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I am having a heck of a time keeping an edge on my chisels. I'm wondering, at what angle do you guys prefer to sharpen your chisels when you intend to cut dovetails? I was cutting some half blinds...

Here is a one month old 12" Velvet Mesquite smoother with 2" iron....should darken up quite a bit....
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Here is a plane...

Bob,
Look at the NWFA list here: Denver
Floor refinishing is not really a DIY project. As a flooring contractor myself, I get too many a call from home owners who thought the could DIY. Also,...

Indeed.

In 1914 Clive Bell wrote Art, in it he explained his theory of what makes something art. The theory is essentially this. Some objects, created by hands, have, for whatever reason, been...

Wanted to start a "tribute" to Krenov thread. His writings were very important to my career as a woodworker. It's a shame to lose such a great guy. Care to share how he may have made an impact on...

I have owned a CS10,000 for a few years. It's a great unit but over priced at $1800....expect you will probably need to replace the gun, lines and air compressor filters. Go to your local Sherwin...

I was prototyping a furniture piece for a designer not long ago and we used this stuff called Microdot from Formica. I sourced it from a few local lumber yards (special order) and ended up paying...

I suppose there are two ways of looking at this. The OP is, according to your definition, an "apprentice", if not he would not have posted this question. You (Rick) are, according to your...

I would also add that before someone can tell you it's safe to skip your balancing step on a project of this nature, they may want to take into account the type of glue used to press, the...

I'll give another General 350/650 vote. I use Canadian made Galaxy equipment for my day job and I'm slowly going green in my woodshop.
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I'm not an old salty but here is a suggestion. To make moving sheet goods a bit easier I keep one of my old skateboards around the shop. Moving sheets is a breeze once you get them on the...

Unibond 800 would be good for this application.

I have one of these white G.E. Unisaws (right tilt) and enjoy it very much. The 3hp motor has always been strong enough to handle my needs. I would value it somewhere in the $800-$1K range in very...

Has anyone else here at SMC purchased a JK plane?

I stain about 30K sq ft of hardwood flooring a year, always wearing 3m respirator and I too wish there was a solution. A drop of sweat on bare wood right before wiping it with stain looks...

Check out this article the guy used Beech to build his bench with Frank Klausz.

Unibond 800

Great find! No question it's Pomelle Bubinga, I've been vacuum pressing it for the past week and a half.

I have a couple very nice 16" walnut tree that needs to go. Any recommendations for someone to mill it in NW Indiana?

For the nasty stuff we use 6006 cartridges (Multi Gas/Vapor)...not sure how they will do with CA but they are better than the 6001 filters.

There is a number on the side of the can regarding proper storage, call it and ask them. It's actually a pretty small operation and they are very friendly and ready to help. I have had Waterlox gel...

How far are you willing to travel for classes? If you don't mind the drive you could check out Marc Adams School in Indianapolis

Another vote for Owl Hardwoods.

Also helpful if you set a piece of glass (say 12" x 12") on top of your cabinet to use as a horizontal guide. You will be able to look through the glass from above to see where you are nailing and...

A nice meter gives you piece of mind that the project you are using that very expensive plane today on will not fall apart tomorrow;)