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Most any Baily or Bedrock pattern plane can be made to work well and give consistent and excellent results. The basic design is pretty foolproof. A higher end plane might give you a more...

You can also make your own with blocks of wood. Just make sure to elongate one of the holes to allow for expansion.

There are lots of ways to skin this cat. Figure 8's are just probably the...

I've glued up wood that wasn't touched in years before. And it held fine. So long as it hasn't warped, and you didn't put a finish on it, leave it outside to collect dust and calcium deposits, or...

Quite true. But it all depends on the situation. I'm not a rich man, so a lot of the furniture I've owned wasn't worth holding onto forever. But since I'm not a rich man, it also wasn't worth...

Thinning PVA glue with water works really well. I do it all of the time for various reasons. Sometimes, to get it through the needle of a syringe. Part of the trick with thinned PVA is it absorbs...

Yeah, I'm not a fan of unnecessary complications. And to me, the systainer stuff is an overly complicated problem, disguised as a solution. It takes up too much room and is harder to access than...

I think I will too.

It's gonna take a while to get it set up. It's filthy. So I've got to do a deep cleaning. And there's some repairs I need to do. Plus, I need to run wires for the power...

I found a 17" Grizzly G0513ANV for a great price and picked it up yesterday (8 hours of driving a U-Haul trailer on back roads was no fun). The trunnion was broken, one of the thrust bearings was...

Anytime I've experienced tearout with my DW735, I just take a smaller bite and it clears up. You can plane against the grain with the stock knives, provided they're sharp, if you're not trying to...

From an engineering standpoint, I can't help but feel you're adding extra complexity, and thus increasing the odds of failure, for very little benefit with the rack and pinion system. But that's up...

I wouldn't pay it any mind. Epoxy pours are very popular right now, which also means they are very unpopular with a certain population. It's Newton's third law, applied to sociology.

I use paraffin wax for pretty much everything. Paraffin is cheap, versatile, easy to find (I get it at the grocery store) and it works. Plus it's easy to apply and doesn't mess with wood finishes.

Founder's grade /ˈfoundərs ɡrād/
adjective

1. a description of a cast metal object of unknown quality
2. an embellishment disguised as a hopeful request for excessive profitability upon sale...

$450 for a workbench in 2009 sounds like quite a bargain now!

I'm not seeing a whole lot on the used market. The Laguna LT16 SEC (Meber) and a Mini Max E16 (Centauro) have popped up. Both look to be in really good condition and have some accessories (the...

I love it! That's kind of what I did for a while. Only I ran 4ft long F clamps across the top of my table, because there isn't a lip underneath.

I decided to build a "proper" Moxon vise mainly...

Using new glue, I've had no problems with TB3 in temperatures applied near the bottom of their recommendations, with overnight temps dropping near, but still above, freezing. So like, I've applied...

1. I can't say for sure about the blades. You may want to remove the old blades and take some measurements. But so long as their the same length, width, and thickness, I bet they'll work. It...

$30 for all of that? That's crazy! I couldn't buy that much pine for that price!

In my experience, this is every profession. And more important than business savvy, if you want to consider it a separate thing, is networking. I know so many businesses that are successful, but...

I'm sure some still do. But I wouldn't be surprised if most, especially the younger generations, haven't gotten away from that. I know it was common to sit on the floor for most things, but since...

When glueing end grain to end grain with a PVA glue, it's best to mix up a 50/50 mixture of water and glue and apply that to the end grain. Then give it enough time to soak in, and then follow up...

I've read a lot of people complaining about it failing on them. But personally, I've never had an issue. I used it on some outdoor planters a few years back and they're still holding together...

I'm flexible on budget. It's gonna cost what it costs and I have a bit of money saved up. But I'm not rich, so I every dollar spent towards a bandsaw will mean a sacrifice from something else.
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It's not as bad as it sounds. And no, I'm very skinny (except for my pot belly). You just take lots of little breaks to catch your breath and focus on keeping loose and taking big, easy strokes and...