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I bought marine grease yesterday to do my saw this week.
One of the how-to videos on the SawStop website their recommends marine grease.
I also came across some website that seemed to have a lot...

Thanks to everyone for the helpful responses.

Based on the feedback I’ve decided to put the almost $400 I was going to spend on carbide tools into conventional D Way or Thompson tools instead,...

Thanks for the suggestions Thomas.
The lathe is 14”x20” Coronet Herald by Record Power. I believe it is considered a MIDI.

Robert—I am in Huntsville.

I have never turned anything.
I ordered a lathe which is due to arrive tomorrow.
I still need turning tools. Am considering the full size Ultra shear carbide turning tools by woodpeckers.

Any...

Thanks david and jim k as well. So much great information. this site is great!
Will look for Schwarz' book too.

Thanks Jim.
This isn't a "normal" desk. My wife wanted steel forged legs that she found online.
It will just be this top on the legs. No drawers or anything else.
Based on your thoughts though,...

Thank you Curt

Despite thinking I was careful with my clamping pressure, I ended up with cupping in my desktop, as shown in the picture, so I plan to:
1. Continue with my no. 7 across the grain until I get full...

Warren: Thank you for your advice. Looks like my next step then is to rip the boards to proper width then dress the edges for glue up as you state. You saved me a lot of time from the way I thought I...

thank you for this info. You saved me a lot of time.
Just to be clear, when you say gluing the rough boards, you mean after I joint the edges to glue together?
So I need to joint the edges to be...

There are some that are crooked but my primary question is about the bowed boards. Primarily, do I put the board with the bow up (like the letter n) and plane the middle down to match the ends or do...

Some background:
I am attempting to build a desk top for my wife's home office.
I bought 5/4 s3s walnut.
I have cut the boards down to 65". Finished length will be 60"
I have not cut them to...

I do not have a jointer or access to one, yet. I do have a good TS. I plan on adding some good quality hand planes and watching videos on tuning them.
Thanks for the reply.

As far as I know, eucalyptus is not common here.

I agree with abandoning the PH technique. Not as much of fan now as I was after my first time using them.
I appreciate your suggestions here. I'll implement them in my next glue up. I delayed...

Not sure if I can wait till next month but LN is having a weekend workshop event, maybe I'll learn what I need to know there.
Thanks for the response.

Martin--
Thank you. Very helpful response.
Based on your response about sanding and a couple other suggestions (on the second accidental posting of the same thread) to sand it, I think I'll buy a...

I hadn't heard of it before either. I am not sure what it is. Although, I know it isn't eucalyptus because I bought a piece of 4/4 eucalyptus the same time I bought the canary wood.
My daughter...

Attempting to build a 48"x 30" table.
Top is canary boards glued and pocket-holed. The only other table I have built was done the same way and I didn't have these problems.
However, this time the...

Thanks for the quick replies but I think this posted twice.
Anyone know how I can delete this thread. It is on the boards twice and the other thread has my complete OP.

Thank you all for your replies. It is much appreciated!!

This particular "project" if it can be called that is literally just a planed 4/4 board that I will rip to about 5" and cut about 5' long...

Other than staining a couple yellow-pine projects I built, I have no experience finishing wood.

What are the products and processes y'all use to finish Bubinga?

Thanks in advance to all who...

Thanks for the response.
Depending on how much of a unit I need, that might delay my J/P purchase a bit. Especially now that I know the wood store will surface both sides and an edge for minimal...

Thanks to all who responded. After reading the responses, my plan is to get the jointer/planer combo, most likely the 12" jet. I like the idea of separate machines for most items but even though I...

Thanks for the reminder. I almost never think of CL when shopping for something (for no reason other than it doesn't come to mind) but with houston being my "local" market and a whole shop to fill...