Not a darn thing wrong with having a pro sharpen saws for you. When you get them back, you can see how a well-done job looks and try to replicate that on some beat-up rusty ones you pulled out of a...
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Not a darn thing wrong with having a pro sharpen saws for you. When you get them back, you can see how a well-done job looks and try to replicate that on some beat-up rusty ones you pulled out of a...
Haven't seen much talk of Jet so I'll chime in and say my Jet 17DX is solid and worth its price. I wanted the Delta but they were having supply issues at the time and I got impatient. I need to...
I happen to volunteer on days when the shop is basically empty, so I only indirectly see what others are working on. The metalworking area doesn't seem to change much, at least in the handful of...
The yellowish thing at the far end is my empty soda can for scale. I guesstimate the bed length at 10', possibly a bit more.
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I've been away from the boards for a while for various reasons. I won't bother you with my job changes or my wife's ER trips, I'll stick to the happy reasons, like the volunteering I've been doing....
Good lord, has it really been two years?
Well, through three job changes, several health scares, and numerous other life events, my friend and I have been working on this bass and we finally...
A quick follow up. I got the Katz book and first two DVDs. They're good, after he gets done with his not-so-subtle ad for the saw and stand he uses. They're fairly workaday info, and the Craig Savage...
Thanks again for the info, all. I have a DVD and a book from Katz on the way, I'm sure I'll fill in gaps with online content. And yes, I'm totally in that phase where I say "Huh, has it really been...
Unless you have a pretty darn good idea what sorts of woodworking you'll be doing, I wouldn't sweat the details of your first bench too much. Scandinavian/Klausz is fine, Roubo is fine, etc. You also...
I've had a G0555 w/ riser for a few years now. Full disclosure that it's my first piece of woodworking machinery. That said, I've gotten a ton of work out of it (hobby, not professional) and it has...
With a mirror finish, your work piece is reflected in the saw plate. You can use the reflection to help tell when you're cutting at a true 90 degree angle from your working surface. Check out the...
Thanks a ton, all. I glanced at the Katz material, I'll see if I can lay hands on it. Thanks as well for the tips, this sort of work seems like it's really easy to do in a clumsy way even with the...
I've been working on a light remodel of the house and there seems to be a lot of tips and tricks to making trim/finish/interior carpentry look good and work well. I'm mostly putting up baseboard...
After a number of interactions with them, I feel comfortable recommending a vendor for saw files.
NOTE: I have NO relation to the vendor or any of its employees beyond placing one moderately sized...
This would seem to be the least inappropriate place to ask this, since it's in a similar realm to neaderesque woodworking.
My brother has taken up leatherworking and I'd like to buy him a birthday...
Clearly I haven't done enough (any) roofing work. At first blush, that thing looked to me like an excellent way to end up putting holes in yourself. Apparently I'm missing out. :o
I found the below monstrosity on Jim Bode's site. I'm sure history has no shortage of poorly thought out inventions or good intentions gone very wrong, but boy howdy this thing has got to be...
Unfortunately my Friday morning is the one time slot that is 100% spoken for. I have an electrical contractor coming out to inspect my garage and discuss options for increasing my available power...
Given the number of LN tools I have my eye on, and my proximity to SCCC, I should probably make a trip down there. If so, probably the first half of the day on Saturday. If anyone doesn't want to...
The prices I've paid and variety I've seen is solidly in line with David's earlier post. Most of mine have come from antique/junk shops or flea markets. I got a Keystone K-4 (Disston second-tier...
I started woodworking with the intent of building period furniture. During school I was a musician (barely) and a coworker talked me into trying to build a couple bass guitars with him. So basically...
This might be some interesting reading as well:
http://www.pa.msu.edu/services/machine-shop/shopfloor.htm
I'm deeply intrigued by a handsaw I've had for a while now. It's a ~26" rip saw, 5-1/2 points, nib, fairly old-looking contours on the handle (lambs tongue, a good number of curve details, etc.),...