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I'd recommend Pittsboro, NC. Its home to Roy Underhill's woodwright school. He welcomes visitors to come see classes in session and Ed sells antique hand tools upstairs. Even if you're not into...

I always release the tension with the quick release lever. I used to do it with the knob, but switched when it became too hard to turn.

Its a Grizzly G0555 14", maybe 5 years old. I got it off craigslist a few years back, hardly used at the time, and lightly used since.

I recently started having issues with my bandsaw. The tension is acting weird. It has become hard to turn first of all. Then when I get the tension about halfway tight on the blade, the tension...

Thanks for the help. The wood is QS oak btw. I tried dry clamping it to the larger boards but didn't like the stress created by flattening the bow. So back to the plane. I used a bit of scrap leather...

Hey all,
So I have some narrow scraps of 1" oak I need to flatten before gluing them to wider boards. They came flattened from the dealer but have developed a bow along their length. The problem is...

I purchased a sweet crab lock from whitechapel to install on my anarchist tool chest I've been building. I ran into a snag and need some advice. The top of the lock sits flush on the carcass edge....

Funny timing. I'm in the middle of the ATC build myself. Just finished gluing up the dovetailed carcass. I had the same issue with squaring up large panels. At first I used a homemade wooden square,...

Thanks for the replies. I'd heard of gluing cardboard before but saw that wasn't done in the video. I was concerned if the edges of the jack were planed a bit, it would affect registering the knifed...

I own an antique Miter Jack, excellent condition but I'm afraid to use it. I'm worried about ruining the surface. I've been watching the benchcrafted build and noticed that he orients the clamping...

I had the same issue. I discovered the planer bed was humped along the middle. Is your bed flat?

I've been pondering the same issue for a while too. What I had tried was using cauls across the joint to flatten the boards. As it turned out, the cauls were actually causing the cupping since both...

Thanks for the replies. Interesting info. I had been feeding the boards by tipping the ends as they entered and left. Still got snipe but less so. My main frustration
was that the boards were...

My saw blades do that too. I know they are sharp though (haven't seen a lot of use) and occur not just with resaw but any cut with thinner stock. Feedrate is also plenty slow. It's almost like the...

I built a nice roubo bench last year. It has 3/4" holes all along the front side. However several of the holes are not vertical since I used a brace and am not that skilled with it yet. I want to...

So I had a thought. Wanted to see what others thought about it. Lunchbox planers are notorious for sniping.
Usually the cause is not enough support. As a longer board is inserted, the single roller...

I recently completed a roubo bench with a 4" top. As far as flattening the top, I can't imagine using anything other than hand planes. You have a super thick top so there's plenty of wood to spare....

I'd been on the market recently for an end vise, mostly with the purpose of pinching panels. I already had a bench built with the intent of installing a quick release vise down the road when I found...

Take a look at artifactbags.com. They sell an artisan apron that looks durable and made for woodworking. It ain't cheap
but recommended by the Schwarz. Haven't tried it yet myself.