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Nice work Derek,
I've made a lot of boxes of all kinds. That detail for the sliding top is very nice, have not seen that design before. I like it so much I think I'm going to make one next week....

Brian,
As others have said " Great job". A couple of years ago a woodworker buddy of mine gave me an old Uni. Like you I stripped it to the bone, new paint, replaced all bearings and put a new...

I haven't seen any mention of using alder as a secondary wood. It tools nice and is low in cost. I prefer it to poplar as I find poplar to be stringy. I have alder as a primary wood to build...

Aled,

I just sent you an email, and thank you for your kind offer of help. The group will be very surprised to see this information you send.

Some will be making a #4 and others a shoulder...

Thank you all for your very good information. The group will meeting in the next two weeks to discuss the plan of attack.

We will be posting pictures of the progress as we go along.

Thanks...

A group of us in our woodworking guild are going to make infill planes. One of the members is a machinist and woodworker. We were discussing should we peen or solder. Since many of you have been down...

Steve I tried washing out a foam brush with water, then soap and water, not much luck. Does the water have to be really hot ? I didn't try that.
I went out today and bought a rubber roller Chris...

Thanks Chris,

Since I'm new to this area of woodworking, I think I will get a few different types to check ease of application and clean up.

Louis

Jason, thats a good idea. I like the rubber type that can be cleaned and reused as I have about 40 glu-ups to do.

I think there is a Michaels in Roseville. I'll go by tomorrow.

Louis

Steve,

Thanks for the tip. Would I find it in the paint dept. ?

I have been using 2" wide foam brush. Can you reuse the roller, if so how do you clean it ?

Louis

"Joe the Woodworker" sent me a reply to my am email while he's on vacation ! Can you believe this guy...

He confirmed my mix was too thin and should have been more like yellow glue in viscosity....

Thanks Jason for your responce. I will mix my next batch more like a yellow glue viscosity. After doing a test set yesterday I'm not as worried about the open time. It went together quite fast.
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Hello Creekers,

I am getting ready to make eight chairs and plan to make the chairback slats out of bentwood curly maple. I have some Ultra Cat resin adhesive from joe the woodworker. I emailed...

Thanks Mike and Chris,

I'll try that method. It just didn't make sence that a product would be ok one day and then shot the next. There has to be some kind of a curve as quality declines.

I...

Thanks Cliff for the quick reply.
It was stored in a dry place and not subjected to attic heat, my friends shop to be exact.

Louis

Hello,
I have some plastic resin glue that was manufactured a little over a 18 months ago. Is this junk now or can it still be used for a lamination project I want to start. The specs say "one year...

Thanks guys for the reply on were to buy the catches.

Louis

Richard,

Where did you buy the spring loaded bullet device ? That was a good idea for holding the benchdog in place.

Louis

Julien,

What a nice job ! How long have you been doing tool restorations ?

Louis

I use a set of needle files to clean out the dovetails, works great ! You can get a cheap set at HF.

Louis

Keep the posts coming, I enjoy your work and comments.

Louis

Thanks Joe, you cleared this up. My installation will not be a problem, I've allowed for the vice screws when laying out the legs and base. I should be ready the install both bench vices tomorrow.
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What exactly do you mean by chop ? I am building a bench at this time and will be installing the same vice. When reading the instruction booklet, I don't recall "chop" in the text. did I miss this ?...

Ron,

Follow-up question. How thick is the iron ?

Louis

Ron,
What type of steel are you using for the iron ?

Louis