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I buy all my lumber at Peachstate Lumber. They are in Kennesaw on Moon Station Road. Their prices are better than Atlanta Hardwoods and the people working there are very nice and eager to serve...

Another purpose of the salt is to remove stains. If your board starts looking green from cutting too many veggies, kosher salt will remove the stains. Over time a board will also start smelling...

If it runs, for $400 jump on it. Everything else is just adjustments. I paid $900 new for mine a year ago.

I've had this slider for about 4 years, using it on job sites. It's a tough saw, but very heavy. I would highly recommend it for that price.

I have bought for years from MLCS. Primarily because I was always flooded with their catalogs. Over the past year, I tried some Onsrud and Freud. What a difference! It wasn't until I got away...

I use Freud exclusively. I use both the glue line rip and the ultimate crosscut. They work great for what they are intended. The GLR will cross cut, but not clean, and it will probably splinter...

You may want to rough cut with a circular saw. It will take a long time to cut it with a jig saw. I have done a lot of top mount sinks this way.

I have used the 1" thick ones from Lowes for my shop work tables. They work great, but you will need to look them over real good because some will be warped in the store.

I have been using Sommerfeld cabinet making bit set for a couple years. I also have their pocket hole jig which works great. I build all my face frame cabinets using this bit set. It's a wonderful...

The way I do it is just as you described. Sandwich two 3/4" sheets and face them with 1.5" of your choice. I then cut a 3/4"H x 1"D slot across the back and on both ends. Cut the slots before you...

I own a custom closet business, so here's my 2 cents, don't go over 36" for the melamine and don't put 30lb sacks of potatoes on it. Anything longer will eventually bow under its own weight without...

I know you don't want to hear this, but there are some projects where a specific tool is needed to get the job done right and quick. I make a lot of cutting boards and I wouldn't do them if I didn't...

I know a few people who make a good living doing small products, but they do it mostly wholesale at a high volume. It takes a lot of time and salesmanship to develop this type of model. That's the...

Ray, I have been a full time woodworker for a little better than 6 years. I spent 28 years in the telecommunications field and just walked away one day and decided to do this. I did not retire, I...

You can cut MDF with any blade. I have specialized blades for different applications, but if I need to cut MDF, I don't even look at which blade is mounted in the TS. I just cut and go. MDF is the...

Like John said, bloodwood will turn a deeper and somewhat darker red. I've never seen it turn brown. I love the sweet smell when cutting it. I have problems with tear out when planing so I use my...

Built-in casework. I do it for a living. Customers can't buy built-in casework at the local furniture store, so they don't develop a price mindset and are more willing to pay an appropriate amount...

The Router Buddy works very well for me.

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I cut lots of melamine (for a living) and found that the Duraline doesn't cut as clean as the Freud LU97. I have three working LU97s and one Duraline that sits in a drawer. The Freud is also less...

You're starting to get the right idea. Most all of my large sales ($6000+) come though interior designers. If you go out and try to talk to contractors, you will come away extremely frustrated. ...

I am a full time woodworker and I shudder at the thought of trying to make a living building furniture. The reason this is such a difficult business is the average consumer's knowledge in furniture...

The lift makes all the difference. I was using the through the plate crank with my 7529 and it was always a problem making hairline changes. When I put the fixed base 890 in the rockler lift, it...

I have one in my router table mounted in a Rockler plate with the above the table crank lift. I like it. With the Rockler lift, I can change the bits from above the table which is a big improvement...

I do a lot of work with MDF. Confirmat screws work good in particle board, but not MDF. Screws in MDF are a hit and miss proposition. The percentage of splitting is so high that I only use biscuts...

I had the Jet for a couple of years and had no complaints, but I moved to the Steel City a few months ago and there is a huge difference between the two. The Steel City has all the upgraded features...