Thanks for the write up, especially the tip on the hide glue. I was fixing to fume 10 chairs but I am having second thoughts because of your findings with the hide glue. Its easy enough to take off...
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Thanks for the write up, especially the tip on the hide glue. I was fixing to fume 10 chairs but I am having second thoughts because of your findings with the hide glue. Its easy enough to take off...
HI Warren,
I in fact used a hatchet after riving the wood, especially for working the leg stock down.
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I agree I really don't have proof about historical evidence of 17 and 18th...
George, I sure wish you would write a book or put some DVDs out. I watched again part of that series you did on making the spinet. Grainy or no grainy, those videos are amazing! There are a lot of...
Thanks to all for the comments. Sorry for the messy shop, I do this stuff for a living and sometimes deadlines and money gets in the way of taking the time to clean it up.
Warren, it is actually...
My Daughter and I just got through gluing up 10 ladder back chairs. I have to finish them for a customer before hunting season starts. Folks thats September first! Thats why its past midnight and I...
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If you have some junk bandsaw blades laying around, take one over to a metal vise and snap off a small piece. Then you can simply file it and sharpen it up. I have made several gauges using these...
20 degrees is the problem, you definitly need to sharpen up to at least 30 degrees or so, especially when chopping that yellow pine. Just think when you are paring wood you are only applying about 10...
I just finished building the Benchcrafted workbench. There are a few round holes in the top as well as the square ones.
I simply used a brace and 3/4" bit, and drilled straight through the 4" hard...
Hello Dave,
If all else fails you can cut it up and make scrapers or scratch stock. I just got through doing that a little while ago to make a cutter for some reeded legs I am making.
Hello George,
I use the sliding dovetail plane quite frequently to do tapered sliding dovetails and it works well. The only problem is that you will have to modify the nicker. I modified mine by...
Hello Everyone,
I am looking for some plans for a serpentine front side board. I have just recently acquired a book put out by American Woodworker, entitled Cabinetmaking Illustrated, and it has...