I Don't Have a Cell Phone

My grandson who's 13 thinks I'm really odd. He has no idea how well people got along before cell phones came to be. I don't feel the need to make or receive calls when I'm not home, so I'm happy. We keep a land line for the faxing I need to do and we pay $22 a month for it. Is there a cell...

Sometimes You Have To Sit Back In Awe

iPhone Woodworking Apps

Just got an iPhone and it's the most incredible electronic device I've ever seen. The interface and email and so forth are fantastic, but what really distinguishes the iPhone are the incredible applications people have developed, everything from GPS-based subway directions to an application that...

Sharpening, what grit after 6000?

Hi guys. If I was going to buy some stones that are even finer than 6000, what grit would you suggest? I was reading old posts on sharpening and someone suggested going as far 16,000 grit. Is it ok to jump that far in one step (from 6000 directly to 16,000)or should I use another grit in between? ...

Now questions about building interior doors

Ok, I've asked a bunch of questions about building an exterior door (for our to be built new house). Based on the collective wisdom of people on this board I am not sure yet I would want to have a wooden exterior door (vs say fiberglass). While debating that I am posing questions about building...

Grizzly Track Saw Review from TWW

thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/grizzly-track-saw-review/ Well, Marc did a rather good review of the Grizzly Track saw and I have to say I'm on the fence about it after this. The wobble and spring are my biggest problem. Any thoughts? DC doesn't bother me, I would use it outside anyways and...

What do you use for storing chemicals in your shop?

By placing the chemicals in a metal cabinet I guess your not trying to protect the shop from the chemicals but rather the chemicals from possible hazards

Boy, are these things neat !

Great idea. I have a drawer full of them

Leg Vise

Here are a couple more pictures.

I beefed up the front leg and added a leg vise. I used the Lee Valley screw. I have been thinking about

Preferred Sharpening Abrasive

Don't really know for sure, I want to buy quality enough stones that they last and work. Got what I paid for on the last one which worked for sharpening

reverse sanding

When hand sanding, I mostly sand in one direction for all the heavy sanding, and when in reverse, I only lightly touch the abrasives to the wood. We tend