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It's been awhile since I've been on this site. I'm not sure how to post pics.
The marks look like finger tip marks. I know for sure they're not. I was the only one around the top during the...

I just finished and delivered a walnut table. I had to go back to the couple's house because they noticed spots on the table.
I used PMK woodworking's 50/50 wipe on poly method. I put about 24 thin...

So I just left the couple's house. The 1 1/2 thick top is made of 6) 7 inch pieces of wood glued together. The last board has cupped up from the base. I'm 235 lbs and couldn't even get it pushed down...

Can I finish a tabletop with lacquer and mount it on a base that is finished with water based polyurethane or is there some kind of problem that could happen with the lacquer? Hope that doesn't sound...

I'm.nit sure. She sent me pics. It's definitely raised up. I don't know what to do different when I make her a new top 😭

When you buy wood from the sawmill, how long do you let it sit in your shop before you start working with it?

I don't understand how the humidity in the house will affect the tabletop. It went from being dried in a kiln to the sawmills garage. Then to my shop, then to the customers house. I know the humidity...

I'm taking your advice and tips. The house is a fairly new built house. Within a couple of years. The table is in their kitchen area. Back in March I dropped it off. She sent me pics of it last night...

Fasteners were on the ends of the tables. A couple on the linger aprons. Screws definitely not tight

The top is 72x42, 1 1/2 thick. Whole thing is stained and polyurethaned. No c channels or breadboard ends. Mounted to aprons with figure 8 fasteners. I always use those to allow for movement.

It's a dining room table. I used figure 8 fasteners on top of aprons to the underside of top.

Within the last 10 years, I've built many tables.
There's been two times and now a third where after almost a year, the customer has contacted me saying their tips have bowed. All 3 tips have been...

How did you adjust the bed? I don't see anyway to do so.

How did you adjust the bed? I don't see anyway to do so.

I have never used the locking mechanism. I tried once today and it popped up. Probably needs adjustment.

Maybe I over lubed it. 😭

I've had a DeWalt 734 planer for about 15 years. It works great. It started to get hard to raise and lower the planer.
A couple of weeks ago, I cleaned and lubed the parts that make the planer go...

I'll have to re-read that several times. 😂

I see all these YouTube videos of people making Farmhouse tables and they're putting a wide edge around the top to make it look thick. I've tried this several times and 50% of the time, the edge...

Overall Table is 90 inches long. Ends are 3 inches wide. Is there a maximum width that the ends should be?
Right now the tenon is 5/16 thick and 7/8 long.

Eddie

I glued the middle dowel and just the top and bottom of the other dowels. 1/2 dowels.

I glued the middle dowel 😏

My dumb forgot to elongate the holes in the tenon that fits into the breadboard end.
It's a red oak table 13/16 thick top. I used 5 dowels on each end to secure the breadboard ends.
I'm building...

I'll try cleaning the bit shaft. Might even buy a new bit. Disappointed. I'm trying to fix the mistake but I think the top might need to be redone.

While making mortise and tenon breadboard ends, my router lowered on me while routing the tenon. I've made several of these and haven't had any issues until yesterday.

I thought it was my old...

Where do you all get hoses and adapters to hook your tools up to your DC or shop vac? I'm trying to find hookups for my sliding miter saw and orbital sanders. Lowes, HD and Menards didn't have much....