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Non-political, I promise.

I’ll keep you guessing until I can post a photo of the finished item.

Steve, I’m not sure I would have been able to hold the mating parts together firmly enough to drill through them, but if I could have worked that out, it would be a good method.

George, ganging them as you suggest is a very good idea. Wish I’d thought of that before I cut all the individual parts!

Notably, I did gang two other small parts for this grand design:

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Kent, that did it. I routed off about 0.015" deep along the ends of the narrow end parts. The 1/2" ply is about 0.475", so that's how wide the rabbets are. The tiny shelf actually helps register...

What’s a micro pin?

Update: the glue didn’t hold without first abrading (or removing) the finish. I’ll try sanding it off when I return to the shop in the week ahead.

One hope I hold out is to avoid needing to...

If I didn’t already have a 607…

Good luck with the sale, Tom. Another beauty from you.

Of all the many reasons I love SMC, one stands out for me today: this community has your back. Every day someone is offering their guidance and knowledge to help someone work through an issue.

I...

Both useful ideas so far. Got me thinking. Any others?

Get your thinking cap on.

I need to make 16 little box-like sheaths that will act as footings for vertical 1x4s. Each sheath will be fastened to a 22"-long ski-like base. To help you visualize...

I just prefer to have an excellent tool, if I can afford it. My only Starretts are a 24” straightedge and a 12” combo square with 45° fixture. I sat in wait for a sale price on the former, and I...

No aspersions meant to PE firms, but I’m glad I already own my Starrett tools.

Bill, I’m happy for you and glad you celebrated your return to the shop with a thread here! I’ve taken more than a few long breaks, and it’s always great to get back in there. It’s a wonderful...

I’m building doors and drawer fronts with hard white maple. Not much figure at all, just a wave here and there. Maybe that’s the difference: my boards are planing easily, and the result is mirror...

This is my situation. I don’t need any more planes, chisels, or machines. It’s all consumables now, or project-driven needs. I just spent $4 - $500 on Blum hinges, drawer slides, tongue and groove...

When I lived on the Peninsula (Bay Area), I’d drive over to Woodcraft whenever I needed anything. In those days I was building out my shop, so I bought a fair number of things. They moved to about...

I suppose my method is an outlier. I have four 1x10 pine boards, about 36” long. To each, I attached a 1” pine strip along one end, as a hook. To the other I hinged two little spindly 34” 1x3s. The...

I can’t seem to copy the Amazon link with my iPad, but this little gem has worked well for me when I want to “have a little fun” at the sharpening table:

Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x LED...

It’s time for a respectful but direct email (can’t reach him by phone, always a bad sign at the outset!). Tell him you and others are discussing his shoddy service on Sawmill Creek, and unless your...

I like your plane till. Mine is of a very similar design, right down to the brass screws and the tote notch under the smaller planes. But mine is against the wall and fully vertical, so I needed...

I’m an extremely low-output hobbyist woodworker, which is why you don’t see me step in on these threads. But in the past week I had a burst of production. I milled the door and drawer frame parts and...

Thanks, Jim.

I'm not sure how good a chronicler I am, but I can describe the process I went through to bring this project to like. (Maybe that's the same thing.)

I'll try to make time for it...

I’ve taken on the task of building a breakfast bar for our new backyard cottage. It’s my first bona fide kitchen cabinet project. I’ve been planning it for weeks, and I’ve had the maple since...

Dave, you’re right. I haven’t yet milled the wood, so I don’t have a lot of test parts. I’ll make some half-inch boards and a new riser block and see how it goes. If it’s fussy, I’ll go by the...

i don’t know. He was unusually chippy about his defense of pocket holes in that video.