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Holy cow!! I haven't checked this in a few days, so I have to thank everyone for the input!! Fantastic!!

Title says nearly all. I'm thinking that I finish the wood prior to assembly primarily because the 3/8" gaps between the seat and back slats won't allow me to get a proper coat of spar varnish in...

Jim, great advice. Thank you much for that, just the kind of insight I was originally looking for.

Paul, this is precisely the kind of information I'm looking for. Incidentally, I recall seeing Rob Cosman using a #8 jointer to clean up dovetails on practice boards no wider than 8" and less than...

Gary, I should have mentioned that I do have the basic LV scraper/burnisher set. Problem is that the tearout was quite deep in the QS sycamore, such that the very thin shavings from the scraper would...

Jim, the first thing I notice about the union #4 is how light it is. It almost feels like a toy compared to my LN LA jack. The sole is way out of flat and there is a large gap between the edge of the...

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but its been nagging me. In short, assuming my jointer is properly tuned, sharpened, and adjusted, won't the surface be flat and smooth after using the jointer,...

Thank you Mel, but I am definitely using a clear finish as the figure on both the sycamore and maple are just gorgeous. Just need to remedy the discoloration.

Second post, first project. Making adirondack chair out of quartersawn sycamore and soft maple.

Problem is I have significant gray discoloration on parts of the sycamore. I believe it to be mold,...

Seems dumb now that I have corrected my technique... I was binding the blade terribly putting stress on the blade. It is now much easier having the blade on plane; so much easier to cut and control....

David, Knew Concepts does a coping saw, $150...

http://www.knewconcepts.com/copingSaws.php

Jim, it's 3/4 stock that I'm cutting. Nothing crazy.

Thank you to everyone for the advice, extremely useful. In response:

The blades are oriented to cut on the pull stroke.

The blade does get very hot. So hot that it burns the skin on my hand...

hello, longtime reader, first time poster. been building my neanderthal tool and skill set for about a year now. really enjoying myself.

However, i'm having a lot of trouble with the coping saw....