Salem, my drill press stand looks remarkably like your design. It is 18x24 and stands 32 inches high with the casters. The carcase is 28 inches high. The sides and top are ¾ melamine, the face frame,...
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Salem, my drill press stand looks remarkably like your design. It is 18x24 and stands 32 inches high with the casters. The carcase is 28 inches high. The sides and top are ¾ melamine, the face frame,...
Ethan, the most recent issue of FWW has an article by Michael Fortune on making some lovely pulls. I used two of his designs on a recent cabinet. The cabinet is cherry with tiger maple door panels,...
Ray, the latest issue (November 2008) of Wood magazine has a short tutorial on three different types of bed-to-rail attachment hardware. These three hardware types are in addition to the standard bed...
I also have the current version and it is a resaw monster. Really does a nice job. However, I recommend you use a better fence for resawing--the fence that comes with it is not nearly stout enough.
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This is a timely post as earlier today I ordered Robert's DVD that tracks the project. Count me in if you establish a sub-topic as I'm planning to make the bench. And the posts are certainly enhanced...
Shane, I recently completed a smallish entertainment center using ¾ ply mdf with maple ply for the sides, top and bottom. However, I used ½ ply veneered with maple for the center vertical pieces. I...
If you haven't had the pleasure of using a Lithium-Ion drill, you ain't living right. These things are wonderful, and the batteries will last about 3 times longer than the Ni-MH types. I have used...
Stan is right--you have powder post beetles. They can indeed infest other wood, and probably already have done so. This calls for a serious purge of your wood pile. Cut out and burn anything with...
I just had mine sharpened. My jointer is a 12-inch with three blades. I was quoted $0.60 per inch, or about $22 for the job. When I got the blades back they were useless as two still had nicks in...
Mirkaba's Abranet is my favorite. Check it out. It lasts much longer than any of the other "standard" paper, in my experience.
Royce, I would strongly recommend the switch to an HVLP sprayer. Woodcraft has the Earlex 3000 for $150. I bought one and it is a joy to use. I would suggest you keep shellac in one container (it...
Robert, like Samuel I favor the Rigid 5" ROS. As he described it is very low on both vibration and noise. Another nice feature is the motor brake. It stops quickly when you shut it off. I don't use...
The grand-daddy of the Laguna machine is the Robland X-31, which I own. The mortiser is right-hand rotation which works with standard milling tools. Don't know if the Laguna is the same, but I'm...
Ray,
Another question for you. Do you want to design your own projects, or build something from plans? If you lean toward the design process, you might consider one of the great design schools,...
Wow, Jim, that is a fantastic piece of heirloom furniture for whoever ends up with it. Hope they appreciate that incredible work that went into it. Thanks for sharing.
Jim Becker has covered the ground nicely, and is consistent with my experience. Poplar is a wonderful wood to work with. It machines like a dream, won't dull your jointer and planer blades, can be...
Funny I would find this thread tonight. Today I re-sanded a project to "fix" the problem from a faulty spray attempt. Turns out my compressor lines were leaking like a sieve and the pressure was too...
Sam, here is my solution for nice shop cabinets. The face frames are solid jatoba and the drawer fronts are resawn veneer (1/4-inches thick) over half-inch plywood. I used a 2x4 frame for the base...
I agree with Sam--well, almost. I would not recommend staining poplar, but if you use a combination of aniline dye colors you can "nail" (pun intended) the color of cherry. And here is another...
Greg, the old-timers wouldn't touch sycamore if it came from one of the limbs because of the warp and twist. However, as others have said, the trunk wood if quarter-sawn can yield some amazing...
Kyle, like the others have already implied, WAY TO GO! And welcome to the greatest resource you will find for woodworking. (And photography, perhaps? I gave away my analog darkroom stuff years ago...
Nathan, can I buy the film rights for this hilarious story? Thanks for posting. We've all been there! Remember the old adage: you can tell a professional woodworker because he knows how to hide his...
David,
I can't speak for others of course, but I have enjoyed your dialog and humor under your alias. Welcome back, and I hope you get reinstated as the "real" person.
Incidentally, I have a...
Alex, I'm with the others on tiger maple. Hard to beat as a contrasting lighter wood. Check the link below--it's a desk I made with lyptus and tiger maple, with mahogany trim.
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I agree with Wade. Don't mix red oak and white oak. And I wouldn't suggest mixing flat-sawn ply panels with QSWO frames either. You probably won't be happy with the result.
My first choice, given...