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anyone in or around northeast alabama? looking for someone to bounce ideas off of, and maybe with experience in resawing.
having problems and not sure how to resolve.

thanks
rich

i use autocad for design, but its what i feel comfortable with as i've been drafting for 25+ years. as for modeling software, i have both inventor and fusion and am teaching myself both. sketchup...

i too have used it. i did two of my cabinet doors in my shop/garage. i used them all the time for wood working dimensions and notes about mowers, ect.
even submitted it to wood magazine as shop...

my wife purchased "bar keepers friend", made a paste and put it on the stains. she left it for 15 mins., then wiped off. THE STAINS WERE GONE!! its amazing!!
the BKF contains the oxalic acid....

FYI: those "sample" paints from SW or BM or whomever, are not the same quality paint as a gallon can. they're only used to test if you like the color.
a lot of your backyard furniture...

my wife is refinishing a dropleaf table and there are dark stains in the wood. its a solid top - black walnut maybe??
she's sanded the finish off and the stains still remain. any thoughts on how...

i ordered the blade, should be in monday.
thanks for everybodys input

rich

i was about to pull the trigger on a Freud Glue Line Rip blade but read some
not so encouraging remarks.
Anything better or go with it?

cutting almost all pine on 2hp TS

thanks
rich

To all that responded - Thank you!
today i took the top (which was the TOP of the potting bench) and sawed the planks apart and i noticed an interesting thing. several of the board had 25-50%...

i did seal all sides and faces

i built my wife a potting bench about 18 mos ago. it sat outside on our back deck. when we restained the deck last week, i moved the potting bench and noticed the top coat (GF Exterior 450 top coat)...

All-
i'm sorry i asked the question and then just dropped off the earth. for those of you whom are married, you'll understand... my wife said "don't worry about that now" and shifted me to ...

May i get suggestions on how you would trim off about 1" all around from this table. Its presently 30"d.

i've got a good PC router, 12" band saw, table saw and assorted power and hand tools.
...

Scott,
does your shop have 220v? i work out of my garage and the main thing i'm limited to is 110v 20a equipment (which i had to run the 20a). do you have or can you run 220?

Thanks Tom!

possible have an option to purchase a woodtek 6" jointer off CL. does anyone know if parts are still available?

thanks
rich

brandon, i read a lot of pros and cons on which honing guide to use. seems that the old hats that do sharpening can use the cheaper model. i need all the help i can get, so i too bought the veritas...

haven't had time to sharpened it yet. i work 50+ hrs with one job and lowes 20 hrs over weekends

i know it needs to be sharpened. high on my to-do list. bought a veritas honing guide which will make it easier.
i've watched numerous videos about the basics, but anyone have any favorites i should...

i own an MF #75 block plane. i haven't sharpened it yet, but i've been trying it out and as i
run it across the wood, i get a chatter and very few shavings.

is it because the blade is dull?
...

well, after reading stevens post (thanks steven!) and going from there, my plane is a millers falls V line, built about late 60's to early 70's. its got the red frog and black handle and lever cap....

i posted from my work computer. will post pictures when i get home tonight.
anyone also want to see me in a speedo ? ha,ha,ha :D

who on this forum is real familiar with Miller Falls wood planes?
i bought a 9" plane that was supposed to be an MF plane but it has NO logo
or serial number on it anywhere.

thanks
rich

when i saw how much the pieces were cupped, i got pissed off and threw them outside in the rain, destined for the burn pile.
this morning, i picked them up and low and behold, they were almost...

i have pine 1x4's that i plan to use as long (42") drawers. they have a slight cup (~1/8") to them.
in your opinion, should i:
a. slightly plane out the cup and just thin the drawers all around...