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Brian

Thanks for your thoughts. No fataliities or significant injuries this time. Just happened to be IM'ing with someone in Christchurch at the time, and there's a lot of fear and feeling that...

I think the best plane to complement your collection is the LV BU smoother. You have a fore plane (coarse), and jointer (medium), and now you need a smoother for getting that fine finished. The LV BU...

I too have this LV router plane, and really love it. The blades are very sharp. My favorite one is the wide flat edge. I machine cut my mortises, and hand tune my tenons within one thousandths of an...

Thanks for the thorough reply David. The plane in question appears to not have a sweated-on sole, so it is probably a craftsman made plane. I already have a Record #72 shoulder plane, so I think that...

I spied this shoulder plane on a local site, and was wondering what it was (and how much I should pay for it). The blade is 1-1/4" wide, and it is made from brass and rosewood.

Thanks
Phillip...

One of the things I like about the Leigh system is that they offer upgrades for older models so that you can take advantage of the new features as they are introduced. I bought a D4, which I upgraded...

I was wondering if people could comment about the new LV Insert Vise versus their Surface Vise. They both look like they can be used instead of a tail vise, at a similar price, but the surface vise...

Grizzly Tools now ship to Canada and are offering free brokerage rates for shipping crossing the border. www.grizzly.com
They have a large range of metal working tools.

My only beef with Jim Kingshott is that he sets the bar way to high. At the end of the video he mentions that in his time they were not allowed to trial fit the dovetails. The first time they were...

My bad for not being clearer. The bed rails I was working with were 5" x 1.5" in section (x 6 ft), and I ripped out a 2.5" x 3/4" rabbet out of it using the tablesaw. I was wondering how I would do...

Robert, thanks for your systematic answer to my question.

I do all of those operations that you mentioned.

I typically work with large maple boards (10 ft long, 12" wide) . In future I will...

One of the consequences of moving from Canada to Down Under is that I have to leave my woodworking machines behind because of the difference in electrical voltage and frequency. So I'm saying good...

I bought a Jessem Zip Slot Mill when they were discounted at Woodcraft a few weeks backs. My experience with it was favourable.

I mounted the mill on a jig which helped to hold the work piece:...

In the near future I'll be taking my woodworking tools from North America to New Zealand, where the voltage supply is 240 VAC, 50Hz. I was wondering whether a few of my tools will work in NZ with a...

Old waterbeds are a good source of recycled wood. I once picked up a kauri waterbed (in NZ) and made two mirror frames out of them, one for me and one for my woodwork teacher.

Nice job Chris. Did you find positioning the knife hinges one of your other challenges? Also, nice job on the carcass dovetails.

The loupe I have is one that is used in prepress shops to inspect the dot pattern on printing plates. It's one that has two hinged parts, one for the optics and the other for the stand. A quick...

Look fine to me. Is this tail vise for a lefty?

Hi Sean

Like you I'm starting out, and one book that I've found useful is "Chests of Drawers By Bill Hylton, William H. Hylton"

You can read the first 25 pages of the book on books.google.com,...

Dave, thanks for the pointer to the FWW article on clamping. The main message of these articles is that woodworker tend to underclamp their joints. The article also mentions the recommended maximum...

I'm going to send this conversation in a slightly different direction.

I was watching Frank Klaus' video on making Mortise and Tenon joints, and he stated that the critical part of the joint to...

Thanks everyone for the replies. Seems like there is a consensus that the tenon should fit with either a firm hand pressure or a light tap of the mallet. BTW the wood is maple and the glue is Elmers...

Another way of avoiding breakout is to chamfer the trailing edge. Derek Cohen's article on shooting boards has a few photos describing how to create a chamfer. Look at his article, and go to the 5th...

If I ever feel tempted to not use a splitter on the table saw, I think about the movie clip of this UFO (unintended flying object).

I'm making a mission style bed in which there are mortise and tenon joints between the corner posts and top and bottom rails. I'm trimming the cheeks to fit and was wondering how tight the joint...