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  1. Great comments on the LJ article. Here's a pix...

    Great comments on the LJ article.
    Here's a pix of the thick blade on cherry( I hope I did this right)
    https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4615/25743494168_e821da9bdb_b.jpgLV scraping plane aruuk
    The...
  2. I own the large LV scraper plane. This tool...

    I own the large LV scraper plane. This tool frustrated the daylights out of me, could not get decent scraping curls. Paul Hamler's spring trick solved all my complaints. Apparently either not a...
  3. Thank you muchly gentlemen. Wonderful to see...

    Thank you muchly gentlemen. Wonderful to see someone convert the complex into geezerproof instructions!
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    Can you glue up strips of contrasting material...

    Can you glue up strips of contrasting material and then crosscut rows? This would limit your squarenes errors to the four outside edges of the final grid.
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    Is the wobble you are suffering with due to...

    Is the wobble you are suffering with due to racking of the leg joinery or from uneven floors?
  6. Also why do funny characters get substituted when...

    Also why do funny characters get substituted when I type a double quote symbol??
  7. Can someone please point me to instructions for posting photos from Flickr?

    Suffering from oldtimer's disease, know I've done before but the gray cells won't connect.
    Thanks
  8. I agree. I recently switched(after a seminar with...

    I agree. I recently switched(after a seminar with Rollie Johnson of FWW) to this method(gloss undercoats, satin top coat) with both waterlox sequence and Minwax wipe-on sequence. The results speak...
  9. Thanks to all you creekers for the advice. Never...

    Thanks to all you creekers for the advice. Never fail to get the right solutions here. I didn't know I could buy replacement precision washers for these router shafts, thanks Pat.
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    Agree with removing parts. Take both wheels off,...

    Agree with removing parts. Take both wheels off, and the table. Never ever lift a bandsaw by the table. Lay the saw on it's spine. Much safer to move laying down. A couple of pieces of 3/4 ply with...
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    An outlier's opinion

    My two cents.......Seems I would be the outlier here. I have the newer Makita(2012nb) with the cutting head that moves up and down, it's a replacement for the older Makita where the cutterhead was...
  12. Question re: slotting cutters for router use

    I have the type where the slotting blades mount on a shaft with a bearing and retaining nut on top. My question is can I remove the bearing and Safely use a 1/16 " slotting cutter for a greater...
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    Thank you all for your help. Nice to borrow some...

    Thank you all for your help. Nice to borrow some clarity and confidence when I'm short of my own.
    I'm envious of Derek's hoop setting tool. Is that the metric or imperial version?
    In answer to...
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    Japanese style chisel questions

    I got a set of Japanese style hollow back chisels. I sharpened them at 30 degrees primary bevel and a small microbevel(1-2 degrees) and am impressed with edge life while chopping dovetails in...
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    Thank you guys, appreciate the help. The domino...

    Thank you guys, appreciate the help. The domino sounds like the wrong way to go for pure knock down. I took a look see at the Lamello system, very impressive, but way over my budget for a few pieces...
  16. Thanks for the clarification Bruce. Russ

    Thanks for the clarification Bruce.
    Russ
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    Thank you. The Mod-eez fittings are pretty slick....

    Thank you. The Mod-eez fittings are pretty slick. Already have the Domino so I'd like to make that work.
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    Another $.02 from the peanut gallery...... Ply...

    Another $.02 from the peanut gallery......
    Ply for the sides solves any jointer and planer issues. A budget alternative method to using a jointer can be done nicely with a factory edge on a 3/4"...
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    Festool Domino for knock down furniture

    Wondering if anybody has experience using the domino to assemble large furniture like an armoire that's meant to be easily knocked down for easy transport. Any ideas or techniques would be...
  20. I think I understand the problem but is writing...

    I think I understand the problem but is writing to the admins a solution that the admins encourage?
    Suppose you list several items at once? Aren't you then stuck updating the tail end of the thread?...
  21. I don't know if this will help, let's hope it...

    I don't know if this will help, let's hope it does, adjusting jointer tables is challenging at best. Marc Spagnuolo has a youtube that addresses tables with cam adjusters below...
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    Pepperoni-- inlay or overlay?

    Pepperoni-- inlay or overlay?
  23. Another vote for card scraper. Why sand?...

    Another vote for card scraper.
    Why sand? Negotiating a vibratory device inside a corner takes more finesse than a few strokes with a slow motion scraper. No cross grain witness marks from the...
  24. IN for the win.

    IN for the win.
  25. In for the win.

    In for the win.
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