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| 32 days ago |
Anyone recognize this tree? - 53 replies Any thought as to what this might be? Thanks! This is from about 100 miles east of Dallas, Texas. The trunk is about 8-9 inches in diameter. ...... |
| 120 days ago |
Flashing phone for a loud shop - 19 replies I remember a long time ago there was a question about hearing the phone in the shop due to noiseand using something that will flash instead. There were a lot of suggestions, but I have found a purpose built device. It’s called Shop Flash and Grizzly sells it. http://www.grizzly.com/outlet/Shop-Flash-/G8590 |
| 128 days ago |
One of the best tool chests ever constructed. - 34 replies For those who have never seen the H.O. Studley Tool Chest here it is. I just found it on youtube. |
| 163 days ago |
The Coffee Lounge Forum - 168 replies I have been on this site for close to 2 years now and I have a suggestion for Martin. I will probably get a lot flames for this but here goes. 1. This is a woodworking site. 2. People come here for things concerning woodworking. 3. This is a place to post your woodworking projects for comments or to just show them off. 4. It’... |
| 171 days ago |
Is a Ringmaster Model 723 for $200 a good deal? - 8 replies I have heard about these but don’t know much about them. Does $200 for a single speed ringmaster sound good? |
| 171 days ago |
10,000 members and going strong! - 33 replies Congratulations Martin! |
| 186 days ago |
How's this for a piece of Mahogany - 31 replies Just got an e-mail from one of my favorite wood stores. Now this is a chunk of wood! I could make 7 Pie crust tables from that without even doing any glue-ups... ..Solid Slab Genuine Honduran Mahogany! 10/4” x 32” wide x 19’ foot long! That’s over 126 BF. $2150.00 for the Slab! If you want it – ... |
| 217 days ago |
I'll be in the So. California area later this month. - 27 replies Hello All, Just wanted to let you know that I’ll be in the Southern California area from about April 15-21. I will be making the rounds to some of my favorite wood suppliers while I am there. If anyone in the area would like to show off their shop, maybe I could stop by for a visit. Send me a private message if interested in having a visit... |
| 445 days ago |
Olympic break almost over - 27 replies You all may have noticed my lack of participation lately. Well, with using the DVR to record two channels at a time along with watching a third channel liveI have been very busy watching the Olympics. Hardly time to sleep. Just wanted to let you all know that I have not died and gone to the big workshop in the sky. I will be back on or ... |
| 468 days ago |
Squaring your Carpenters Square - 17 replies When you first buy a carpenter’s square, chances are the it’s not really square. Well, maybe square enough for rough carpentry but not for wood working. Squaring them takes only a hammer, center punch, pencil and a piece of plywood (or any piece of wood with a straight edge). First use your square along the straight edge and dr... |
| 555 days ago |
Heart Attack in Shop? - 22 replies This may be the most important thing you can get for your shop!. It may save your life!. There is a problem for some of us in the shop. What if you got hurt or even a heart attack and couldn’twalk out of the shop for help? What would you do? Well, if you were like me with a detached shop outof shouting range, you would lay there unti... |
| 610 days ago |
Another Framing Square post - 13 replies Thanks to Calgirl for reminding me that I had this book. If anyone is interested here is a book from 1880-1883 on the use of the square. It’s public domain. The best way to look at it is to right click on it and select “Save Target As” and save it to your computer It’s 23 megs. It has just about every possible... |
| 628 days ago |
Here are a couple of home made tablesaw accessories - 24 replies Here two tablesaw accessories that might be of interest to some of you. The first is a tablesaw sled that allows you to cut large pieces square. You have probably seen a lotof them, but maybe this one is a little different. I added a blade guard at the end to protect yourself at the end of the cut and a stick hanging off theleft for clampi... |
| 633 days ago |
The proper way to cut wood for table legs - 20 replies By proper I mean cutting them so that all sides of the leg will look the same. It’s really very simple but sometimes overlooked The one on the left was cut with the grain running from one corner to the opposite one.This creates a leg that has all the sides looking the same. You can see the difference between the one on the left an... |
| 656 days ago |
Surfacing rough lumber without a 16" jointer - 86 replies If you don’t mine a little extra work, you can save money on lumber by buying it rough. This will sometimes get you a little extra wood. For example 8/4 surfaced lumber is 1 3/4” thick because it has been smoothed on both sides. Rough lumber would be an actual2”. Now if the board is really flat you may be able to get a 1 7/8... |
| 778 days ago |
Any opinions on moisture meters? - 22 replies Hey All, I was looking into getting a moisture meter and was wondering if anyone here had any experience with them. I would like to avoid the pin type. Any thougnts? Gary |
| 831 days ago |
Scarf joint explained - 4 replies I have been asked on how to layout some of the joints I showed in my project.Well, here are two of them. The scarf joints. One version has a peg in the middle to hold everything togetherand the other uses two pegs on the side faces. I hope this answers your questions. You can see both versions at: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/2072 |
