Frank Klaus has a similar tenon jig that uses a lever/cam to apply pressure to the workpiece. The operator holds the lever down to apply pressure as the cut is being made. His jig is in a back issue...
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Frank Klaus has a similar tenon jig that uses a lever/cam to apply pressure to the workpiece. The operator holds the lever down to apply pressure as the cut is being made. His jig is in a back issue...
Go to the dumpster of a door replacement store and "find" a solid core door. Cut it to size. I used them for workbenches and they perform great and have stayed flat for 15 years.
Quater sawn stock for the frame will warp less than flat/plain sawn.
Wes's advice might be less expensive than what I have done. I got my advice from a commercial periodical. Use glue size. It's basically the least expensive polyvinal glue you can buy. Usually white...
I followde the advice from a tip in Finewoodworking magazine about saving shop space. I really like it.
I placed my radial arm saw and long saw bench along a wall with the table saw perpendicualr to...
Yesterday I re-read Issue #34 Finewoodworking about planes and techniques by Ian Kirby. He suggests that when edge planing you should put the end of the board against a stop with the board on a bench...
Hi John,
I considered buying a set until I read about the short tenon and large end grain in contact. I decided to achieve the same profiles only with a splined miter joint at the corners. It is...
I have a job for a sports bar. I have to rip ,lenghtwise of course, 200 baseball bats and cover the front of a bar.
Got any suggestions on a tool preference or jig? :confused:
Thanks,
Don
At a recent woodwoking show I saw 2 vendors selling a drum sander that operated like a jointer. Are these any good? Do you have a link?
Thank you,
Don :confused:
1.) Hand scraper
2.) 6 inch rule with hook on the end
3.) Marking knife
4.) 3" combination square
I seem to remember reading somewhere that if you did something to the saw OR mounted the blade on the upper wheel OR tensioned the blade a certain way, you wouldn't have to worry about setting a band...
Nice set!
I have 33 chisels now and made a good purchase from Wal-Mart for chisel storage.
They sell a 3 drawer cube all made from "tupperware" type plastic. The length of each drawer is perfect...
I just use regular Carnuba wax. Mineral spirits removes it. I use mineral spirits to remove tar from car fenders. Of course the wax is gone too.
At the Woodworking Shows, I saw a guy demo a product he was selling. It was a curved foot/base that replaced the flat base of a saber saw. With this device he coped crown molding as we watched. I...
No Don,
They were talking about OIL STONES. That's why I'm so surprised.
I have been re-reading old issues of Woodwork. Issue #38, April 1996 has an article about sharpening stones and honing fluids. 2 different representatives that manufacture stones were interviewed....
One option you might want to consider will allow you to have a "lazy susan" that can hold any weight your bench can handle. Nice for holding and rotating heavy projects.
I drilled a hole in the...
I went to the Yellow Pages and looked up Doors. I found 3 commercial door companies. All were close to me. I asked if they would mind if I took any old doors from their dumpsters. All 3 said fine.
I...
I think the Rockhard Varnish would work fine.
5 years ago, I built a cherry kitchen table that will get lots of use. I brushed 3 coats of gloss Defthane (polyurethane) and satin for the last coat....
I remember reading a tip in a wood magazine that suggested ripping a stair handrail in half and using each half between the wood and the face of the bar clamp. The serpentine shape of the 1/2 stair...
Bosch saber saw blades NICE!
I recently bought a Bosch blade called Progressor and/or "Clean for Wood" at Home Depot. The results were incrediblly nice! The teeth are kinda perpendicular to the blade shaft. I was cutting cherry....
Last weekend, I attended a Woodworking Show in Chicago. Marc Adams was a speaker. For 45 degree miters and end grain applicatins, Marc said to seal the end grain with glue and to let it dry. The...
Dan,
I just saw the drum demonstrated at the Woodworking Show in Chicago last weekend. I was really impressed. The guy shoved a piece of pine into the drum and the wood melted away fast. At the base...
I recently moved my Jointer to the left of the Table Saw. I added an auxillary fence to the jointer with rare earth magnets.(easily removeable). The very top edge of the jointer's auxillary fence has...
Went to the Woodshow in Chicago over the weekend. One booth had 2 Delta contractors' saws sitting side by side and they both shared the same Delta fence rail. The rail actually clamped them together....