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Thanks for all the info.

I saw Chris Schwarz use a brace (I assume vintage) with a wood owl auger bit in a recent DVD, so it got me thinking.

If I am going to go to the effort to get a...

I am getting ready to do some entry level chairmaking, and I wanted to get a vintage brace.

My question is can the vintage braces, other than the two jaw Spofford types, use modern bits such as...

Walt,

Thanks for the kind words.

Too bad we can't have a design contest where everyone gets a slab of wenge counter top. It would be fun to see the different results with the same starting...

Thanks. Maybe industrial wasn't the best description.

It's probably more of a mid century modern look. I agree that a little of the industrial look goes a long way.

I feel a little guilty about how easy it was, but I like the result.

In this case - material - in the form of a wenge kitchen counter top off cut.

I wasn't going to post this, but a Creeker friend talked me into it.

A little back story. A friend's young...

Dean,
If you apply it lightly, you just have to scuff sand between coats.

A varnish product (urethane, alkyd, or spar) is a film finish. It dries slowly and will gather some dust nibs.

Here...

Dean,
I would use an oil based finish. It will give you the same look as the mineral spirits.

I built a table with a sapele top and used Waterlox, which is just a thinned varnish. It turned...

Here are a couple of pictures of the tables I built.

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Half inch BB plywood for slats.
Hardwood for legs.

The Oct 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine Published a plan for this folding table. They called it a Portuguese folding table. I made three. Good project.
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Walt,
I consider this the single best woodworking thread that I have ever encountered. Even though we have never met, I think of you every time I see this thread grow.

Instead of the snowball, I...

Keith,

I'm thinking of getting a smallish pallet jack for my shop mobility needs. What size is yours and how do you like that system? Thanks.

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The arms are 1 inch thick and were steamed for 1 hour. Because they were cut to width before steaming, clean up was just a little sanding. I did cut the rear taper on the bandsaw after bending, and...

Gene, My seat cushion is just as you described. I made a frame out if ash and gave it to the upholsterer. It takes one average size hide to do the two chair cushions and the ottoman. I personally...

Stu,

I enjoy your insights into the world of waterstones. What was your recommendation for a coarse stone for the original poster? And how do we flatten these coarse beasts? Thanks

Here is another example of the same technique. This picture is from Popular Woodworking magazine editors blog.

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The solution is to preserve as much of each tenon as possible by mitering the end of each tenon.

Then peg the joint with a dowel. Here are a few pictures of my chair from a slightly different...

Jeremy - You just validated one of my very favorite quotes from Henry Ford: "Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't, are both right."

The reason I asked about the...

Great job Jeremy. Furniture for the family is a real joy.

Did you use plans from Wood magazine for this crib?

Not all aluminum bar clamps are created equal. Fine Woodworking reviewed bar clamps in issue #172, and the "Universal" brand came out on top of 3 other aluminum clamp brands.

I think they make...

I bought a pair recently to try out and really like them.

Toolsforworkingwood.com also has them.
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