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It's still no guarantee of a perfectly coplanar etc end result, but you can improve your chances by taking a light pass in both directions (against then with, preferably, the grain)

I think that's a fair summary, unless you have a compelling reason to limit yourself to a lunchbox planer, then a 735 with spiral would be an excellent choice (but the money may be better spent...

It's all a matter of perspective. Shelix heads are awesome, with many benefits and no significant downsides (in my opinion,) but it comes down to a cost benefit analysis. Do the benefits outweigh the...

It is a very dusty/dirty process. I wouldn't want to use a drill press or good hand drill, you kind of have to bear down on the brush which will damage the bearings, a cheap second hand drill might...

I've done this with a powered wire brush (Metabo, modified angle grinder). It's somewhat unpleasant, but effective. Small volume could be done with drill attachment, but any serious volume will...

From memory, as my German bible is at work, there is a minimum length to get true (as opposed to a smaller drawer box) full extension runners. I'm pretty sure Blum 350 soft closes are true full...

I've made mostly traditional dining chairs, in a variety of styles, and carvers. I've made a few dozen dominoed stools, some with backs, never had a problem with them either. I assume the joint you...

I own the 500 personally, but use both at work. Despite my usual tendency to recommend overkill in case of necessity I think the 500 is much better for furniture, I use it virtually every day. The...

I can't quite tell from the picture but if your saw has a round bar for the rip fence you can slide the extruded section forward and "flip" the fence backwards so that it is below the level of the...

In Australia these are called window shims, colour coded from 1/16 to 3/8 and available from trade hardware stores (probably cheaper than an automotive store if the same holds true over there, the...

I agree with Chris, glued butt joints are fine. Space them far enough apart to get your brad gun (and hose) in between. Lap joints are massive overkill and can even lead to problems, as you mention.

I've made several filing cabinets. As mentioned above, start with the file size and work out from there. I used rebated cleats screwed to the inside of 1/2" thick sides to "catch" the files. These...

You can wrap the bars with cloth and poor close to boiling water over them, let it soak for a while which will soften the glue, then attack with manual methods. Obvious caveat of getting rid of the...

I started my apprenticeship pre-domino, used to use a slot mortiser a lot. With domino: not very much. For very high volume or unusual setups (that would require jigging to locate the domino) they...

A flat bench is nice, but there is flat and there is flat enough. I've worked with several old school master craftsmen who would give George Wilson a run for his money; none of their benches were...

It depends a bit on how tight you like your gib screws, I won't say over tighten, but if you like to really tighten the screws then a ground down wrench will spread its jaws pretty quickly (even if...

At my workplace we mostly use Makita for basic tools like belt sanders, routers etc. over the last ten years they have definitely gotten a bit lighter, the new big plunge router and 4" belt sander...

We have a newer 3ph version (possibly larger diameter wheels but same width blade) at work, I can't immediately get specs as I'm on site for a few days. Ours is pretty beasty, cuts true and fast...

It's definitely a compound mitre, google compound mitre calculator and there are websites that will do it for you. If it's, say, in the order of a 10 degree taper it will be close to 45, maybe 44 on...

Driving is inherently dangerous, that doesn't mean everyone should walk everywhere. (That's kinda funny coming from a professional woodworker that doesn't drive because he is afraid of hurting others...

It's related to change in moisture level either In either direction. If you flatten something when it's at a high moisture content and then it dries out it will cup, the same goes for the opposite...

There is nothing wrong with LV's planes. While I prefer LN bench planes (possibly because im vaguely OCD about things matching and my first good plane was a LN 4.5) I am more than comfortable...

Tangentially, I'm curious... Assuming Stanley/Bailey type handle/knob plane configurations: if in the case of reversing grain or what not on a large board impractical to easily turn about, do people...

It's probably too late in the design stage to change, but if somehow you could design a double grip that could be pushed by righties and pulled by lefties, you could avoid two models. The...

At a shop I worked at forr five years we had an old beater #4 dedicated to this purpose, don't think it was ever sharpened...

A paint or card is great if the glue is still soft, but doesn't work...