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Given the lack of responses is this just not feasable? I thought powermatic released some tablesaws with this setup? Any last comments before I throw in the towel on this one?

I'll be doing it to use as an additional workbench with dog holes and an end vise. The lateral expansion will be allowed for by using two long endcaps with sliding dovetails for the center...

When does science meet woodworking? A couple of years ago I was driving by my old high school and I saw that they were throwing away the old lab benches. The legs and stretchers were solid oak so I...

This thread finally did it for me. I finally ordered that leather apron I've been putting off.

It's been a lathe for me...

I'll cut long and employ your tips. Thank you all.

On the Wood Whisperer website there is an interview/ shop tour that I saw with David Marks of the "Wood Works" TV series. In the video he talks about one of his current projects and explains how...

I'm new to dimensioning lumber. I have heard it suggested that I should cut my material to length to minimize loss in milling. I have also heard that I can eliminate planer snipe by leaving it long...

Thanks all! I'll be looking in to all the methods.

I've got an old vise that had paint spilled all over it in addition to a poor rattle can paint job. I am planning on getting it down to bare steel via electrolysis. I'd like to refinish it to look...

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Thanks for saving me the trip to check out the 1x12s. I used to live up there and there's a truss company off of bird and the palmetto. The name escapes me but you could yellow book it. Let me...

#2 is all I've been able to find in 2x12s. I was hoping to avoid the additional work of using 1x12s but the work seems to actually be in the 2x12s. Thank you all for the advice. I'll reward ya...

It's strong, dense, has a high modulus of elasticity, less than 1/6 the cost of maple, readily available locally, easy to mill, etc...

Southern yellow pine is a favorite of Chris Schwarz. He...

What are the largest defects that you would permit on a laminated benchtop. The #2 that I've been finding lately sure leaves alot to be desired. The bench will be a Roubo design with a target...

Don't you know it Bill! I've been going to Shell Lumber near downtown Miami but that's still quite a trip. Have you been to General Hardwoods near 595?

I'm moving a little further south. Does anyone down here know a good local dealer?

Eric,

Did you source the brass locally? Did you get a good price?
Nevermind - Amazon had some for relatively cheap.

Are jatoba and hard maple suitable for infill planes? I know that there are probably better materials but I will be making it from the woods that my bench is to be made from. I think that they...

I quit dilly dallying and ordered a j-2000 that was on sale for $208. Come Friday we'll see how uniform it is.

Just found this passage in the NHLA Rule Card:

"When grading rough sawn lumber, defects such as checks, stain, and warp are not considered if they will surface out at standard surfaced thickness...

I'm going hold my tongue. I went back out to my warehouse to assess the wood again. Overall the batch is very good. The crook doesn't really bother me and the cupping is either better than I...

I think they are indispensable if you live in a concrete home but...
When I was visiting a friend in MA we opened a hole in concrete with a regular drill and a masonry bit and sprayed WD40 on the...

I just received my first rough sawn lumber shipment of 8/4 hard maple. Some of the boards had a pronounced cup and some of the others had a slight crook. I have been searching online as to the...

I have to repair a laminated countertop that's about 1.25" thick. The layers are delaminating and causing the table top to warp. What is the best way to rip the layers apart so I can join and...