I'm sawing up some walnut logs and found that, although there's some nice black heartwood, most of it is white sapwood. The white stuff seems to be of the same consistency as the black walnut. My...
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I'm sawing up some walnut logs and found that, although there's some nice black heartwood, most of it is white sapwood. The white stuff seems to be of the same consistency as the black walnut. My...
That's really impressive. Did you use some sort of jig to slide the logs past the blade?
Thanks so much.
That's great info - will help with comparisons between local mills...Thanks.
Thankyou - I'll try the calculator now.
Fantastic. Thanks so much Eugene.
Thanks Pat. That's surprising to hear about the Laguna. I'm beginning to think a trip to the saw mill is in order...
This is great advice - thanks!
Thanks Pete.
Thanks for the encouraging words friend.
I just bought some black walnut - 14 logs, 5 to 7 ft. in length, 12 to 32 in. in diameter. I was wondering if anyone would hazard a guess at roughly how much board feet that adds up to?
These...
Thank you. My only reservation about Worksharp is that my jointer plan has a 2 1/2" blade. Can you flatten plane beds on the Worksharp?
Hi there. I'm tired of lapping/sharpening by hand, and I'm looking at both the Veritas and Jet systems. I've read a lot of posts here (great!) on the virtues of both, but before I spend my tax...
Agreed. I've had mine for two years, and while I don't use the micrometer much, I never worry about accuracy - the tolerance is pretty amazing.
Sweet. Thanks!
I've tried to get mine to work. I true and sharpen the scraper blade, give it a very slight bow, but find all it wants to do is take really aggressive cuts with each pass. Also, it leaves pretty...
Good morning. God's gift to idiots (me), while rennovating my shop, I left my plywood tool rack lying on the cement floor of the basement at the cottage. Two weeks later, to my shock and horror, I...
PS. As my son would say, this is one sick saw! I'm in Ottawa, and will try the supplier in Montreal. I read your posting on Canadian Woodworker, and if you haven't already found him, there's a...
Thanks Randy. I'm definitely going to check it out - I had no idea you could get one of these from a Canadian supplier...
Awesome. That pretty much sums up why I'm going for the General. Sounds like I'll be passing this one on to my kids one day. Thanks John.
You're right Glen, the MM16 is a better saw. For me, right now it's a coin toss. I think I could get it shipped for a couple hundred. However, I'm a little concerned about some of the after sale...
Thanks John. Sounds like I won't be sorry. Can I ask why you went with the General in the first place?
Thanks Greg. The MM-16 looks like a great saw. With taxes, s&h, and rate of exchange, it's just out of my price range...
I'm thinking of buying the General 690-1 15" (12 3/4" depth of cut, 310 lbs, $2659 CDN) bandsaw and was wondering if anyone had an opinion to share before I crack my piggy bank. Thanks!
I'm 99.9% sold on the MM16. Much, much more than I need at the moment, but I know my shop (and skills) will grow into it. Thanks one and all...
Rob.