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Randy,

I have a small (very small) room at the back of the shop that is heated 24/7, so I store the project in there. Durning the day I have a overhead quartz heater and now a piece of baseboard...

Randy,

We are in the same neck of the woods. I got my first batch of urea from Ken’s Pharmacy in Vandalia ( they had to special order it and I knew Ken’s wife). Now I get it from Jeff Jewitt at...

[quote=Eric DeSilva;766152]Nice article. One thing I'd add as a requirement--esp. if people are using slow shutter speeds is a decent tripod. You noted the mirror slap with long exposures, but I...

I made a short web article on photography for woodworkers, which can be viewed at the following link.

http://home.woh.rr.com/federalfurniture/index.html
Rob Millard

Vince,
I have one with the tilting jaw. I think mine is the smaller size. It is my primary vise, which I have used every day for about 8 years and it has work very well. Once in a while it needs...

I have two (if that is allowed) One is at the following link. It is a shelf clock; these always look good.
http://sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=66659&d=1182391023

The other is a...

Mark,
I know exactly what you are saying; when some one tells me they build furniture using only power tools, I’m always amazed.
I’m fond of saying, I can easily (well fairly easily) build...

Greg,,

I don’t own a jointer and probably (almost certainly) never will. A 6” machine is very limited as far as face jointing and bed length is concerned and an 8” machine isn’t much better, but...

Dan,
Whenever possible I like to pre-finish before glue up. In your case with a tung oil finish, I don’t think there are too many advantages, and one disadvantage, to pre-finishing. Tung oil is a...

Gilbert,

I have tried several different methods, most of which required the application of the dye in two steps, sanding between coats.
Once I tried the Trans Tint Dark Vintage Maple, I...

Despite an almost deathly fear of the table saw, I have made a few free hand cuts; mostly to cope moldings. I see a lot of dangerous stuff on TV. My favorite is when Suzy Phillips points the nail gun...

Richard,

I should have been more clear on how I cast the leaves. Original details like this were made from so called composition, which from my reading is saw dust, glue, chalk and maybe linseed...

Here are two projects I've just completed; both are more or less repeats of pieces I’ve made in the past. The clock is based on examples by David Wood from Newburyport c.1810. The only significant...

Tim,

About 10 years ago, I made a run of 130 frames for a person who collected Purple Hearts.
I made a rather deep shadow box and mounted the medal to a piece of ¼” plywood covered in purple...

Chuck,
I thought I had every problem imaginable with Rock Hard, but bubbles aren’t one of them. I will admit to shaking the can, instead of stirring, and even then there weren’t any bubbles. The...

Jim,

I saw that Oxford name and the word varnish, but didn't pay enough attention to the rest. I was wrong about the type of varnish, but at least I was right when I said that water based...

Chuck,

I tried some a few years ago ( maybe 4 years) and it was very easy to work with and rubbed out well, but its scratch resistance was no where near that of the Rock Hard. Water based...

Keith,
I have had great success with liquid hide glue when doing complicated assemblies. I have since gone using hot hide glue with urea for the bulk of my assembly, but if faced with a difficult...

Andy,
It really depends on the joint. An edge joint doesn’t have to have both surfaces coated. As long as you apply enough glue to the one edge, your resulting joint will be prefect. On a mortise...

Scott,
I’m not all that familiar with Powermatic, but I perceive it to be of higher quality than my Jet. I like my Jet and it has served me well, but it is not what you’d call a heavy duty machine;...

Scott,
I found the Timberwolf blades to be acceptable. The Wood Slicer I bought was very poor, so I don’t recommend them (it dulled very quickly). Your Powermatic is a more robust machine than my...

Rick,

I became fascinated by inlay work some years ago, and unfortunately there is very little in the way of “how to” material on the subject (at least that I could find). I ended up doing as you...

Scott,
I was never satisfied with the results from a plane iron that had its corners rounded off. Instead, I hone the edge of a smooth plane iron, so it has a very slight curve to the edge (like a...

Matt,
I saw that same article in Fine Woodworking, and was skeptical of the foam brush idea, but I’d howl at the moon, wearing a tin foil hat, if I thought it would make it easier to apply Rockhard;...

Art,
I for one will agree.
My little cheap Jet 14" bandsaw makes quick and accurate rips. I can't remember the last time I used my tablesaw, but it has been at least 6 weeks. I've used my bandsaw...