Agreed. Rip and plane so you know you've got straight, square stock to work with. The time you take to square everything up will be time saved trying to make stock that isn't true look good.
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Agreed. Rip and plane so you know you've got straight, square stock to work with. The time you take to square everything up will be time saved trying to make stock that isn't true look good.
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I used to use a Skil 7-1/4" worm drive to break down sheet goods. It's a great framing saw, but once I got into furniture making it seemed like the tool weighed a ton and was cumbersome to use.
I...
Alan,
Is it wrong to admit that I drooled when looking at your DC set-up?
Hey Al!
Perhaps you could try to put a slight--and I mean slight!!!--bevel on the hinge side of the cabinet door. Might just get you out of a bind!
Very cool layout, Todd! Might be "stealing" a concept or two from your plan. I'm in the initial stages of laying out a 23' x 26' workshop that will come off the back of my garage.
I've been...
A big reason why inspectors seem to be requiring too much is that many hack builders and homeowners take on the "it's just a deck... how hard can it be to build?" attitude. I used to build decks...
Those zinc-coated pipes on the Rockler clamps look so nice and shiny.
But do they get nicked-up during the clamping process? I've noticed some small gouges in the pipes on my clamps (Pony clamps...
I was in the market for a new jigsaw and heard great things about the Bosch 1591 on this website and another woodworking magazine, so I took the plunge and bought it.
Oh. My. Gosh!
I had no...
My four year old son is in the shop with me quite a bit. He has his own ear and eye protection and asks a lot of questions about the tools I work with. I think (hope) this is giving him a healthy...
Your honesty is probably going to be rewarded...
Your honesty is probably going to be rewarded with either a brand new Freud router or old router repaired free of charge.
I haven't had this issue with any of my routers (my wife would disown me...
Oh man... I get that all the time! If I had a nickel for every time my wife rolled her eyes when she found out what I was really working on instead of what I should have been working on, I'd be a...
Seeing all the pictures of the various workshops people have posted here (and I am very jealous of a lot of you!) got me curious. I'm wondering how much time you all spend on actual woodworking...
Anybody ever try this stuff? Or a product like it?
http://www.plastidip.com/inc/displayImage.php?src=plastidip.jpg&w=250&h=250
Seems like it might be a very quick fix. Although I wonder how durable...
I have an old Craftsman RAS. No matter how much I adjust the screws and bolts on the thing, I can't get it to cut square. I only use it to rough-cut. Maybe if I had a more accurate machine I'd use it...
I got 10 stitches in my left index finger (including three through my finger nail) while chamfering narrow stock on a jointer. Finger tip is still a little sensitive, but no lingering effects. I was...
First post in a great forum!
Never used the blade guard for a good 15 years. Was always "careful" and used pushsticks, including the aforementioned Vermont American Push Shoe Plus.
Then one...