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    I just tried squaring it to a registration line...

    I just tried squaring it to a registration line instead of using a registration block spaced the correct distance from a reference face on a jig. This seems to have worked better. I squared the edge...
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    Thanks for the reply that all makes sense. I do...

    Thanks for the reply that all makes sense. I do think maybe I'm over relying on the honing guide to Auto square itself. I think maybe I need to pay a little bit more attention when I'm tightening...
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    Veritas side clamping honing guide issues

    I received one of these (05M09.40) as a Christmas gift to hopefully replace my inexpensive eclipse style honing guide. No matter what I did it did not seem to want to clamp the blade squarely in the...
  4. Awesome thank you. Bonus points because I love...

    Awesome thank you. Bonus points because I love when i can walk into a "regular" store and buy something useful for woodworking!
  5. What are you guys waxing your plane soles with?

    I use paste wax, rub on, wait, buff off. It works but it's slow. I've recently seen some people just scribble a couple squiggly lines with some sort of more solid little chunk of wax, but i don't...
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    I use GRK a lot and have converted several other...

    I use GRK a lot and have converted several other people i know. At work we get around the fact that they're not a 'typical' Phillips by buying a ton T15 bits and scattering them in every tool box,...
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    I have a Makita track saw with 2 55" Makita rails...

    I have a Makita track saw with 2 55" Makita rails and factory Makita connectors.

    When i bought it a couple years ago I thought a lot about clamps but decided to wait since a couple reviews i had...
  8. Thanks John, these particular boards are going to...

    Thanks John, these particular boards are going to get a dark stain so i guess I won't worry too much. But i have a lot of this wood still, and am a little concerned about future projects that might...
  9. Mildew? Tannin stain? What is this and how do i get rid of it?

    I milled some rough red oak last night. I had it bandsaw milled in 2012 and it was stickered and stacked till about 3 years ago when i removed the stickers and reorganized the stack a bit.

    I've...
  10. So in the relative peace of Christmas late...

    So in the relative peace of Christmas late morning when my wife feel asleep on the couch and the kids were playing with their new video games I got a chance to try things out. I brought a home depot...
  11. Okay so maybe jumping the gun a bit, but last...

    Okay so maybe jumping the gun a bit, but last night (after at least one bourbon) i bought the $35 3-stone arkansas stone set at woodcraft and their cheap honing guide. Shipped it was a $60...
  12. Ok so after googling a lot of the...

    Ok so after googling a lot of the things/people/techniques mentioned here and reading recommend articles and watching some videos I'm feeling a little more knowledgeable but starting to think instead...
  13. Thank you for all the replies. I suppose it was...

    Thank you for all the replies. I suppose it was wishful thinking/naive to assume there'd be a super easy "yeah punch in this item number on amazon and you're on your way to shavings a single molecule...
  14. Anybody sell a sharpening "kit"? Stones, honing guides etc...

    I have a Worksharp 3000 which has been a good tool and still quite useful, but it doesn't have the capacity for some of my wider plane blades and I always feel like everybody is working with sharper...
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    285932I have 2 approaches to mitered corners, I...

    285932I have 2 approaches to mitered corners, I either avoid them entirely:) or spline them (usually with contrasting wood) Plus it's a nice detail I think...
  16. I have no ill will. It was one of the first tools...

    I have no ill will. It was one of the first tools I bought when I decided to try my hand at woodworking, but it was always for a quick project where I wasn't using more traditional joinery. I think...
  17. Thread: "Mini-bar"

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    Believe me the contrast in styles was something I...

    Believe me the contrast in styles was something I wrestled with. When I first mocked it up i wondered what I was thinking... But it's growing on me big time... In really like the various contrasts...
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    Awesome... I'd also be curious about sheet goods...

    Awesome... I'd also be curious about sheet goods and if you did use them, where you found them. Did you have to resharpen a lot of tools throughout the build process?
  19. Thread: "Mini-bar"

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    "Mini-bar"

    A friend of mine owns a craft beer brewery and for events and festivals he uses a jockey box to pour beer. It's basically just a coleman cooler with some taps coming out of it so he asked me to make...
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    Me too... The pine is light on the one side and...

    Me too... The pine is light on the one side and really blends in pretty well with the cherry in it's current state... I know that cherry will darken and i'm pretty sure the pine will too if the old...
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    Antique Pine and Cherry Coffee Table

    My father in law brought me a dirty old piece of pine he found in an old garage in Pennsylvania that he thought i might be able to use for something. I set it aside for quite a while but recently...
  22. Great piece... I love the shape of the...

    Great piece... I love the shape of the butterflies...more butterfly-ish than usual...
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    Just on the table saw with the blade tipped 10 or...

    Just on the table saw with the blade tipped 10 or 15 degrees... I clamped it into a tenoning jig for the short side just for stability. Long sides were just run along the fence...
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    Amazing... I've been building quite a few myself...

    Amazing... I've been building quite a few myself lately and your work gives me something to aspire to. Just beautiful...
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    2 recently completed humidors

    My timing for posting these may be poor due to some recently posted mind-blowing humidor pics, but here they are anyway.

    walnut and quilted maple, with the glass top one having a few yellow heart...
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