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Hey Walt, please there is no reason to explain anything about helping me out with a problem on the chair. As they say, most of woodworking is learning how to fix mistakes. What I learned from you and...

Great job! Knowing your super analytical nature, do you have a weight estimate on the bench? :)

Talk about being late to the party... Attached are some pics of my nearly complete sapele bent arm Morris chair. Thanks to Walt Caza, Tony Parent, Michael Peet and Rob Parsons for helping me through...

I have an older left tilt Delta contractor saw and it is first in line to be replaced by a new tool for the shop. Having no other real option, I use the Micro Jig splitter and their GRR Ripper. I...

Thanks Andrew!

Ah yes, Augusto, in most cases it is a good idea to keep the species separate! :-)

Mel, that's very nice of you to say, but it was really more wallet contracting vs mind expanding project as I...

I don’t post often, but what the heck. I wanted a 7’ desk and it had to be lower than normal to help with some wrist issues I have with the computer. I could not find anything meeting my...

Thanks again Tony and Walt. Walt, I think you pinpointed the source of my problem and Tony offered a way out.

"Kerfing in" is better than anything I thought of and doing that to get rid of this...

Tony and Walt, thank you very much for your replies! Please accept my apologies for not responding sooner (it has been a busy week).

Tony's diagram approach is brilliant and so much smarter that...

Hi Everyone. I was pretty nervous about my bent arms and now I see why. There is a slight gap between the front of the arm and the front leg. This is not because the tenon is too high/long. In the...

Thanks Kent. I'm thinking I might try something like this myself. I have quite a few boards of different types left over from different projects.

Thanks Stephen. Yes, they were all arranged linear and nothing looked flat sawn either. I think you raise a very practical and wise perspective. Alas, I don't have the spare room to participate in...

Hello. A local shop had a custom metal table frame with a 6 foot long wood table top made of what looked like five or so 1" thick x 6" wide strips of white oak, walnut, sapele and maple all edge...

Mike, I'm sorry for the late reply - I haven't been here for a little while. Thanks for the kind words. I've seen a couple sapele Morris Chairs online, so I figured I'd try the same. Let me know if...

Thanks Rob. I have avoided learning about finishing and instead of dreading it, I'm going to take the time to read up, practice/experiment and do this right.

Thanks Rob. Can I ask a dumb question. If I am light on applying either of these products, do they require much sanding between coats. My main experience is with shellac and I find I have to do a lot...

Thanks Dennis, but that was one of the most depressing replies I ever received! :-) Why didn't I think of this?

Hello Everyone. Walt, I sent you a PM thanking you for all your time and work here and, without seeing Rob's post above, I also told you this is the best woodworking thread I have ever found. So...

I have been lurking here. I guess lots of people have the Steel City mortiser including me. I wrote LV and they said the maximum shank diameter of the Steel City is 5/8" so with their premium bits...

Please include me in the drawing.

I'd like to be entered please.

Nice that it comes with a large resaw standard and no need to install a riser block (right?). Enjoy!

I struggle with this myself. I live within a few miles of the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop and am embarrassed to say I have yet to check out any of their classes. I will soon! They have a two day...

Ruhi, looks great. You will be amazed at the rigidity of those threaded rods. I built a much less nice bench than yours using threaded rods all around and the thing, while ugly, is an absolute beast....

P.S. This wood seems pretty dry (no meter), so do I need to worry about sticker stain?