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: Don Frank Today, 8:57 AMAll 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, 10:40 AMHas any one here done one? Looking for suggestions, thanks.
Last Post By: Brian Holcombe Today, 3:02 PMAll, I have been in the market for a bigger bandsaw. Starting to build some rocking chairs a la Hal Taylor, and my PM 141 does not have enough clearance to make a few of the cuts needed. A Powermatic 80 20" had come up in my area, for a little under $1k. Owner states it runs smooth, cuts well....
Last Post By: Mickey Plunkett Today, 11:47 AMI used to feel frustrated when I would have listed something for sale on Craigslist or Facebook and included the town where I lived, and instead of looking it up on their devices people would write to me to ask "where is Orwell" (where I used to live) or now "where is Piercefield?". I finally...
Last Post By: Larry Edgerton Today, 5:42 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)
Ditto. I think some people just use it for entertainment. I HATE selling stuff. And apparently the word firm has lost its meaning. If I have a "firm"
Larry Edgerton Today, 5:42 PMCheck out fellow creeker Robert Laplaca's tall case clock in the June issue of Fine Woodworking. It is stunning!
Mark Rainey Today, 5:40 PMI was over there today with a new renter coming in, and remembered to take a picture. This is two years and three months since I started this thread
Tom M King Today, 5:28 PMI never ask for advice in any store, including SW, but will continue to use their paint because I've found none better for houses. I just call them and
Tom M King Today, 5:24 PMTotalboat is just Jamestown Distributors own brand name. They sold all the others for several decades, and still do, before adding their own product
Tom M King Today, 5:18 PM
Bad job coming
Thread Starter: Tom M KingI have these two raised panel garage doors to refinish on a lake rental house. Just testing a couple of panels, it won't be too bad sanding down to bare wood, but someone had put another coat of marine varnish on the bottom two sections, so those are going to get some work with a heat gun before...
Last Post By: Tom M King Today, 5:28 PM