I'm about to start my first guitar build - a Strat style, with some twists. Chambered alder body, with a figured walnut top. I'm trying to decide on a finish.
I'm thinking of boiled linseed to...
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I'm about to start my first guitar build - a Strat style, with some twists. Chambered alder body, with a figured walnut top. I'm trying to decide on a finish.
I'm thinking of boiled linseed to...
Thanks, Mark. That's the look I'm going after for my first build, though not with the curly maple veneer. Looks awesome in the sunlight!
Love the color, Mark! Which Transtint?
Lees, when I said it deflects rather easily, what I meant was that it deflects very, very easily. Just the pressure necessary to keep the stock against the fence will cause it to deflect. So, I...
I have the Fasttrack fence on my 14" Jet. It works well unless I push into it, because it deflects rater easily. And mine doesn't adjust easily for drift.
This is indeed sad news. I had the pleasure of meeting Ken a few years ago at a Freedom Pens Turn-A-Thon at the Rockler store here in Atlanta. Ken was kind (and patient) enough to teach me how to...
I have to say that the highboy is my all-time favorite. I liked the Lutyen's bench, too. I've built the workbench (my first woodworking project, done entirely on an inherited Shopsmith) and the...
My oak floors need a bit of help. Mostly, they're scratched up from my 2 big dogs walking on them. Rather than sand and refinish, I was looking at the Varathane Renewal Wood Floor Restoring System....
Wow! I'm glad you're OK. I've experienced kickback, and it sticks with you. Now I always use a splitter and a pair of Grr-rippers, and I never reach over the blade to retrieve a workpiece until...
That's what I do.
That sounds really scary, Jamie.
Chip...
Glad you're OK. If you're like me, that fraction of a second when you realize it's coming at you seems like an hour. At least it seemd like when I dropped (yes, dropped) a 4" x 5" piece...
Darcey, I can't really help you with the value of the tools, but I'm very sorry to hear of your loss.
I hear ya, Pete. But it looks like a pretty simple project that wouldn't take up too much time. Personally, while I'm very impressed with Hoa's design and execution, I'll do something along those...
Pete, I've seen people add a big stop "paddle" to their existing switch. David Marks (host of Woodworks) has one that. Some make it so there's a foot tread that you can step on to shut the saw off....
Jim, according to the web site, it's 13"h x 9"w x 18"l.
Thye runner for the secret compartment is wood. Nothing fancy about it really, except that it's hidden. Sometimes simple is best!
I built the New Yankee Workshop on as well. Fun project, and the secret compartment is cool (see photo).
Thanks, Bart. I've always heard that InSinkErator was the standard by which the others are measured. (The one that died is an InSinkErator, but they all die eventually, right?)
A plumber told me...
Well, our garbage disposer finally bit the dust. Leaking all over the place.
Anyone have any recommendations for a replacement? SWMBO's priorities are:
1. The ability to instantly reduce...
Joe, as I understand it, there's always a market for "scrap" gold. That's all the jeweler offered me. It's a pretty heavy ring, but the scrap value only came out to about $78.
Dario, you've already received some good advise, but here's mine:
1. It's his project, not yours. Help and guide him, but let come up with the design, and do as much of the work as is safe. ...
I recently inherited a ring from my Dad. It originally belonged to his father, so it's an heirloom, and was always intended to be. It has a 1.5 ct. (approx.) diamond in it, but unfortunately, it's...
Absolutely correct, Glenn. My 12 year-old stepson loves to join me in the shop. Unfortunately, he is highly ADHD - not a good combination. I taught him to turn pens on my midi-lathe, and we have a...
Yep, that's the issue I have. I need to play with the layout a little to see if I can make them deeper.
I was looking at the same issue, Travis. I think I might need to make mine a bit deeper, though, and that would probably mess up the sheet layout.
I don't know about that, Jeff. I went by the Borg at lunch today. The typical Mills Pride base cabinet is in the $50-$60 range. 3/4" MDF is about $20/sheet. Melamine is about $25/sheet. The...