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You could always go with air casters, and just leave the caster pads under the workbench all the time. The pads are very low profile, and you could just hook them up to your compressor when you...

Heh, I guess it's out of place in the Neanderthal forum, but for him, time is money. He makes pieces of furniture and art for a living (plus teaches noobies like me) and the sander is faster than...

I took a class with Paul Schurch, the well-known marquetry artist, and he levels his veneers and inlays with a hand held belt sander running 80 grit. It sounds aggressive, but he is sanding away the...

The background is sawed at the the same time as the rest of the design. All the veneers needed for the design are stacked together in a packet faced on either side by the kind of cardboard you find...

The design for the flower came from a piece of quilt fabric.

Hehe, I know. Everyone else had more woodworking experience than I did, and their projects had about 15 to 20 pieces. I had 30... took on more than I should have, to be honest.

That's the great...

:::What are the veins in the leaves and petals filled with? Wood or tinted filler?

That's actually the urea formaldehyde glue coming up through the saw kerf during the pressing process. We used a...

I just got back from a two day basic marquetry class with Paul Schurch at his shop in Santa Barbara. The class was sponsored by my woodworking club.

It was an amazing experience, and it will take...

I use my Festool OF1400 with a Leigh Super24 with VRS and have no problems. It's very easy to adjust, and I have not had any stability or visibility problems with it.

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I am planning my first "real" workbench to replace the old bench my father-in-law made in the garage. I am selecting the materials and am looking for your thoughts on the wood.

My...

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I picked up the Steel City 1.5HP 65200 dust collector with the 1 micron bag at the new Woodcraft by my house. It's on sale now for $299.

It was packed pretty well, and despite a few...

I picked up a used Mini-max MM16 bandsaw this weekend from a very nice gentleman who was liquidating his shop. He even helped me load and transport the thing. It's about two years old and lightly...

Yeah, exposed Romex is a no-no from building inspectors' point of view. Any wiring not protected by being in a wall should be in conduit. Good to see you ran things right :).

I got back from a business trip to discover that my water heater had busted and leaked all over my garage.

So I spent the day replacing my water heater on Friday. Those suckers are heavy :) .
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Nice work Craig :)

I love the design of the top. The frog pull is a nice touch. I can't wait to get my shop set up and make something ... not quite of that quality level, most likely :)

Mark

Me?

I did demolition on the next bedroom in our house. Stripped it down to the bare studs. Still have some old insulation to get rid of before I start the electrical work.

Fun stuff! (but not...

A fine job!

This is something I was debating with my wife (Chairman of the Financial Oversight and Appropriations Committee :) ).

She was wondering if I could make the kitchen cabinets when I...

Kazumi (my wife) is fine with a MiniMax, it looks like. Turns out she had already considered buying one for her father several years ago. :) What a gem!

I've seen some numbers thrown around on...

Thanks everyone, lots of good information!

First of all, the $5000 was just a starting place for the big center piece of my shop. This is a lifetime investment for me, so if $20,000 buys me...

Holy cow! Thanks everyone for your input. This is certainly the most responsive forum I've been on :).

In response to several questions about budget, space, and my plans:

The garage is a two...

Hello all,

I'm new to SMC, and I look forward to learning a lot from all of you.

I'm a newly-wed 30 year old engineer, and I am in the process of kicking the automobiles and junk out of a...

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I am beginning to design some Japanese sliding screens (shoji) for our living room. Has anyone built these before and have a good source for Port Orford cedar? How did you finish and...

Hi Jim,

Thanks for your feedback. It sounds like staining the sap wood is more trouble than it's worth.

Would your recommendation be then to just use boiled linseed oil all over and a...

Hello all,

I'm new here to the site, and relatively new to woodworking as well, so please bear with me. :)

I am making a cherry window sill (inside application), and I am looking to even out...