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  1. I looked up a track saw as I wasn't familiar. ...

    I looked up a track saw as I wasn't familiar. That doesn't look much different from using a straight edge clamped to the board as a fence which is how I've been working with sheet goods and the...
  2. Need Advice on Next Tool Purchase (Small Shop)

    I'm saving up for my next significant tool purchase and need some direction on what it should be from those more experienced than myself. Budget is probably around $500. My shop is half of a two...
  3. Do a google search for Tom's Torsion Box...

    Do a google search for Tom's Torsion Box Workbench. His design allows for bench dogs, and you could probably retrofit a similar front rail to your existing bench.

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  4. If the issue is access to tools and a beginner's...

    If the issue is access to tools and a beginner's skill level, you might look to something like Tom's Torsion Box Workbench (google it, two good sets of plans available - the revised one published a...
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    Thanks that is what I needed to know! I can't...

    Thanks that is what I needed to know! I can't find simichrome or autosol around here, which is why I was hoping to use something I already had. Those are two that George has mentioned using I...
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    Strop Compound Question

    My summer project is to work on freehand sharpening. I'm itching to get back to something related to woodworking, but It's 120* in my shop so working on sharpening indoors is about as close as I'm...
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    Or you could just keep it and use it for what it...

    Or you could just keep it and use it for what it is: a jointer plane without a lateral adjuster. Wooden jointers don't have lateral adjusters and yet many people prefer them to the metal jointers...
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    I have an early #8 with the same broken frog...

    I have an early #8 with the same broken frog issue. Other than that the plane is amazingly clean, so I bought it. I haven't come across a new frog and adjuster for it, but a few taps of the hammer...
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    Thank you all for the help. Buying one good...

    Thank you all for the help. Buying one good middle-of-the-road rasp and seeing what I need from there hadn't really crossed my mind, but that sounds like a very smart way to approach it. I'm more...
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    Need some rasp help

    I like curves. As I'm gearing up for the projects I want to tackle this fall (it's 108* here today, will be closer to 120* in my shop), it's clear to me that I'm going to need some rasps. I have a...
  11. Thanks for all the feedback. The first project I...

    Thanks for all the feedback. The first project I need it for is a saw bench (was going to use the $5.87 saw bench plans Chris Schwarz published). I could probably build it without a router, but I...
  12. Thanks Jim, could you elaborate on this point...

    Thanks Jim, could you elaborate on this point though? What is the Veritas router or a simlar option going to do decidedly better than a wooden one? I'm trying to understand what the tradeoffs are...
  13. Metal routers vs. shop made wooden routers

    I've got a project coming up for which I will need a router and I would like to do it all with hand tools. I don't have a meat powered router though. As I'm fairly new to this and still in the...
  14. I don't have a window, so I would have to use a...

    I don't have a window, so I would have to use a portable A/C unit. The problem is that the heat is just too much. I would have to spend a lot more than $500 to make this work, and even then it...
  15. Thanks so much for all the help guys! It looks...

    Thanks so much for all the help guys! It looks like the preference is for tool chests and there have been a lot of great rust prevention tips. The camphor blocks and goldenrod sound like really...
  16. Could you give me an idea of what you mean by...

    Could you give me an idea of what you mean by mid-to-large size in dimensions?

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  17. Protecting and Storing My Tools Efficiently in a Tough Climate

    I need a little guidance on this issue. I'm new to woodworking. I have been putting together a basic set of tools and building skills as a hobby for the last two years or so. First, I'll tell you...
  18. Thread: Molasses

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    That made me nervous too, but I couldn't justify...

    That made me nervous too, but I couldn't justify the cost for Evaporust for some of the larger stuff I needed to do. The citric acid left me with a finished product just like the Evaporust. It...
  19. Thread: Molasses

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    I like EvapoRust, but for me it has been replaced...

    I like EvapoRust, but for me it has been replaced by citric acid. CA is much more cost effective and does effectively the same job. You can get it from Amazon pretty affordably. I did a huge (for...
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    Leo Fender seemed to get by pretty well without...

    Leo Fender seemed to get by pretty well without being a guitar player, so I think it's certainly possible. It would be really difficult unless you're unusually gifted, but it's possible.

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    That really looks great! I really like how you...

    That really looks great! I really like how you designed it so that you could change things around in the future. That's always my hesitation with building/buying nice storage for stuff: What if I...
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    I'm really glad you posted the update on using...

    I'm really glad you posted the update on using the shave, because somehow I missed this thread! The whole thing was an inspiring read. Your infill plane build thread blew my mind, and this one did...
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    OK, I'll look around and see what I can find. ...

    OK, I'll look around and see what I can find. Poplar is probably going to be the easiest thing for me to find. I was thinking that the hobby store basswood was too soft, but I might be being too...
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    I am painting it. Current plan is to use...

    I am painting it. Current plan is to use Duplicolor Metal Specks Burnt Copper. I didn't realize that it wasn't that big of an issue with the wood choice. I've got lots of SYP, DF, and some pretty...
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    Need help on this tele build

    I was given a Saga Tele kit some time ago that I keep putting off because I don't know how to do what I want to with it.

    Here's the basic scoop: I have a normal tele and a lot of other guitars...
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