Thanks, Bruce!! In your experience, should I apply the BLO before or after the inlay. You mention topcoat but wasn't sure if you were referring to just the lacquer or both the lacquer and the BLO....
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Thanks, Bruce!! In your experience, should I apply the BLO before or after the inlay. You mention topcoat but wasn't sure if you were referring to just the lacquer or both the lacquer and the BLO....
I'm in the final stretch of the race to complete my daughter's 18th birthday present and am looking for some verification...or not. I am building her a cherry jewelry box with walnut splines. The...
Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I'm pretty sure that other than normal humidity the basement is dry, but have taped clear plastic to the walls and will leave it there for several days...
Now that all the outdoor projects have been done this summer and the weather has turned downright oppressive, it's time to complete the indoor projects. My hope is to frame out the walls in my tiny...
I was a diehard supporter of a manual transmission (once I was able to learn how to drive one as a 16 year old) due to the fact that they lasted longer, almost always gave you an extra 2-3 MPG, and...
It's never been said that woodworkers lack strong opinions!!! LOL!
Thanks for all of the suggestions and pointers on fence installations. I finished the fence last week and it looks great. The...
Great comments here, thanks.
John, frost line here is generally considered to be the same as yours. 18 inches. I suspect that it's less than that in reality because one of the ways I saved money...
Thanks for the idea about the half barrel hinges, Jim. I had not thought of those.
I'm sure that pressure treated lumber has changed in the past 28 years. Likely more environmentally friendly...
After 28 years it's time to install a new fence for our backyard. I put the current fence in on the cheap. That also describes the quality of the install. I'd like for this fence to be done right...
Thanks for the help. I'll take your advice and look at it over the weekend and then post update. As I've said many times, the jobs you think will take 5 minutes take five hours.
John Leech
Just about done sticking it Pottery Barn by building a desk for my daughter that they were asking $400 for. Pretty straightforward project but for the fact that I decided to use European hinges for...
Thanks for all the help and advice. I wandered away from SMC and woodworking in general as life took hold and my daughter continues to grow faster than comfortable. It's nice to know that there are...
For some unknown reason, I've decided on one last attempt to learn how to use SketchUp. All my previous attempts can best be described as marvelous failures. They even resulted in me cancelling at...
LOL, James! Let me reassemble from the move and make it happen!
Just want to follow up to let everyone know how my afternoon went saw shopping. Drove to the gentleman's house and, like many, he had his shop set up in his garage. After spending about 30 minutes...
Larry,
did not mean to imply that the riving knife was an unnecessary piece of safety equipment on a table saw, but merely to comment that the fact the saw was made before riving knives were...
Was able to ask a few follow up questions earlier today. Saw was purchased in 2006 and has seen 'light' use, whatever that means. It'll be curious to see how this goes. I've seen the ad for a month...
I'm going on Wednesday to look at a used table saw to replace my long suffering Ryobi Bt3000. Saw is a Grizzly G1023SL and asking price is below $700. Can anyone offer up suggestions as to what to...
I built a crib for our daughter just over three years ago. I used plans for a Greene and Greene style crib that I found in an old Woodworker's Journal issue. It was my most complicated project to...
I feel your pain. A buddy of mine had a similar thing happen to an order of queen bees. Despite numerous labelings the box was totally destroyed, the attendant bees were able to escape, but the...
Let me start off by saying that I swear I'm not making this up. I started making 2 Parker-style twist pens from Rockler today. The first one (cocobolo) turned out just fine. The second one (box...
Bought the PC 7529 from tyler tool a few months ago for $159. Free shipping to. It is reconditioned, but I've had no problems with it.
John
Our local store (St. Louis, MO) is having a 10% sale this weekend. I plan on heading up there on Saturday with SWMBO. As I told her last night while discussing my birthday, "nothing says 'I love...
Rockler has a hardware set that can be had for around $80. It's the one that I purchased for my kid's crib, but I can't report on it because the crib is not finished as of yet. I think you can find...
Is this something that I can do with a basic straight edge attached to my router?