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Thanks for the thoughts and suggestions. There is indeed something to be said for doing nothing if it's a once every 15 year event. I think the idea of a plywood child under the rafters is a good...

My workshop is a stand alone building sited on the edge of some woods next to a farm field in SE Virginia. I share the shop with a black snake or two. The snakes keep the field mice under control...

My own experience, as well as several other members here - including the redoubtable Keith Outten - is that an exterior exhaust in most climates creates no problems with heating a shop. This has...

I made three leather panels for a desk using the material and method from the website that Rich posted. All went easily and looked great. The desk is about 4 years old now and the leather panels...

I was very disheartened by what happened to Jim. Also owning one of these units, I was doubly distressed. Checking around the web for answers mostly proved a bust as reported earlier. Emailing...

Howard Acheson provided a pretty definitive post on this back in 2008. It says:

This may be a little late but here is some info that could help.

Here are some general rules based on...

Denis, would you mind posting a photo after the glue up? I'd be interested to see how the beading looks on the pedestal. Thanks.

Wax and sharp first and foremost as many have said. I also break one of the first rules I was told about woodworking: never wear gloves. I wear the cotton gloves with little pvc dots all over the...

I bought leather from http://www.antiquerestorers.com/LEATHER.htm for my desk project and was very pleased with the service and the product. The site includes helpful DIY instructions.

I went to the "Revolution in Wood" exhibition yesterday at the Renwick Museum in Washington. The exhibit includes works by many of the past and current masters of woodturning. The Capital Area...

Cincinnati Fan may have what you want.

I'm like Jeff, I just remove the lower door when it's time for a change. In fact, I mounted a handle on the hinge side to make it easy to lift the door out of the hinge. My case also would not have...

Here's a pic of the completed table. Thanks again for all the input.

Thanks everyone for the ideas.

As I thought about the design, I decided I wanted radiused (?) corners so to ease the pain when bumping into the table. This meant some thicker pieces to make the...

I want to make a teak table top for a boat with a raised lip that goes around the entire top. Is there a way to do this with a solid wood top? Seems that wood movement would require using a...

I have teak vanity tops in 2 baths and also some teak in the shower area and tons of teak counters in the kitchen. All was built and installed about 10 years ago.

I agree with Mark about not...

I have 4 openable skylights in my shop. Unlike Ed's, mine face north and so I don't get heat gain from them. In temperate weather they certainly make ventilation better. Year round they add a lot...

Not exactly woodworking, but I hope someone will be able to give advice.

I need to sand some aluminum housings on the water jets on my boat to remove old flaky paint and oxidation prior to...

I have teak counter tops in the kitchen finished with Behlens Rockhard that look the same now as when first done 9 years ago. I think I put on 4 or 5 coats.

I got this and like it:

eBay 5/8" Drill Chuck w/#2 Morse Taper Arbor, Item # 180351172931

My seasonal sink is supplied by a yard hydrant connected to a sink inside my shop by a garden hose. The hose is disconnected from the hydrant (but not the sink) during the winter. The hooked up an...

I converted to Outtenism some time ago. As Keith himself might say, "If there's any way you CAN get rid of the filters, then you MUST get rid of the filters." As the newest acolyte Hubbard has...

I'm not sure I understand the question at the end of your post, but I use a sliding table with a Shark Guard and the SG rides up over the sliding table fence, forward and back, with no problem. ...

Any luck yet?

I read your earlier post about converting your Robland to the Byrd head. I also have a Robland and have thought about doing this a few times. After reading your earlier post, I decided not to based...