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Thanks to all. I'm off to fish the Delaware system in NY. E+W branches, Beaverkill, etc.

George

George,
I don't understand. After you've stropped a couple of blades isn't there a residue of metal from the blades left on the strop? Am I missing something? (wouldn't be the first time)...George S

Thanks for the responses. I've been a waterstone (king) guy and for the last few years scary sharp guy. About a week ago I picked up a cast iron table saw top at the reclamation center (dump) in good...

I have a couple of questions for those of you who use leather strops as a sharpening tool.
1. What thickness or weight do you find the best?
2. Is horsebutt that much better than other...

Thanks to all for the suggestions. I drop filled the flaws late this morning with a syringe and em6000. I light sanded shortly after noon and put a coat of 6000 down. Light sanded 1 1/2 hours later...

Conrad, I have 2 coats of shellac and am ready to shoot 2-4 coats of EM6000.

Scott, the vinyl sealer sounds like the thing. I'll check the website. Only problem is my wife told our friend that it...

I've been working on a heavily grained tiger maple table as a gift for a very dear friend. There is also some mineral staining in the board that she picked out for the top so quite a bit of effort...

I'd like to thank everyone for their replies and interest in this thread. I'll keep trying til I get a combination that works. But...I have a new problem that I'll address in a separate thread. It...

Scott,

That's great! What brand flakes and DNA??? From the tenor of most posts my problem is pretty common. It would be great to have a source for better flakes or DNA.
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Pete,

Am I an engineer?....Nope just an old (75) salesman and marketing guy. What your head conservator recommended is basically what I now do and did with the batch in question. I know from past...

Scott,

I'm in the process of mixing up another batch with a flakes from a different source with different DNA (Mohawk Shellac Retarder) I'll post the results. I believe the mix was, 5.3 oz in 2/3...

Scott,

You're right, it does sound like wax but it doesn't decant like wax does. It sinks and some stays in solution instead of rising to the top. Just for grins I took some of the "residue" and...

I've done all of the suggestions above at one time or another and my results are better with the more processed shellacs e.g. superblonde and the worst with the darks, e.g. garnet, (I've never used...

I'm shooting 2# on some blonde I'm currently mixing. I used .3 lbs (5.3 oz). According to most tables it should make up approx 2/3 qt. which does not completely disolve the flakes. Is my math wrong?...

Somethings been bothering me about my process for disolving and using shellac flakes.

I have in the past been almost anal weighing the flakes, measuring the DNA, (by volume) grinding the flakes...

I could use some help on this design, particularly with the table top joinery. I'm in the process of building a rather simple Shaker type hall table which will be primarily built from cherry. The...

Can someone help me out with plans for an octagonal tapering jig for tablesaw or bandsaw? I'm building a bed for my daughter and that's what the design, (in my head) calls for. I usually use a...

I have a few:
36 Stanleys but a few need work ( 19 of type 11 or earlier)
1 Parrish panel raiser
2 LVs
1 LN
1 Knight
3 Sargeants

Geo

Sam,
Thanks for the response, unfortunately I think I knew the answer before I posted the question. Planing, scraping and sanding are out. I stopped on a couple of defects because I was exposing...

Let's see if I can make this a short story! I had a board of spectacular crotch cherry, air dried and a minimum of 65 years old. Dimensions were 20" x 71" x, 3/4" thick but milled very poorly. I've...

Greg,
Thanks for the response. I normally like a little more heft for tabletops but I was hoping that 3/4" was enough for a hall table, especially since I have 100 bdf or so of cherry already milled...

Greg and others,

Typically to what thickness do you mill your hall table thickness? Thanks..

Geo

Which manufacturer and or type of glue leaves the least noticeable glue line, assuming of course a good and clean mating surface? I've been using TB 3 lately but it leaves a darker line than TB 1 or...

I've downloaded the Wood plans for the cyclone but it's not clear to me how I mount the motor and blower. I currently have a Delta 50-850 DC that I could take apart or I could use a brand new Delta 1...

Mark,
Thanks for the reply. You're probably right in that parts need may be minimal or non-existant for a bandsaw. However, not having a source for the unusual breakdown, e.g. a cracked wheel is a...