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Thanks, Bill. I didn't know about Woodfinder. Not sure if he's looked up sawmills, but I'll ask.

Makes me realize how fortunate I am to have a terrific hardwood supplier within an hour drive.

I have a friend who loves in Millington Tennessee, and he says he is having trouble sourcing good lumber for small projects. Any ideas on a good source where you don't have to buy in bulk?

I have a friend who has gotten into woodworking, and over the past couple of years I’ve enjoyed teaching him techniques – particularly with hand tools. Last year he moved away, and doesn’t have a...

My fore plane is a Stanley number five with a 6" radius on the iron. No other modifications were necessary, and it works very well for my purposes.

Thanks a lot, Stewie. That's one of the reasons I love the Neanderthal Haven - the people here can identify just about everything.

My Father-in-law picked this set up at the auction this morning, but we don't know what they are. It is a set of curved metal bars that are convex on one side and slightly concave on the other. The...

I have a set of letter stamps, so I generally find an inconspicuous piece of end grain where I will generally stamp my initials and the year.

Being from the Northwest, my first thought was stained/dyed Douglas Fir. Then I see that George has guessed SYP, which shares a lot of the same visible characteristics, so I guess I'm not that far...

The only roughing up I do on my bench top is the natural result of working on it and dropping things on it, etc.

However, I have been thinking about doing as you do after watching a video (I...

Overall, they are a bit easier to use, though lateral adjustment takes practice on the bevel up jack (at least the LN), since there is no mechanical adjuster.

Additionally, if you are looking...

Same as the others, I cut to rough size first to minimize the work required to true a board while maintaining maximum yield for thickness.

On occasion, I will do some rough planing work just to...

What is the wood on the top of the hall table? It is gorgeous.

I love that Oskar! Is that laminated or a solid piece?

One of my favorites is a jewelry box made for a friend from some quilted maple and koa left over at her dad's sawmill.

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I posted this recently, but here is a reading...

Here's one of the simpler projects I've done. The hardware was a kit from Woodcraft or Pen State, IIRC. Basically just a box with a simple drawer.

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This tool tote for my son was also...

My first two planes were my Dad's. But my second two were my Granddad's. Somewhere along the line, my Grandma gave me a #2 that had belonged to my great-Granddad. I love these tools that not only...

I had no idea that the 45 degree setup is more aggressive. I wonder why? I'm sure if I looked into the physics of it, I could come up with something. Would a 45 degree setup on a regular card...

My father in law recently bought me a Stanley 12 1/2 scraper which is in great shape, but has no blade/scraper. This leaves me with two questions:

1. Was there a specific scraper for these, or...

Yes, you are absolutely correct. I am a fan of Sellers, but I note that he generally (if not always) begins with pre-dimensioned wood. He does do a lot with a #4, though, that I'm not likely to do...

That is a good video by Cosman. I learned a lot by watching it. Note, however, that it makes little difference whether you use a scrub or a jack plane (properly set up). Both are what are called...

Thanks Stan!

The legs are mortised into the batten, which is screwed to the top. No glue; pre-drilled holes should have enough room to allow for movement.

It is all cherry, but the two feet came from a board that was not purchased with the rest of the wood. It is an interesting characteristic, that from some angles the feet look darker than the legs...

It's a nice bookstand. I've nicknamed it my sermon table because it was designed to sit next to the chair where I do all of my pastoral preparation. Most of the resources I use are bigger books than...

Thanks for the help. I went with garnet. Here is the final result:

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This is my version of the reading table from Popular Woodworking’s December, 2010 issue. Because I had specific size books to be used, I ended up making mine substantially larger. The top...