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  1. I see no reason not to use soft maple, I think...

    I see no reason not to use soft maple, I think you'll get a better, stronger piece out of it. You should be able to get 6/4 or 8/4 soft maple from a hardwood supplier without too much trouble.

    I...
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    I was going to say that I smoked a turkey with...

    I was going to say that I smoked a turkey with cherry offcuts but I was afraid someone would ask what kind of bong I had that could hold a turkey and cherry offcuts. More correctly, I made a smoked...
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    Charlie, you said, "After the threat of mail...

    Charlie, you said, "After the threat of mail fraud, I would have sent the seller an email, cc to ebay, telling him I decided not to buy the item; and would send it back as soon as I received a...
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    You said, "It all depends on his feedback. If he...

    You said, "It all depends on his feedback. If he has a large # of satisfied customers, I would have cut him some slack." I'd already cut him more than weeks' worth of slack. All he had to do was...
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    Interesting Ebay expereince

    Recently I purchased a used hand plane on ebay. I paid for it immediately and was informed that I'd have the plane October 3rd. I wasn't in any particular rush for the plane but when October 10th...
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    I've bought several things from Duluth Trading...

    I've bought several things from Duluth Trading and have nothing but praise for their products. I have several of their Henley style shirts and I think they're excellent. I also have their shop...
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    The material the toybox is constructed from, how...

    The material the toybox is constructed from, how you built it, and the finish you plan to use on it all influence the choice of trim. I made one trimmed out like example three almost forty years...
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    I think there's a photo of a Shaker Sawbuck...

    I think there's a photo of a Shaker Sawbuck table but I couldn't tell you where. It would seem to me that as the table gets larger the two pieces of the sawbuck would get wider to provide more...
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    Hi Paul, When you say, "The veneer for the...

    Hi Paul,

    When you say, "The veneer for the front is about 3/8" or 7/16" thick..." do you mean the applied front is that thick? If that is the case I would recommend you do as Sam sauggested and...
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    Dongil, Your query interested me so I decided...

    Dongil,

    Your query interested me so I decided to check the Society of American Period Furniture Makers Website as Brian suggested. Horton Brasses and Whitechapel were both listed as hardware...
  11. Jon, You can make any part of your cabinet any...

    Jon,

    You can make any part of your cabinet any size you wish; it's YOUR cabinet. If you want to use the golden ration you certainly may but keep in mind that it's really nothing more than a...
  12. I think your first project two name plates are...

    I think your first project two name plates are exceptionally attractive. I'd never heard of Kamani wood and had to look it up online. I would imagine it's an expensive wood, I wouldn't recommend...
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    I bought an old 151 that was in pretty good shape...

    I bought an old 151 that was in pretty good shape but I've had to spend a lot of time tuning it up. A spokeshave is essentially a plane with a very short sole and needs to be set up in a similar...
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    I managed to get two of the screws that...

    I managed to get two of the screws that Christopher mentioned, "I have one of these that's still waiting to go into a vise. Well made (German, or at least it was when I bought it)
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  15. Jim, Thank you, Ken

    Jim,


    Thank you,


    Ken
  16. I think the box is fine and I can't say that I...

    I think the box is fine and I can't say that I see anything particularly gender specific about it. I do see a Japanese influence in it and visually associate it with Japanese nobles or Samurai.

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    I wouldn't buy a saw horse. I'd make Krenov...

    I wouldn't buy a saw horse. I'd make Krenov style trestles. I find them far better than saw horses in the shop or at a job site although they do have a tendency to walk away when one isn't looking. ...
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    Tapering with the table saw is actually easy and...

    Tapering with the table saw is actually easy and safe but I wouldn't use one of those hinged aluminum jigs on a bet! I did have one and used it to make maybe two cuts before I set it aside and...
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    So Steve, When are you going to start rehabbing...

    So Steve, When are you going to start rehabbing stone tools? 1860's Wow! Good for you.

    You probably want to cut the BLO with turpentine about fifty/fifty. It'll smell better and penetrate...
  20. Well, As is so frequently the case, a thread on...

    Well, As is so frequently the case, a thread on SMC started my curiosity bump to itch. To relieve the itch I decided to check the accuracy of the old miter box I purchased recently. The Miter Box...
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    Good job on the review and it looks like a nicely...

    Good job on the review and it looks like a nicely made tool.

    Ken
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    Yup, see it a lot...Saw Fever. Sad ,really, to...

    Yup, see it a lot...Saw Fever. Sad ,really, to see a grown man get glassy eyed and short of breath over a rusty piece of steel. No cure. Isolation helps, but it doesn'thelp the guy with the fever it...
  23. How about a miter trimmer? I have a Pootatuck...

    How about a miter trimmer? I have a Pootatuck miter trimmer and it works superbly. The cuts are practically as smooth as glass. With a miter trimmer you needn't worry very much about the accuracy...
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    My theory is that brass bolts and nuts were used...

    My theory is that brass bolts and nuts were used in places which would be especially sensitive to rust, such as plane knobs and totes. It seems to me that your experience bears my theory out. Why...
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    It took me about ten minutes to drift out the...

    It took me about ten minutes to drift out the pin, peen the end of the stirrup and put the hole thing back together, that includes the time I lost dropping the pin! The plane works like a charm,...
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