Gut sense is that Tom's statement about the thickness (and tension) is correct. I believe the WCT is almost half again as thick (.035" compared to .024") as the RK and if the saw can tension that,...
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Gut sense is that Tom's statement about the thickness (and tension) is correct. I believe the WCT is almost half again as thick (.035" compared to .024") as the RK and if the saw can tension that,...
Like Lee, I clean and wax frequently and that seems to keep things operating consistently. Different woods (and surfaces) seem to exhibit different amounts of friction and the wax seems to minimize...
Sassafrass is a lovely native North American hardwood. It is light in comparison to most eastern Hardwood’s, a bit soft (Janka) but mills nicely, is easily worked with edge tools, and has a...
Mounting an approximately 4' X 5' mirror on a sheet of baltic birch to mount in a steel frame as shown in the section below. The steel frame is painted flat black and I was planning to paint the...
I had 'abraded' the entire finish and cleaned it earlier today. When I went out this evening to coat I just didn't feel it was flat enough. The abrading did not knock off the dust nubbins. So I...
Prepping Mahogany (Honduran) and White oak as part of a traditional varnish buildup with the Epifane High Gloss Clear. What I have done in the past is to wait until really cured and sand initially...
Clever. And you can still crosscut with the saw! Maybe even narrow rips.
Just installed a semi built-in desk made of large slabs of red oak.
The planks started at about 2-1/8" thick +/- and finished down to 1-3/4". Each slab was ripped to 15" wide and just over 9'...
Has anyone used the GF Water Based Whitewash stain to create tints of the other colors? Specifically looking at creating lighter tints of the Weathered Gray. Searched the GF site but find no...
Thanks folks for the feedback. I have not worked with the Rubio products. Can anyone elaborate on how well the product finish works? I had anticipated using a conversion varnish as the top finish...
Very clever. Inverted cones with an inter-drive. Thanks for sharing. OWWM has a listing for the same machine type under Knecht Brothers and they call it a "sensitive drill."
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With air dried oak at about 45#/cubic foot ... an 1-1/4" table top (without waterfall) 8' x 5' would weigh in at 187 pounds according to my calculations. Likely 225 pounds or more with the frame...
I read the article (but not the book) Mike posted and similarly I have never had to adjust my saw for drift. A big part of that is the amount the saw is able to tension the blade. I guess the...
Daniel ... I purchased a driftmaster extrusion and fitted it to my factory fence. It works great. I looked at adapting other extrusions such as available through 80/20 and others, but then the DM...
Gents ... my apologies ... forgot to attach the rendering and "sample." It is evolving as a fairly modern design. Not that solid wood won't work. I'm leery of the stability and weight. Interesting...
Im looking to build a single surface 5' by 8' dining table. The client is looking for a relatively massive appearance ... that is a side skirt of 4". The top is envisioned to be whitewashed rift...
Thanks Wayne ... I need to test a few boards. Read a bit about Bona Nordic Seal and that's something to test as well. They recommend sealing before application but I suspect a big part of that is...
I'm bidding on a project for a dining table and the desired finish is a low sheen whitewashed or greywashed straight grained wood. I'm thinking rift sawn White oak or White ash veneer (on some...
I too use biscuits (and also the domino) for a number of shop and on-site tasks. Most if not all have been mentioned already. A key site specific task is providing strength (and alignment) to a...
Impressive!
Jeremy ... using Woodweb's Sagulator calculator , the sag on 3/4 material ply (or certainly solid) with a normal load is acceptable over a 60" span.
Like some of the others, I think Van's list is ok. I use a router quite a bit, but don't think I've ever used a slot cutter. Makes me think because I definitely use strait bits all the time for...
I too have significant hearing loss and a volume that works for me is often uncomfortable for others. My hearing aids are complicated though they do have bluetooth, I can never get it to work right...
What Martin said. Loose stiles. No filler is necessary.
Recently did a site finished job where one of the openings was about 8' wide, the other 4'. Sides were scribed, top and bottom received...
Wonder why they didn’t use the Newman spiral heads? Those are ground on the machine. I was under the impression they were the “ultimate” head (and they’ve been around a long time).
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