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I was wondering what is the best way of installing crown around top of bookcase. It seemed to me that nailing it from the front might not be too stable (not too much surface against...

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I am getting tear out when ripping or cross cutting plywood for a bookcase (birch).
any advice on what would be the best blade(s) for both types of cuts ?
also, would some type or...

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I need to build 2 stairs going from the garage to the house door.
an easy solution is to get the stringers from HD or home depot, but those need to be fastened to a wall. I have only 2...

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I want to redo our bedroom set and it seems like the wife likes "white furniture".
I am looking at starting from the bed and go to other pieces, the bed will probably be frame and...

I would go with a bench mortiser way before going to dowelmax and just because of the price. for other joint I can make dadoes with the router or dado blades.
If dowelmax was at about $150 then it...

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Let me know what you go with, I am reading about the Ryobi right now.

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Anybody wanna sell theirs ?
I worked with it on a demo and I liked it very much (I am a M&T guy myself)
but wouldn't spend 300 on it yet.

Thanks guys !!!

I will start researching planers now :)
can somebody tell me where I can find a goo plan for a planer sled then ? looked all around and no pictures.....

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I was wondering what is the difference between this jointer/planer and a normal jointer ? I seriously cannot see any difference and they call it a planner as well.....
just curious...

I am located in Bozeman, MT

so maybe I can stay with a hand planer and get a thickness planner as an addition, or get the jointer and hope I can always pick the right thickness at buying...

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I usually work on small pieces in my garage but I am getting frustrated anymore at how long it takes me to straighten some of the lumber I work on.
now I am getting ready to get...

why don't you do you using your TS ?

I guess I will have to build one just for the mites cut.
while I am at it I might ever do one for dado cuts as well

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I once saw a contractor that had a sled with a setup in it that allowed him to add a trigle in order to make miters on the ts.
I am trying to think of how I can add that to the...

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I was wondering if any body has plans for a captain bed with head boards ?
can't find plan and never built anything without a plan.

Thanks for the reply !
I guess I still need to do more thinking...

I have to agree that M&T are a little stronger -or at least feels to me- but I never put 5 dowel in joint either.

now I am wondering if it is not worth to stop doing the mortise by hand and buy a...

How many dowels did you use per join ?
are the 1/4" attachments/dowels worth to try on a face frame ?

Thanks

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is there any thoughts about the type of dowels that are better than others in certain woods ?
I am looking at dowels that are already pre-glued and others that aren't but fluted or...

I would definitely like to see more projects with it.
I am now considering it, but wow man: US$270 !!! that puts my planer purchase way away....

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I was wondering if there are dowelmax owners in here -please let me know what you think of it since I want to make sure it is worth the price- and if there are any users projects...