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has anyone information on how to make a ramp walker toy? i have seen ducks with fixed front leg and pivoting back leg waddle down a ramp, but fine tuning it has been a problem.

does anyone know how to make a ramp walker toy? i have seen a wooden duck with a fixed front leg and a pivoting back leg "walk" down a ramp, but the physics seem mighty fussy, and the best i have...

A friend wants me to refurbish his Dad's 1935 Walnut blanket chest he made in high school shop class. It has been stored in an outside shed for years, got wet, and moved in every direction wood in...

One thing I haven't seen mentioned about this router is the front spindle lock which is supposed to give one-wrench bit changes. Mine worked maybe the first 10 times, then it slipped out of lock no...

Thanks to everyone for your input. It's so nice to have access to a group with hands-on knowledge.

A quick search has me thinking Jet is the favored parallel clamp. Does anyone know first-hand about Woodriver parallel clamps? Also Gramercy Tools is having a sale on aluminmum bar clamps through...

what is the best way to get an even stain on ash face and end grain?

Thanks for the brain exercise. A quick look up of Noguchi shows his coffee table has rounded edges which give the piece a unified look while affording more surface area to make the joint. Is this...

When I finish with one grit I look (closely!) to see that all cross-grain scratches are removed before I move to the next grit. I think it is a good idea to periodically dust off the surface even...

I have two Makita drills. One with a cord has given trouble-free service for over 20 years, the other is the one on your list: light weight and easy to handle, battery recharges in about 20...

if your anger is such that punishing an inanimate object seems like a good idea, consider, next time, taking your second most expensive tool and using it as a tool to destroy your most expensive...

I got one nearly new for $150 at a garage sale. The blade tension rod relied on a piece of 1/8" thick x 1 1/2" long x 3/4" wide piece of metal which acted as a nut. The sharp corners of this "nut"...

I have a squirrel cage fan with a 9" intake opening. The fan (with motor inside) is 18" long x 17" tall x 13" deep. I plan to make a rolling cabinet which houses the fan and stands about 38" tall,...

I have a Delta contractor's saw too with the space on the right side now home to a shop-built router table with storage below. Even if some day I want a stand-alone router table I would leave the...

Thanks all for the responses. Confirmed what I've long thought about Makita quality. Is it true you can use Porter Cable edge guides on the Makita RP 1101? This router is leading by a nose over...

Anyone willing to share their personal experience with the Makita RP1101 variable speed plunge router? Is there a reason Makitas are seldom listed among the better routers? I have a corded Makita...

What is the best glue to connect a metal tenon to a piece of white oak 7/8"X8"X12" and a barrel-shaped piece of turned walnut 1 3/4"X1 3/4"? This is a desk clock with the main body of oak and a...

what is your favorite mortise gauge (pin, blade, wheel) and why? or do you mark another way?

Can anyone give me personal info on the Duxterity Resp-O-Rator and its effectiveness, comfort, and practicality in the fight against dust. I wear a beard, and have read that a hooded powered...

what do you use to burnish your card scrapers? and what is the Rockwell hardness rating of your burnisher, if you know it.

Three questions: 1. why does a pin in a pinned mortis stand proud of the surface over time? 2. other than a tighter fit on the surface, is there an advantage in using a tapered plug cutter/plug? ...

is it right to assume that router bits designed to cut dados in plywood are called plywood bits because of their specific cutting diameters and not because you should avoid using them on hardwoods?

A card scraper can remove the tight spot as well as anything. It is an inexpensive and very handy tool for the woodshop. I use one on the runners of a cross-cut sled and a miter sled, and can...

After researching surface planers I am wondering why people refer to board feet when they describe how much wood they can run through before changing knives. Wouldn't square feet be the more...

Thanks for the good advice and site, Howard. I have never painted bookshelves before, but now that I think of it, I have seen what you're talking about. Good advice, and I learned a new word! ...