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I had to do a similar thing for my sons crib. I cut the mortise before I cut the curve. This was fairly simple. After that, I cut the tenon. I copied the curve from the mortise to the piece needing...

I've got the video where he shows how to do this, "Dovetail a Drawer". The only difference is that he uses chisel to remove the waste and a gents saw to do the cutting. When building a project he...

Tonight I've got softball and will be using composite bats. No one really makes an aluminum bat anymore. They do have testing methods in place for non-wooden bats, to see how "hard" a ball can be hit...

I know very few businesses that operate with a gmail account. I know even fewer the cold call people asking people if they want to work for them.

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I saw in the news that several Home Depots are closing, specifically one on Cottage Grove, MN. From what I read, the store will close tomorrow and then reopen with a lot of stuff on clearence....

I don't think it make fine shaving anymore, but it never hurts to try. On the flip side, you could try to turn it into a scrub plane.

The quickest method I've found is a sander with 60 grit and then working my way up to 220. Once you've done that, then you can move to your stones, etc.

That being said, you've spent a lot of time...

Thanks for the quick responses.

I'm in the market for a cabinet door router bit set. What brands should I be looking at and which ones should I stay away from?

For background...I don't plan on making a lot of doors, maybe 10...

I know that this is the hand tool forum, but can I suggest making a sled to flatten your timber using your power planer? For the past couple years I've flattened boards using a #8, a jack, and a...

I haven't used rasps much, so I can't speak for them. As for the scrub planes, they remove A LOT of wood at a time and leave a rough finish. Depending on what you're making, it might be better to use...

I'm not a sharpening expert, but you don't need a wider stone. I have stones that are less then 2 inches wide and I easily sharpen large plane blades on it. As mentioned before you simply need to...

Ditto what everyone else is saying. I've never used a high end plane and I don't have the money to buy one. I've got rag tag collection of no names that get the job done.

I needed a heavy and cheap bench, so I went this route. I saw that the local home store sold steel door rejects for $5 or less. I then screwed MDF to the top to cover the steel. I screwed it, so that...

I agree with Bob. I've cut over a hundred mortises by hand using that method.

Yeah, I did. For the beginner the free seminars are good. They did seem to push the sponsers product a couple times. That's to be expected though.

I might take a couple years off and then go back...

I've been to the last two that they had. I don't see myself going again. The demos don't interest me that much and when you figure admission, parking, and food it costs more to buy something there,...

I flatten my #8 on my tablesaw top using sheets 8.5 by 11 sandpaper taped together. Worked fine and I didn't have to go out and buy something specifically for the task.

When I sharpen my scrub plane, I do a figure eight on the stone freehand, slowly rocking it side to side.

One time on the Woodright shop I saw Roy do it completely differently, although I didn't...

I bought a pair of Crown mortice chisels and they have performed well for chopping mortices. I don't do a lot of mortices and so I couldn't justify very expensive ones.

I would also look for...

Thanks for the responses all. Very informative.

This may seem like a weird question, but it's been bothering me for awhile.

I've heard a lot of people say that kiln dried wood is better, because it gets an initial lower moisture content, but...

I used a vise with two boards last night and it worked fine.

When I started with my oil stones I used 3 in 1, which clogged them. It might have been because I was a beginner. I now use honing oil, which works well.

I recently made a bench. I needed something that was sturdy enough to do hand planning, but could we moved out of the way when the car came in.

I went to the local home center and bought a steel...