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If you really want to make it count, use message boards like this to find people in their teens, 20s, or 30s who want to start a shop but never had the money to do so effectively.

If you sell it...

Fair. That's what makes the market what it is I guess. If everyone wanted the same type of tool at the same price point, then there wouldn't be a market, just a ticket taker.

A sander is a...

Buy a $50 ROS and put the $450 to something more important. Festool isn't worth the price if you're on a budget. Honestly, not even tradesman get festool in the field. If you don't have anything...

You have no idea how much space one needs to assemble a death star.

- Former Sith

25000V will jump 1.5 inches in air.. I'd like to see how many volts a 36 inch arch would be haha.

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I have a 2 1/4 inch think maple table top that I have laminated and flattened. I also have 7" wide by 2 inch think boards that I have cut for the apron.

The end aprons have a 3/4 rabbet...

Get a garage heater like a modine hot dawg or just a mr. heater. Dust collector + air filtration + change of clothes/apron will help a lot. Also double doors.. one from mud room to garage, one from...

A Jeep can make it work still.

A truck is the most important tool of the woodworker.

The rest of his house is still in boxes. Priorities man.

My lumber solution may work for you.. it's pretty low profile and heavy duty, and low cost to boot.

$12 - Six 2x4s, jointed and laminated together. They ended up being about 3x3 after being...

This type of stuff enrages me. Another reason why larger cities are really putting the stops on hobbiests of all kinds. They wonder why kids just stay in and play Xbox now instead of going out and...

I don't own the Leigh, but I have the more simple Porter Cable Dovetail Jig. Even the PC was a lot to setup properly and get good results with. But once you understand it, it goes quicker.

My...

I have the Stanley Sweetheart 92 shoulder plane. While it's a good plane, I'd love the large LV plane.

What do people do without shoulder planes? They are so useful!

no pics? you tease.. comon.

The thing with sharpening, is that it's not all that hard. But it DOES take practice.

I'd suggest getting a good honing guide like the Veritas Sharpening Honing Guide MK II... once you figure...

Their website feels like something that would have been made like 10 years ago.. bad search functions, no information really, just pictures. I was on there a few weeks ago looking for some bits and...

Tablesaw hands down. You can get away without a bandsaw if you build jigs for the tablesaw. You can also clean up the parallel faces with the tablesaw, joint, etc.

My rigid table saw is 37" as well and it's comfortable for me, 5'8"

That said, my workbenches feel the best at 32-34"

Everyone should have a good hand plane, at least #5 or higher, and learn how to use it to flatten boards. A hand plane doesn't care how long a board is, as long as the user's skill is there.

I'm pretty new to hand planes, and started my practice on spruce 2x4s (in Ontario all our stuff is spruce). What I can tell you from my limited experience, is that planing spruce 2x4s is a lot...