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Here's how I think about it: To get rough lumber "foursquare," you face joint, edge joint, plane, and then rip. Three of those four operations are done with a jointer/planer, whereas a table saw...

The bottom is a solid disc that's tapered to fit in a rabbet cut in the side staves. So one more thing to figure out--how to cut a uniform-depth rabbet in a concave board. Slotting bit in a router...

Thanks--hadn't thought of that but you're right.

Thanks! I was thinking the dado would have to track a hollowed-out stave, so cutting them flat on the table saw wouldn't work. But there won't be much concavity at the bottom and you can't see the...

Fantastic--I guess that's one way to make the rivets the color you want them--make 'em out of wood!

Thanks, all. I definitely considered making the hoops from oak, but I sort of like the challenge of doing them the original way. But that might be more project than I need at this point. I'm...

I'm interested in trying to reproduce this Stickley No. 94 Scrap Basket:

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It's tapered and uses solid rivets to attach the white oak staves to the iron hoops. I'm...

Bedding for our chicken coop. When it's sufficiently nasty from bird-doo, it goes in the compost bin and then into the garden. Chicken poop makes a really hot compost pile.

If I have more...

I have that exact beast. Works fine. The table adjustment levers aren't the greatest--it's hard to make really precise fine adjustments. Mine came with a big pit on one of the machined surfaces...

Just an update to say that you guys are a bunch of geniuses. I pulled the knives out and sharpened them. I also pulled apart the front locking mechanism, cleaned it up and re-installed. The planer...

This is all fantastic advice--thanks everyone for the feedback. I'll sharpen the knives and clean out the locking thingamajiggers and report back.

Stephen--there are two knobs that I think are supposed to lock the head in place, but if I tighten them as much as I can (by hand), the climbing problem still happens.

Glenn--I'm not sure, but...

I have an old Rockwell Invicta 13" Brazilian-made planer from the early 80s. It's a massive beast that has always given great service. Lately it has started climbing while planing--that is, the...

My personal experience with Grizzly is mixed. I bought an 8" jointer and 18" bandsaw 10 or more years ago. I have struggled with both of them, and the bandsaw in particular. Castings broke (the part...

Heretic! There, I said it. Craftsman furniture is made out of wood and sometimes bits of metal, but not rocks. I like the deisgn, but I vote for sticking with wood. Even if you can solve the...

I second the vote in favor of the 3m respirator. Anything that makes a good seal around your nose will keep breath away from your glasses (and will keep fine particles out of your lungs). Dust...

How about taking the wheels off, mounting it to a hinged board that attached to a platform on the floor? When you want to drain the water, just flip the compressor and hinged board down to...

Hiring contractors to build your shop is like hiring the neighbor kid to go skiing for you...

Doing your own framing is a great excuse to buy a bunch of new tools with the money you'll save. ...

Titebond doesn't stick to itself very well, so you might be better off adding dowels (drilled from the edge through the joint) to get some new wood to glue to. Good luck.

I use the Delta cast iron beast and like it well enough. Micro-adjusting is really precise. I've never really been too concerned about the safety of it. I get it all set up and then make sure I...

Great topic. I side with Neal in this debate--I think the majority of furniture in most peoples' houses today is crap. Abject, depressing, ugly crap. That goes for Restoration Hardware and Pottery...

I had a similar problem with a 6 or 8 year old Jet drill press. I procrastinated calling Jet until years after the warranty period ran out, but once I finally called, they sent me a new quill and...

Here are pictures of the wands and sword that I made for my kids. Sword is about 30" overall and is made of ash and cherry. Wands are about 12", both of cherry. Had a heck of a time finding a source...

Two magic wands (cherry...Rockler was fresh out of phoenix feathers and unicorn hairs, so no cores) for my Harry Potter-obsessed kids and a wooden sword (ash and cherry) for my son. I know, no pics...

That's an excellent idea--how about running a 1/4" router bit from the underneath side maybe 3/4 of the way through the table, starting an inch or so from the edge and ending where the joint...