4:00 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

I’ve seen that.

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11-30-2023, 2:10 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

Tried the fence and I should have listened to you guys. Ended up with a very high side in a couple of passes. I know what you mean about the square—...

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11-30-2023, 12:52 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread I need to build a new shooting board. And I need to go 'big.' in Neanderthal Haven

I generally follow David’s techniques and have had good luck. The 8 foot plus made me abandon them because I don’t have a plane long enough not to...

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11-29-2023, 10:39 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

Had a snarky comment type in response to those answers but decided not to. I tried a few of the suggestions made so far and hopefully they had an...

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11-29-2023, 5:59 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

Dont have one of those. Sometimes I cheat and use the fence attached to my LV 5 1/2. I might do a final pass with that.

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11-29-2023, 5:24 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

Hope I made some progress. Winding sticks were my first tool of choice to diagnose the problem. This revealed two things. A) there was a slight...

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11-28-2023, 10:51 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

I’ll add checking wind to the things to try.

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11-28-2023, 10:25 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

I’ll try to get a picture but here’s the best I have now… I’ve checked both boards at several points with a square across and it seems square,...

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11-28-2023, 9:34 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

As far as I can tell, all the way around. I’ve looked from both sides and there’s a gap on both.

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11-28-2023, 7:46 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

Been trying to find the high spots to no avail. Going to try (maybe tomorrow) the chalk and rub suggestion earlier in the thread.

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11-28-2023, 7:26 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

No. I’ve managed 5 other joints in this top so far.

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11-28-2023, 7:11 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

I know what you mean. I may have to try that when I have two helpers. I can’t manage that in my own and I’m doubtful that I could do one end.

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11-28-2023, 6:14 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

No, it doesn’t seem to join anywhere. I know there must be a high spot somewhere but I can’t find it. There is light all the way around and both...

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11-28-2023, 5:54 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

I’ll try that.

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11-28-2023, 5:36 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

No, they aren’t and there are varying degrees of bow.

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11-28-2023, 5:16 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

It’s strange, the gap seems consistent from one end to the other and on both sides. It’s a fairly minuscule camber but not none. I only tried match...

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11-28-2023, 4:39 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

My blade is cambered. I have a straight blade for my 5 1/2 and keep my BU jack straight; I could use one of these to see if it fixes it?

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11-28-2023, 4:26 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

The boards are just over an inch each. The two boards together are just about the most a #7 can handle. Concerning light, my problem is that I can’t...

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11-28-2023, 3:41 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

unfortunately it is both sides. I thought if I did the match plane thing I might overcome it if it was a side to side straightness issue but not so...

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11-28-2023, 2:29 PM

Tony Wilkins replied to a thread Chasing my tail on a long edge joint in Neanderthal Haven

Didn’t try that with the two panels together. They’re too heavy and long for me alone to do that. If I get help I might be able to try that. My 50”...

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