I have a 1/2" sorby detail gouge that I have ground at 40° (also removed the heel) and it works ok now that I moved away from the jigs and started sharpening by hand... but it's still just an ok tool. I now have a d-way detail spindle gouge (1/2") on the way and was thinking about trying a 25°...
Last Post By: John Kananis Yesterday, 2:16 PMAll these slider threads got me thinking. Does anyone here have the Harvey compass st-1500 attached to their unisaw? Can you speak on the quality, ease of attachment, capabilities and shortcomings? Thank you in advance!
Last Post By: John Kananis Today, 10:24 AMI have two exterior doors, one to the back of my house and one to my tool shed. Both are showing the effects of winter water splashing up on them at the base. The door to my shed is really bad. I don't want to replace the doors but would like to put a board over the base, like a kickplate to...
Last Post By: Stan Calow Today, 9:20 AMMy cottage is on well water. Several years ago we started with the dreaded sulfur smell, hot water only. I had a plumber replace the anode. Smell came back eventually. I found the model of the anode he installed and see that is just aluminum. Seems like the one I need is aluminum/zinc? Has...
Last Post By: Bill Howatt Today, 9:43 AMI was talking with friend over the weekend and they were unaware that V12 has been released. So, I figured I would post here in case someone wasn't aware of this news. In general the upgrades look good overall. I personally upgraded my version of Vcarve Pro.
Last Post By: Grant Wilkinson Today, 12:08 PMSure - why not? (Votes: 9)
Never. If I needed something, I'd buy or rent it. (Votes: 10)
Maybe. Depends on the person and the tool. (Votes: 52)
Forget pattern routing. Just saw the parts out as accurately as possible and clean up after joining. In my shop I would use an edge sander.
Kevin Jenness Today, 12:14 PMHi,
I've spent a whole lot of time trying to figure out what drawer slides would be best for this project but didn't come to any conclusions.
In addition to Jim's advice, be sure to write to support@vectric.com. The do reply. I wrote to them about the space bar issue, FWIW.
Grant Wilkinson Today, 12:08 PMHonestly, it depends on the price. I've had mine for 10+ years, used mostly on short (down to about 10") hardwoods with straight knives, taking
Jim Morgan Today, 12:05 PMThere is a Dewalt DW735 Planer being offered locally for a decent price and I was thinking it might be a nice compliment to my Jet 20" Planer. The
Steve Mathews Today, 11:54 AM
How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
Thread Starter: Alan LightstoneLooking for a new project to do. I've been spending a few months upgrading the workshop / fixing minor annoyances, and really need to actually build something. I ran across this in a magazine ad. The furniture is supposedly solid teak, though I don't think that will be in the cards for...
Last Post By: Kevin Jenness Today, 12:14 PM