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I had the same problem and the blades I could find were very expensive. I ended up making a 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2' blade out of some scrap o1 steel. You cold also use an old plane blade. They are very...

I live right off 95 near Cocoa beach and there is a lowes and home depot full of SYP.I just bought a bunch for my new bench. 2x10x8 were $5 ea. I spent about 70 bucks for all the SYP I will need to...

Amazing work Derek!!!
If I get to where I just use machines for rough mill work and do the joinery and finish work by hand I will be very happy and the quality of my work will improve as...

Brian,
That table is awesome! Can't wat to see it completed wtih some finish.
Russell
Cool saw till. How many hours did that take to build?

Nice chairs. Good work guys

I am looking for some inspiration!! I have been blending more hand tool work in with my machine work. I am wanting to make something with only hand tools and was wondering what type of projects do...

+ 1 on the same height as my table saw. This way I can use it for an infeed table for large boards

I use weld-on #4 if it has to look good and Weld_on#16 if it does not matter what it looks like. The smaller the number the thinner it it is. I made a couple of fish tanks using this stuff and it...

Thanks for all the advise. I wanted to make some small boxes and stuff like that. It would be fun to do the whole project by hand. I have seen it done a few time on Roy's show and I would like to...

I would like to do a couple of projects from log to finished piece and I was wondering where do you get your lumber from. I am in central florida and there is not a lot of lumber yards around. None...

I have the plain old no. 92 (not sweetheart) and it works great. It has worked great right out of the box. I can't compare it to any thing else though. I only use it to trim down rabbets and tenons...

Thanks so much for all af the responses and advise. I finished the no.5 by using a file and a sharpee to get it close and then lapped it with sand paper and granite. Now I have a no. 6 to do. I will...

Thanks guys for all the advise. I probably am being too cheap with the sand paper. When I say the plane is convex on the sole, I mean that it is high in the center form heel to toe, all the way down...

Wes,
am glad you suggested that. I was thinking about grinding a hollow in the sole and then it should be a lot faster to bring the sides down. Does that sound right?

I need some help. I have a few old planes that I picked up recently and I am having a hard time flattening them. I have tried this in the past only to get so-so results. It seems like the plane are...

Dave,
I think I am going to try a bunch od different joints and see what looks best and what ones are easier to glue up.
Great Idea!!

The top is going to be 5 1/2 feet long and about 26" wide....

I think I will do half laps. I would do scarf joints but i dont want to worry about lining up boards end to end, side to side, and worry about them sliding at the scarf. It seems like a lot to try to...

I was thinking along the lines of Kens idea. I would rather not buy a 100.00 router bit if possible.If i lay the boards out in a brick pattern, the strength will be in the edge glue joints. Is this...

I recently was given about 300 bf of walnut from a friend of mine. About 100 bord feet was sap wood. I would like to use the sap wood to make a top for my work bench but after cleaning the lumber up...

I have not bought the wynn filter yet but I will.Well I feel better about letting it run.Thanks for the help

I recently purchased the Harbour freight 2hp dust collector.It works great and it does not make half the noise I thought it would. I don't have a remote for it and when I am using it, I might leave...

Thanks for all the advice. I ended up making room in the corner,adding a new circuit and buying the Harbour freight 2 hp dust collection system.It was on sale for 139.00 like others had mentioned. So...

Yea I should have said chip collection. I normally have the garage door open when I am working. This is more for chips. Do you guys use a remote or manually turn on the shop vac then turn on the tool?

would I be better off getting a small dust collection unit from Harbour freight?(the small roll around one that would fit under a table)

I have a garage wood shop and I need some kind of dust collection system. I don't want to get a big unit that I have to run pvc and flex hoses.I would like to use a good shop vac keep it under my...