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Amen. At the end of the day there are only two things that matter:

1. You are comfortable with the price that you are paying for the vehicle that you purchase.
2. The dealer is comfortable...

I don't have experience with using a larger bandsaw for resawing, but I'm always a bit surprised when people talk about the 14" deltas not having much capability.... I resaw 10" wide hard maple and...

I have a few examples where getting more comfortable with hand tools has really helped my carpentry skills:

1. I'm a lot more comfortable at coping baseboards and associated trim, and the results...

The Fine Woodworking article on building a pool table is a great source... March 1989 issue, if you can believe the date listed in the reprint book that I have. There are a few dimensions that are...

I'm not familiar with the western side of WI, but in the east I've done business with both Kettle Moraine Hardwoods and Badger Hardwoods. Both carry a decent selection of imported lumber and are...

This article should help explain why the names for some of these compounds are pretty vague:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_distillation

There's an example of refining crude oil at...

If you have the Hobby Lobby chain near you they usually stock bags of leather scraps that are useful for this sort of thing. I think I paid somewhere around $5 or $10 for the last bag I purchased...

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm curious why none of the very experienced folks (way more knowledgeable than me) above mentioned cedar. I don't have much experience with this, but I got...

I believe there are 2 versions of the Jet riser block kit -- the difference being in the diameter of the upper guide post (either 3/4" or 7/8"). As long as the kit you order has the same diameter...

I've had really good results from the byrd head installed in my Dewalt 735, especially with curly and birdseye maple. I use a lot of hard maple, and notice a huge difference in the amount of tearout...

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Having grown up in the '70s and '80s, all I ever heard about was how difficult things were to do with hand tools. Woodworking books and magazines were mostly filled...

I think you missed an opportunity to buy a 3D printer to make the custom part that you need :).

--Dan

I was able to get a tenon saw and a #4 smooth plane (for some reason just never bought a smoother before) along with a gift card. The only thing sold out when I ordered was the set of skew rabbet...

This is a really cool project... It's not something that I would have ever thought of building in wood, but I have to admit that it looks great and has me thinking about making a copy :).

--Dan

Thanks for all of the comments. I guess I'm not slow enough that moss will grow around me, so I'll take that :). I'm definitely in the "it takes as long as it takes" camp with woodworking, but it's...

Let me start off by saying that I know this is a dumb question... but I have to ask just out of plain curiosity.

I don't do a ton of hand tool work, but I like to cut dovetails by hand as much as...

You should also check out Bull Valley Hardwoods in Woodstock. It's quite a ways from Palos Hills, but their selection is amazing and prices are fair.

I'll also second the Kettle-Moraine and...

I just completed ~150 square feet of oak flooring using a Bosch 1250DEVS sander. I used it for all of the sanding from rough floor to finishing because the floor is in a foyer central to my second...

Apologies for the slow response...

The legs are definitely joined to the pedestal with sliding dovetails. I cut them with a handsaw and chisels. I've seen various jigs for using a router, but...

I really like the Vega Pro 40 fence that I have -- at 40" it's sort of in-between the 30"+/- and 50"+/- that most manufacturers offer. I have definitely used 36" of capacity several times, and 40"...

This is the exact thought that I had... I spent many hours hauling concrete with a wheelbarrow, and would have loved a little help. Of course, 3 wheels would make maneuvering difficult on the 2x6...

I think you'll be fine. I resaw on my 14" Jet all the time -- mostly hard maple. The Kreg fence is great. A sharp blade (I use Olson All pro 1/2" 3 TPI hook) and patience are all that it takes. ...

I made this little table as a Christmas present for my mother. Not a terribly difficult project I guess, but I have to admit that I'm addicted to making these little Shaker tables... I thought Roy...

Isn't Sketchup more similar to the Fusion 360 product from Autodesk? It's been a while since I've used AutoCad, but I use both Sketchup and Fusion 360 quite a bit and they are very similar products....

I would definitely be concerned about powder post beetles in all of the air-dried lumber that the guy has. It wouldn't completely stop me from buying, but I would probably find a way to run all of...