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I've cut mortises by drilling first and by just chopping with a bench chisel the size of the mortise width. In my experience I prefer chopping to drilling, I use a guide to keep my chisel cutting a...

My winding sticks are maple and black walnut. Very good contrast with these two species. IMO it helps to clearly mark the centerline of both winding sticks, making it much easier to balance them on...

Thanks all, that's what I wanted to know. I've not read of anyone specifically stating they were putting 'BLO' over shellac, but I've read people describe using oil over shellac. BLO being so...

I've been finishing wood projects for a number of years now, it's my favorite part of a project. I use shellac a lot and love it. I frequently read others who describe a finish process using...

Perhaps this is not applicable, but nobody has mentioned this so I will. On your Stanley saw, are the teeth induction hardened? Many saws today the teeth are induction hardened and not suitable for...

There is usually a wiring diagram on the motor inside cover.

JJ

Hello All - I have a Grizzly dust collector model G0440 that is starting to emit some high pitched squeaking noise on the wind down, bearings are probably the source of the noise. Has anyone out...

Last year I purchased the 6 pc WoodRiver chisel set with the Bubinga handles. I like them very much however I regret buying the 6 pc set. As others have mentioned, I mostly use 1/4", 3/8", and 3/4"...

Sharpen your plane. I had a lot of trouble with my bench moving around when I first started hand planing. Then I got better educated on what 'sharp' really looks like in plane irons and chisels. I...

I have also used this jig for a number of years, have not had any issue with damaging any part of any blade or chisel I've sharpened. I have learned over time that it's easy to over tighten clamping...

316315I upgraded my front vise to the Eclipse 10" a couple of months ago and have been using it almost daily since. Much larger than my previous vise, one of the best tool purchases ever, I love it.

Thanks everyone for your time and advice. This is a real reminder to me to know when to pull the plug on something that isn't working. I hate spending good money on something just to give up on it....

Hi everyone. I'm Jeff Jump, I call my shop JumpWorks.

I've been doing a lot of hand tool woodworking in the last couple of years as my fancy woodworking machines sit idle now most of the time. ...

I bought a 1624-44 last year and couldn't be happier, it's a very well built machine. The Nova machines are an excellent value IMO, the Nova DVR XP is currently on sale at our local Woodcraft store ...