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    I mostly use wood bottom planes. I used to true...

    I mostly use wood bottom planes. I used to true the soles with another plane. What a pain in the butt, relatively slow, constant checking to not screw it up. Then I wizened up and switched to...
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    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: rosin....

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: rosin. Rosin has only one job in life – to provide tons of friction. $5 will buy you a lifetime supply. It solves all friction problems. Holdfasts,...
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    I have a split top. Absolutely you want both...

    I have a split top. Absolutely you want both going in the same direction. When you flatten, you want to treat it as ONE top that happens to have a gap in it. If you flatten the front as one top,...
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    Before you do anything permanent to your bench...

    Before you do anything permanent to your bench get yourself a piece of rosin. Just search amazon for violin rosin. Apply it to the shaft and see if it helps. Repeated attempts will also transfer...
  5. I don’t have near the experience of others on...

    I don’t have near the experience of others on this forum. But I’ve had to make a number of things between 16-20” wide without support from breadboard ends or battens and they have all stayed very...
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    I’m 6’6” and 50 years old – I’ve had my share of...

    I’m 6’6” and 50 years old – I’ve had my share of back problems starting in mid 20s. My bench is 42” tall which is much taller than it would be if I followed any of these (idiotic) wrist/knuckle/etc....
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    Never used a treadle lathe, but I do have a pole...

    Never used a treadle lathe, but I do have a pole lathe that is absolutely wild fun. Made lots of stuff on it. Nothing impresses people more than turned legs on a table! In my case, it's not the leg...
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    I have a tall bench at 42” as I am 6’6” tall. ...

    I have a tall bench at 42” as I am 6’6” tall. And it has an apron and a twin screw so in my humble opinion you, sir, are a very smart man! The apron with a twin screw end vise was my dream setup and...
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    People say to get hardwood, but this is not a...

    People say to get hardwood, but this is not a universal truth. Many of us prefer a bench made of douglas fir or souther yellow pine (both Janka 650-ish). There are many advantages to working on a...
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    Maybe I'm misunderstanding the OP, but LV still...

    Maybe I'm misunderstanding the OP, but LV still sells the router inlay option. It just shows out of stock; not discontinued.
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    All my indoor projects are either hot hide glue...

    All my indoor projects are either hot hide glue or Elmers Glue All. If I need a ton of glue, like a lamination, then Glue All. If I’m just doing joinery, or otherwise don’t need a ton of glue, then...
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    Jim, how well does it work in harder woods like...

    Jim, how well does it work in harder woods like oak? I saw some were complaining that they don't hold up on harder woods. However, assuming these are mostly power tool users, they might not have...
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    I’ve got a lot of pocket knives and I always have...

    I’ve got a lot of pocket knives and I always have one in my pocket. Here's a small sampling of some of my more commonly carried knives. The ebony jack top left, black composite jack top right, and...
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    I made a 26” jointer out of red oak. I did not...

    I made a 26” jointer out of red oak. I did not use the kit. I use a hammer: tappity-tap-tap. I honestly would recommend not using the adjustment kit – I find my wooden planes easier to adjust than...
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    You could also do the final 5% of cutting with a...

    You could also do the final 5% of cutting with a scratch stock.
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    I have never understood using those metal brushes...

    I have never understood using those metal brushes which shed hairs for glue. They are great for really nasty stuff (grease, acid, oil, silicone, etc.), but for glue? Maybe epoxy I guess – that’s...
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    This has suddenly become very easy. Sounds like...

    This has suddenly become very easy. Sounds like you are describing him as a traditional slipjoint kind of guy. This is the world in which I live! And with a $300 budget for a slippy, the answer is...
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    I’ve done this a bunch of times. Mark your line...

    I’ve done this a bunch of times. Mark your line all the way around with a knife and cut just barely to the line. Then stick it end up in a vise and use a block plane along with a square to flatten...
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    I would plane a halfway decent reference face and...

    I would plane a halfway decent reference face and edge and then run a pass on each edge through the table saw and cut as deep as the saw will go. Or, I guess if you use a circular saw you would only...
  20. My understanding is that these were designed for...

    My understanding is that these were designed for metal work. They can be used for wood, but they are inconvenient and feed way too slow. And, there aren’t too many situations where you need a hole...
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    I resaw by hand because I do not have a bandsaw...

    I resaw by hand because I do not have a bandsaw capable of doing it for me. If I had a one, I would use it. I would still resaw by hand often, but sometimes you just want it done without any...
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    I got the Blackburn kit in February of 2021 and...

    I got the Blackburn kit in February of 2021 and it was a 2 or 3 month wait. 4”x48” and 2-1/3 TPI. It is a beast that cuts very very fast, very very straight, and takes surprisingly little effort. ...
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    I have experimented with a lot of solutions...

    I have experimented with a lot of solutions because I’ve always had bad vision and particularly bad in low light. As I’m fast approaching 50, my eyes are not focusing on very close work as well...
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    The entire problem is that the general public...

    The entire problem is that the general public (right or wrong) perceives stuff built by hand with neander tools as higher quality, or at least more desirable, than stuff made with power tools. ...
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    I make up my own and if I get stumped then I will...

    I make up my own and if I get stumped then I will look at existing profiles. When making my own, I use graph paper to draw it out. This makes it a lot easier to lay out my rabbets and such and I...
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