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| 129 days ago |
NEW WORKSHOP/STORAGE/RV/TRACTOR BAY: Design Ideas - 2 replies Boy, what a title, huh? About to start the process of buying land and building a new home and workshop. The property is about 6 acres with views of the mountain and pond. So my needs are: multipurpose bldg with nice workshop area, lawnmower storage area, tractor storage area, camper trailer storage and firewod storage. Basically, I want t... |
| 275 days ago |
Mission color finish - 5 replies Where can I obtain a stain or process for the mission style finish. (i.e that old ammonia stained oak look) I have read only one lumberjocks discussion of his solution, dusty. Looks great, just wondering if there is something easier. any help would be appreciated. |
| 276 days ago |
Purple Heart - 3 replies Have been reading and viewing several posts with cutting boards made out of purple heart. Never used this before and wondered where most of you are getting this wood and what I should expect to pay. I plan to build some of those cutting boards for family and love the look contrasted with maple. thanks |
| 278 days ago |
Makita Sander Vacuum Hose Connection - 1 reply I have a Makita B05021 random orbital sander with a rectangular shaped dust bag connection. Anybody know how to retrofit this to attach a vacuum hose? I can’t find any accessories available from Makita? http://www.makita.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?ID=307 |
| 361 days ago |
Bessey Clamp Sale at Woodcraft - 6 replies Bought some Bessey Clamps today from http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=315 Been wanting some for a long time and couldn’t resist with this sale on. Thought some others might like to know this. Sam |
| 443 days ago |
Porter Cable Trim Saw 314, anybody have one? - 1 reply Have a post already going about needing a circular saw. Anybody have this PC? If so, how do you like it? Give me your thoughts on your use of the saw. |
| 444 days ago |
Jet air cleaner AFS 1000B pre filters - 11 replies Anybody tried retrofitting a REAL 12×24 filter for this unit? Although the JET filter says 12×24 it is actually slightly smaller. Hate to buy filters that cost 3 times as much as I can buy at the hardware store. JET really boogered us on this one, they want to sell their filters. |
| 450 days ago |
Need a new circular saw for cutting plywood - 20 replies My 20 yr old Craftsman 7 1/4” circular saw has finally bit the dust. While cutting one of my plywood panels for a chest of drawers I’m building, I noticed the cut wasn’t staying true even though I was using as clamped straight edge to get a good cut. What I discovered was that the arbor seems to be loose allowing about 1/8... |
| 459 days ago |
Should I plane first or edge join and then plane - 17 replies Making some drawers out of poplar for a chest of drawers project, the drawers will be faced with red oak. I have 3/4 poplar that needs to be planed to 1/2 inch. Also the variable width boards have to be edge joined-glued in order to get the 8 inch width boards I need. What should I do first, edge join or plane? Wonder if the glue will hurt t... |
| 460 days ago |
Dust Frame Construction & drawer slide - 6 replies I’m continuing my son’s bedroom project and have a dilema with the chest of drawers. The plan called for metal drawer slides which are expensive, besides I don’t like them for this project. I want to build dust frames which I have done before on the changing table, but want a better quality fit since this is a much nicer proj... |
| 471 days ago |
Watco Danish Oil Finish - 8 replies I just completed my 6 yr old son’s bed (Wood Oct 2002 bunk bed plans with some changes) made out of Northern Red Oak and decided to finish with Watco Danish Oil in dark walnut. This product was used on the Oct 2004 Wood Mag.’s Art and Craft Bed and is my first round with this product. Although the product states this is a finish,... |
