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Warren, I’m addressing the original posters question about why to not just use the fence instead of using the miter slots for guiding the sled. My point is along with all the other issues with using...

Brian, now that you mention it I seem to remember they went back to the Euro guides on the MM16 and MM20 shortly after I bought mine. A friend of mine put Laguna guides on his saw and gave me his...

Warren, I’m not talking about the material being cut. I’m talking about the sled itself. I push the sled across, pull the material being cut off and then pull the sled back, repeat. If you are using...

I have a MM20 and it is a fantastic saw. Given the deal they are running right now you got a fantastic deal on a great saw. When it arrives you will need a cord and plug. You will want some 10 gauge...

So how do you get the sled back to the start position? Do you walk around the saw and remove it or just pick it up and lift it over the blade?

Marc, another reason I have not seen mentioned is a big safety issue. Typically when you use a sled you push it across the blade and then pull it back. If you are counting on the fence as a guide...

Alan, the insulation, resilient channel and 5/8 drywall are on my ceiling. The walls are block and under ground so that isn’t an issue. I will say that two sheets of 3/4” plywood and 3/4” of oak...

What you will want to do is use Safe and Sound rock wool insulation between the shop and house. Then add resilient channel with 5/8” drywall attached to that. Those three things are the most cost...

Alan, I don’t know how much thought you have put into soundproofing your new shop. My shop in under the main section of my house. I’m in my shop full time and work some really crazy hours so I built...

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Honestly if I was searching in that price range I would be looking at the link below. It is a lot of saw for the money. I have a MM20 but if this saw would have been around when I bought mine I...

I know that as cats paw cherry. A lot of times the cluster of little knots makes a cats paw shape. When it is heavy enough it can look really good.

Sean, That one wasnt but these two are :)

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Dave,
I actually had a pretty good stash of really nice dense white pine but burned through it before I started this piece. The material I was able to find just didn’t cut it so to speak. If it...

I figured since I would say a good 90% of my time on this piece was spent using hand tools I would post it here since probably qualifies as a hand tool project. This is one of those pieces that there...

It was Bob Whitley. The auto correct feature strikes again. It was really bad when a friend asked what size jointer I had. My reply was I had a 12" pointer. He didn't know if he should be impressed...

Chris,
About three years ago I decided I wanted to build furniture. I picked up a few of Glen Huey’s DVD’s and read everything I could get my hands on. From that base I just figured things out and...

Hey Mark, how is your chair coming along? All the brassesfor this piece came from Optimum Brasses. They are almost identical to the oneson the original. For the top drawer brass yes, I did have to...

Jamie, that is all from the original. I was able to use photos and rubbings I got from Bob Whitney reproduce it. It was a very standard design for Newport pieces. There was a little variation...

Joe,
A lot of materialwas roughed out with a router just to get the bulk of the waste removed. Afterthat I used a combination of carving tools and custom profiled scrapers I madeto get the shape...

I have probably 500 photos of the construction and will be doing a tutorial on it soon. Sadly this is a customer piece. One day I may actually build a piece for myself.

I would normally post this in the projects forum but since such a large portion of this was done using hand tools I thought this may be a bettr place. I can finally check this one off the bucket list...

I would like to see what type of carving benches you guys use. I carve strictly for furniture. Up to this point the majority of the work I have been doing has been various styles of shells and a...

Sorry to hear Andrew is going out of business. I don’t personally own one of his saws but have used them and they are really nice saws. For anyone thinking about the other makers I will vouch for the...

For anyone interested in a little inspiration the Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show is this weekend. It is a juried show so there are some really good exhibitors there. I will have a booth...

Brett,
There are just runners and kickers. This is a different piece but you can see how they work.

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