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Great - thank you for the responses. I'll leave them as is.

Thanks!

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I inherited two Japanese abacuses that my grandfather brought home after WWII. I essentially have two questions:

1. If I were to clean & oil the wood, and polish the metal, would it...

Great - thank you for the replies. I had heard of "snipe", although I had misunderstood what it was. I suppose I will just go with the "plane a longer board than you need" method to get around the...

I have an old Delta bench planer that I inherited from my grandfather, and I’ve only just noticed while planing 1/16th strips on a planing sled that the first 3 inches on both ends of the strips are...

Thank you gentlemen! Much appreciated.

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I posted a similar thread to this some time ago that was very successful, but I have a feeling that this one will be a little tougher. I inherited many tools from my Grandpa in 2014. For...

Thank you, and yeah, I can upload some pictures directly. My office blocks Imgur, so I'll have to do it later from the house.

Edit: This is in response to Yonak's question.

No, the design itself is not my own. The design was compiled from two "posterized" pictures of Biggie already available on google. I took the face...

Haha thanks. This is one of those gifts that I have no doubt my friend is going to love. His walls are already decked out with rap-inspired art work, so he'll have no problem finding a spot for it.

Thanks! I just focus on the process and not the end result, and remind myself that I'll finish when I finish. This way it stays an enjoyable hobby versus a "task that needs to get done."

I finished a scrollsaw portrait of Biggie Smalls over the weekend that I will be gifting to a friend for his birthday in March. I think it came out well, and I am super excited to give it to him!
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Wow. Thank you! I wasnt sure exactly what you had said so I googled it, and YouTube has a Rockler video demonstrating the same jig. I appreciate your help!

I inherited many tools from my grandpa, and amongst them was this jig he built. Any ideas as to what one would use this for?

Thanks!

https://imgur.com/a/hKOAH

I feel stupid even having to ask this, but here goes... The backstory is that I inherited a bunch of tools from my grandfather a few years ago. Over time my basement has been organized into a...

Awesome thanks. As I've mentioned, I've never done a bent lamination so I have no concept of how strong various thicknesses of lamination would be. I can do 1/2 inch laminates, and then if I go the...

For those interested, I found a "from the side" picture of the chair on a website that I think is in German. This is actually quite helpful to me, as I was able to rotate the image until the top and...

This is a great idea! Definitely makes more sense than embedded weights. I was on the internet last night reading how to calculate "center of gravity", but all of the physics websites either use a...

Thanks for the replies. I have thought about making a scaled miniature to figure out the center of gravity, but on the other hand, if I can get the balance point close enough, simple weights at the...

I love this idea. I've never worked with fiberglass, but that's what YouTube is for. I take it the sun would turn the resin yellow without UV protection? Thanks for your input.

Hello Creekers,

I believe this is my first post on this forum, although I am an avid lurker and have used this site for a few years now as my go-to research hub for my various woodworking...