A clever thing that banjo builders do is to use iron brake drums for forms. I have a wheel from a line shaft pillow block that I have bent around. It...
The insert on my Grizzly has a metal pin in the rear edge that hooks under the table to prevent lifting. Maybe you could replicate that with a finish...
When one of my grandsons was to be given a knife, there weren't any extras in my accumulation. We went looking for a Swiss Army knife like my own and...
I'm sad you had that experience at your local SW store, Michael. It's certainly not my experience at the three that are local to me. Everyone is well...
I got delayed doing a bench top glue up by about three weeks, now I'm wondering if I should replane everything to get a fresh edge before glue up. I...
Well, It is a pretty strong water proof glue. Some people (Norm Abrams included) advocate wetting the joint before applying the glue to activate the...