I need two 3x3x4 inch blocks to anchor a grab bar (1 1/4" red oak dowel) mounted on a vertical post in a Mission style staircase. It's getting a little hard to find nice quartersawn blocks that size...
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I need two 3x3x4 inch blocks to anchor a grab bar (1 1/4" red oak dowel) mounted on a vertical post in a Mission style staircase. It's getting a little hard to find nice quartersawn blocks that size...
I'm sticking to one teacher for this one, Ray, and you've pointed me in the direction where I want to go. Biscuits look good, but I'm divesting electrical tools and picking up old hand tools. Paul...
I'm about to refinish a handle of a 28" Disston D8 Rip saw, complete with the thumb hole. Wood is in good shape. Since some of is down to bare wood, I'm taking all of it down to bare wood. This...
I bought a $1 mirror with a sort of thick plastic handle and stuck it into a dog hole on the other side. Pare it down if it's too thick, tape it if it's too skinny.
I'm going to give it a try. I'll post if and when I get it right.
The Neanderthals didn't quite get the hang of using hand tools, which is maybe one of the reasons that we, Homo Sapiens, are here...
Has anyone ever cut box joints without a table saw. A dovetail takes a saw and a chisel, and it seems that's the only way to go by hand with a basic box joint.