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| 23 days ago |
Faking Walnut with Birch... - 5 replies Has anyone had any experience with staining birch? Is it a good idea to pre-treat the wood to avoid blotchiness? Any tips on what color/type of stain/dye/topcoat to use? I am building the American Hanging Cupboard from Woodworking Magazine in my multi-part series and am going for a similar look to the walnut finish used in the magazine.(see m... |
| 135 days ago |
Jet 18" Euro-Style Bandsaw for $700.00?! - 4 replies So, I’ve come across a Jet 18” Bandsaw loacally here, it’s the eurostyle one… Originally the guy was asking $900 I’ve talked him down to $700.00… I’m not sure if it’s the model with the quick release tensioner, but it does have the fence/table/and 12” resaw capacity… I’m a... |
| 138 days ago |
Woodworkers Against the PBS show "American Woodshop" - 51 replies Is it just me, or are there other woodworkers out there who are tired of the “American Woodshop” garbage they show on PBS these days? I’ve never seen anyone rush through important steps, overlook glaringly obvious mistakes in what he’s demonstrating, along with demonstrating ridiculously unsafe shop practices… I th... |
| 299 days ago |
iWood Totally Buy This... (If it were slightly cheaper) - 1 reply For all you iPhone toting LumberJocks….(myself included) I just stumbled across this while looking around online… Click the link to visit their website:https://www.miniot.com/miniot/iphone.htm With prices starting at $100.00 they’re rather pricey… but a Zebrawood, Wenge, or Padouk iPhone case… c’m... |
| 324 days ago |
End Grain Bench-Top? - 5 replies With all the pros of building end grain cutting boards for durable, long wearing, edge-tool friendly cutting surfaces, why isn’t there more talk about building an end-grain bench-top for a workbench? Is there something I’m missing? |
| 325 days ago |
Delta DJ20 8" Closed Stand Jointer on Special at HomeDepot.com - 1 reply Hello All, I was just browsing the homedepot.com website and spotted this 8” Delta jointer on special for $1,500.00 with FREE SHIPPING. I can’t afford to spend that kind of money on a jointer, but I thought I’d share the info if anyone is in the market for one…. You can find the jointer: here And no, I’m not... |
| 326 days ago |
Is this a good deal? - 9 replies Hello All, Thank you for everyone’s replies on my jointer vs. planer thread. I found the DeWalt DW735 at the local big box store for about $400.00 bucks. I also took a look at Craigslist and found a used Jet 1HP 6” closed stand jointer. The jointer is the model with the 46” table and from the one picture I’ve seen it... |
| 332 days ago |
What to buy next? Jointer? or Thickness Planer? - 16 replies Hello All, I have a bit of money to tool up the shop a bit, but am unsure of what to purchase next. I currently have a great cabinet saw(Jet Delux X-Acta Saw with 50” fence) and am now looking to purchase either a jointer or thickness planer as this will allow me to buy rough boards and dimension them for use. Due to the limited funds,... |
| 542 days ago |
Who makes the best dovetail saw? Lie Nielsen? Adria? Wenzloff & Sons? Gramercy? - 14 replies Lie Nielsen? Adria? Wenzloff & Sons? Gramercy? Who makes the better dovetail saw? Price for all is fairly comparable and isn’t a deciding factor for me, I’m looking for quality of cut, comfort in the hand, width of the kerf, and overall quality and service of the tool and manufacturer. I’m looking for the kind of too... |
