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I have a Festool 5" sander and the Festool HEPA vacuum, and they are worth every penny!! My wife took me to woodcraft and bought it for me after I had a severe reaction to sanding dust. I had tried...

I use Golfsmith grip tape. It is basically double stick masking tape. I just ordered some recently. You can get 3/4" x 36 yards for $3.xx per roll and 2" x 36 yard for $10.00 ea. Holds well with no...

Baltic Birch is the best plywood to use for veneering, and the core is should be good for the joints you're talking about. Rabbets and dadoes are good in plywood. Sliding dovetails are just angled...

They may have waited to place it with their monthly order to Jet. Combining shipping saves them some bucks. They should have told you that up front if that was the case. I would complain and explain...

How about a chess and checker board set? Hours of fun and memories for whole family. Will be handed down to future generations. Boards are easy to make and you can carve the pieces. Chinese checkers...

I used to own a counter top company. Engineered stone is harder than granite. It only cuts with diamond tools as mentioned. The counter top company would charge you a mint or tell you no thanks. A 3"...

I'm planning a similar bench soon. I've had a maple topped bench before, and they have to be flattened fairly often. The MDF may be too soft to stand up to years of use on the dog holes. My plan it...

The link didn't work. I've seen a lot of people make the same move and lose a lot of money. If you're successful at what you're doing, branching out may not be the best move. Specializing is usually...

It appears to be designed to be pulled or the blade is backwards. If you want to use it, the bottom must be flat, the iron must be sharp, and the iron must sit flat on the bed. If it's not...

paint it up with a woodworking company logo, and it will be a blast from the past.

can you provide a link to the other thread you referenced? It might help us from rehashing old info. Are you setting up a hobby shop or are you trying to make a living? I would never set up shop in a...

If you are building a cabinet, why is tempered glass required? To my knowledge it is only required in windows where the glass is below a certain height (about knee high). Cabinets, furniture, and...

A straight edge and router can be sued to joint wood. I have used that method to make hundreds and hundreds of glue joints in solid surface counter tops. It's best to us ea bit that will make the cut...

The problem is in the band saw then. The thinner the stock, the further away from the upper wheel the cut is. I assume you are centering the blade on the upper wheel? The Jet I had had cast iron...

If you don't have a jointer and planer, you are in for a tough project. Have you considered laminating sheet goods. Someone else mentioned MDF with edge banding. This is a great idea. Top it off with...

If the tires are too crowned, the blade will bind in the kerf. If it used to work well, and now it doesn't, it's dull. I just had mine resharpened. Mine dulled trying to resaw a piece of apple with a...

I recently built an adjustable height assembly table with torsion box top with laminate backer sheets that were free from my plywood supplier. They come on top and bottom of every order of laminate...

Lacquer is meant to be sprayed. You can buy or make brushing lacquer by thinning and adding a retardant, but it isn't likely to make a good finish to apply on the lathe. I have heard of CA glue being...

One of the best days of my life was when I sold my Jet BS. Band saws are probably the trickiest of the tools in the shop to get set up right. Using a pivot fence for resawing is problematic at best....

Congrats on your retirement and the great piece of property.

I used to own a cabinet shop where I had a panel saw. It is very useful for breaking down plywood, but that is its only use. They take...

I think it depends on the piece of furniture. If it is a truly a nice piece with no flaws, it should be sold or given to someone who will appreciate it.

Aren't we really talking about the pieces...

I used the "quick" stuff for the ones in the picture. It was about 60 degrees F in my shop at the time. I still let them cure over night for the sake of it. I'm sure the low temp slowed the set time....

I used the "quick" stuff for the ones in the picture. It was about 60 degrees F in my shop at the time. I still let them cure over night for the sake of it. I'm sure the low temp slowed the set time....

I used both of the block planes today to plane the end grain on some ash. They both worked great. I was never able to plane end grain with them before. They would just chatter and bounce. Today they...

JB Weld is an epoxy based product with metal fillers. It is used to repair engine blocks and even exhaust manifolds. Bondo is a polyester resin with easy to sand fillers. It may be adequate to fill a...