If you have one giant opening, then I would join the individual panels together along their stiles with some sort of mechanical fastner, such as furniture bolts. That should eliminate bowing of the...
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If you have one giant opening, then I would join the individual panels together along their stiles with some sort of mechanical fastner, such as furniture bolts. That should eliminate bowing of the...
I don't use it in bent laminations or veneer work because it can creep, especially if it gets warm. TB II has become my go to shop adhesive. I also don't use it in exterior door glued up panels...
Hand chopped mortises traditionally are 1/3 the thickness of the workpiece, so 1/4" for something 3/4" thick. With a mortiser, however, the mortise can be thicker because there's little danger of...
I suggest a two piece approach. Use a butt joint with the thinner interior section. Then wrap it with the thicker outer molded piece using 45's. Put a rabbett on the outer piece so it overlaps the...
Shooting board.
John
If you resaw much you'll find dust collection is a key issue. You can get by with a shopvac on a saw that can only cut a few inches/minute, but once you get to several ft/min that won't be able to...
I'm pretty sure the stuff in the can is a thick paste, Tom. That keeps it from separating in the can, and also causes little change in viscosity to the varnish it's added too.
John
Waterlox OSF comes in one sheen and one sheen only. If you want a higher or lower sheen, you need to use a different product. I have used water based flatters from the only company I could find it...
Same here. This is 7 or 8" white oak, but I cut 10" veneer with it, too. It takes careful setup, but it can be done, slowly.
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2 hours to saw one board? You must have some big guns to use a handsaw for 2 hours. And you are indeed a patient man. But fortunately, you don't have to be that patient, because the good news is...
I tried Waterlox recently. It didn't work for my application, but might for others. I don't like the gloss level, however, so I looked for a flattening agent to use with it, or other oil based...
Seems like everyone who bought a Driftmaster is getting defensive. So let me clarify my comment, again. I said buying a fence specifically so you can adjust for drift is a waste of money. I also...
I did mention to use your stock fence "or one you like better" in my post. If the Driftmaster was the one you liked better, that's fine with me. It appears you bought it because it had other...
What they didn't tell you is that color goes away over time from oxidation. It doesn't matter if it was air dried or kiln dried w/o steam. Kiln drying with steam is a different story, it turns the...
Why would you waste money on something unnecessary. Get your saw to cut straight and parallel with the miter slot and use the stock fence, or one you like better. Drift adjustable fences is...
Exactly. The Hitachi is a one trick pony. It's for folks who already have a saw, one that either is not well suited for resawing, or want to have an additional dedicated resaw machine. From what...
As he warns, it's not a good design if you want a large unit, which I proved correct. Not complaining; I knew I was in unchartered waters, and found out the earth, indeed, is flat.
John
You should be able to use a WB poly over a ink that uses shellac as the binder, but not over one that only uses water. And you can't use shellac over an ink made with shellac, but it should be fine...
You've asked for a saw that doesn't exist, on the one hand the bare minimum, on the other something that you won't feel you need to upgrade from later. But OK, here's your bare minimum, from which...
Looks like a kit, so the joinery won't be heirloom quality. I wouldn't be surprised if it's put together with bolts and barrel nuts, which do a good job but require tightening now and then if used...
Epoxy likes a rough, non oily surface and, as John said, a relatively thick glue line. Jointing the edge cleanly might not have given it anything to bite into. I've had a few joints with T-88 open...
I think you can't build it for anywhere near that money.
John
They seem to have changed the verbiage some, but take a look at this on the PDS:
Advantages: • Contains UV absorber to reduce discoloration of natural wood from exposure to sunlight. •...
I didn't think there was an argument. I provided a link that appears to show at least some importers are following whatever rules the international community has agreed on. But I can see how that...
That does not seem consistent with what Advantage Lumber says, and I think they are the largest importer of Ipe' in the US.
https://www.advantagelumber.com/about.htm
I agree that using local...