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Freshly harvested Eastern Hemlock if ya like the pungent aroma of Turpentine; it will take your breath away!

I handle 3/4" Birch in both 4'X8' & 4'X10' sheets as well as 4'X8' sheets of Phenolic plastic on a regular basis so a while back I picked up a Gorilla Gripper to help move the sheets around. It...

George, consider this a handshake! No, we're not perfectly alike, but I do respect passion when it comes to a craft. I only 'clock' user-friendly projects in order to minimize skin cuts/scrapes when...

You might consider mounting a sleeve at the base of the sanding drum and under-sizing your patterns so the pattern rubs the sleeve while the workpiece is being sanded. Think in terms of using a...

There might also be added vacuum efficiency with up-cut spiral bits to 'lift' some chips into the path of the pick-up port. I don't use these (but did try some years ago), so this mention is intended...

You need to have a router that will faithfully satisfy your 'routing demands', then shop for dust collection; it might just be that any recommendation I'd make might suck for all the wrong reasons!
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Jim, I have an unused NOS 4-segment PC 690 1/2" collet, no rust; will send ya one if you're using 1/2" shank bits. Just let me know where to send it. Same goes for anyone else having a bonafide...

225685 After pre-tensioning (with masking tape) the 1/4” dia Fiberglas rods that will support a hood on a recumbent trike, I spent about 3-hours on some sewing patterns made from scrap 1/4" plywood...

As some have already mentioned, (1) make certain the bit is not bottomed out in the collet before tightened because when tightening, the bit moves toward the collets bottom (because it travels with...

Kyle, be certain to use a flat work surface on which to place both the workpiece & jig and that the jig is slightly higher off that work surface than the upper face of the workpiece. Otherwise, the...

224916A router sled jig might work for you. Quite accurate and simple to build. Remember that the radius of the cut is to the bottom of your router bit, so the radius on the jig will be less by the...

‘Tools’ are what we are!

Beyond personal choice is the notion that others will judge you in part by what they see. Having hired crews and built homes from Connecticut to Hawaii, log...

It's really difficult to improve on the accuracy of a 'proven pattern' made from a scrap of wood. Not only are you (1) recycling what might have otherwise been a throw-a-way piece of wood, but the...

A batten or a couple of them should resolve the issue, This/these will also serve to stabilize the lower support frame. My suggestion however would be to securely fasten the batten(s) to the frame,...

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Here are examples of both the Half Dovetail (Simple) jig pair on the left and a Full Dovetail (Compound) jig on the right, both are for logs up to 6.5”...

Bob: Thanks for posting the query, hope you’ve managed to have a pleasant project. Yes, a person can build their own log dovetailing jig or matched pair out of quite a selection of materials, but...