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| 11 days ago |
Help on a router bit style. - 6 replies I’m making new drawers and raised panel doors for my sisters kitchen cabinets. The style of the edge you see in the picture above is what I have on the commercial cabinets in my house. She likes them. I’m relatively new to this. I’ve made a few raised panel doors so I know I can do it but I have never made this edge. I̵... |
| 13 days ago |
workshop posting requirement - 32 replies I hope the title got your attention. This comment is sort of tongue and cheek. More a wish than a recommendation. Everyone should post some picts of their workshop after awhile here. Many have but many haven’t. I’m a sort of workshop voyeur, addict, junkie, brat.. whatever. I’ve looked at them all and I need more. Most a... |
| 26 days ago |
Woodworking Video links - 8 replies I really like viewing woodworking video’s I search for them occasionally and spend time watching them. Sometimes I search for specific techniques when I need to know how something is done. The internet let’s anyone search for and find knowledge. For me, the visualization videos provide are the absolute best way for me to learn new th... |
| 36 days ago |
Non woodworking build: HdTV Antenna - 5 replies This isn’t a build for anything woodworking but I thought I’d show my latest build that didn’t include wood. BTW, this is also a very interesting ‘build posting’ site. http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Large-DB8-HDTV-Antenna-Big-Bertha/ |
| 45 days ago |
Rockler Router lift - 33 replies UPDATE 11/23/09Triton 3 1/4 router on sale black friday for $179—————————————————————— I need some recommendations. You guys are like Consumer Reports dedicated to woodworking stuff. Anyway, I’ll be rep... |
| 49 days ago |
Finishing... filler and poly question - 6 replies We’ve just completed sanding the fronts and sides of some older oak cabinets. They had a dark stain on them and varnish. All of it has come of. Nothing left but bare wood. What a job! The owner wants to refinish them natural. Doesn’t care if using water or oil based natural poly. We want to apply wood filler to the grain. The only... |
| 70 days ago |
Martin's home in Slovakia - 7 replies I just thought I’d look up where Martin (owner/producer of lumberjocks for those who might not know) lives. Slovakia is a pretty neat place. Here’s a wikipedia link to info about it. The interesting stuff occurs about halfway down the page when it tells about politics, industry, infrastructure, and it’s people. http://en.wi... |
| 89 days ago |
Toolbar, what toolbar? - 21 replies Ok, everyone knew this but me right? I’m rummaging around LJ’s and find a link to a small downloadable program that will put an LJ’s task bar in Explorer, Firefox, or in my case Safari. Just what I need instant in the browser listings for LJ’s to further exacerbate my habit! Here's the link to download the toolbar |
| 104 days ago |
Mirka Abranet Sandpaper and Bosch sander (advice) - 10 replies I have a Bosch B0S20VSK sander. I ordered two sanders.. both worked great with the 80 grit paper supplied. I ordered some Mirka Abranet sandpaper. It lasts forever. Highly recommended. After using it for a few minutes the sander pad would no longer hold on any sandpaper, no matter what brand. I found out the reason. Using a microscope I... |
| 113 days ago |
How do you sign your work? - 29 replies There is an old forum topic on this subject, but it is out of date now as some links to a product to sign work by having a medallion for inlay isn’t valid any longer. The medallion inlay idea is nice though. I have found several places online that make small thin brass plaques. Some are self sticking, some are not. I’ve had some ... |
| 115 days ago |
Nice little BF chart - 8 replies Nothing earth shattering here. Just a link to a handy little pdf sheet to determine Board Feet from linear feet to print for your shop or to take with you on your next venture to wood heaven. This is the link to the pdf from highland woodworking |
| 148 days ago |
Laser life on a miter saw - 1 reply This is a question to get an idea if it’s worth replacing batteries again or if something is wrong. I have one of those laser line indicators on my Bosch 12” sliding compound miter saw. It mounts on the armature of the saw right next to the blade. I kind of like it. It is a nice feature. The unit came with three button batteries i... |
| 151 days ago |
Are you a Renaissance man/woman? - 13 replies From Wikipedia: Leonardo”The terms Renaissance man and, less commonly, homo universalis (Latin for “universal man” or “man of the world”) are related and used to describe a person who is well educated or who excels in a wide variety of subjects or fields.”DaVinci supposedly knew most of what was known at the t... |
| 161 days ago |
profiles page user website address - 1 reply Hey, My website address isn’t that long but the profiles page limits you to a shorter address. You can paste it in and it looks ok but when you view it, it’s truncated and if you click on it, it won’t work. We need a few more character lengths. Maybe there’s a workaround I don’t know about. Anyone have any ideas?... |
| 222 days ago |
resawing/drying - 16 replies My sister has 8 acres of land. The other day I mentioned that I really like to build stuff but the wood was so expensive. She said, “if you cull it carefully you can have some of mine”. Well, that got me thinking. So, the short story is that I’m going to build a sawing rig like I’ve seen online. I’m a welder so i... |
| 239 days ago |
Air Random orbital sander - 4 replies I’ve only had a stationary belt sander. I usually hand sand and use hand scrapers But sometimes I think I could use a sander. I’ve got lots of air, 60 gal. tank and 5hp compressor. And I like air tools. Does anyone have any experience with a pneumatic random orbital sander? If so, recommend a brand or features? Thanks in advance. |
| 269 days ago |
Bosch collet too small-update - 8 replies This is an update to let people know what happened the original post is here: I just broke out my new bosch router with plunge router base. It of course comes with 1/2 and 1/4 inch collets. Bits fit fine in the half inch but my 1/4 inch won’t fit at all. Even a 1/4” drill won’t fit in it. Anyone ever have that issue? I calle... |
| 277 days ago |
What kind of music goes with woodworking? - 50 replies I have a computer with itunes and a radio in the shop both with powered speakers. on the computer I have a ton of songs in every genre (not rap). After listening to everything from AC/DC to classical I’ve found that for my tastes, bluegrass and fiddle or mandolin folk, and old time music seem to match what I’m doing when I’m wo... |
| 279 days ago |
This morning 2/23/09 in Maine - 14 replies We awakened to a beautiful morning in Maine. |
| 291 days ago |
Glass scrapers? - 2 replies Does anyone use glass as scrapers? Years ago I used to rummage through the scrap bin at the local glass place and get pieces to bring home. One edge of the glass was always razor sharp and did a super job scraping. When it dulled I’d throw it away and get another piece. The glass is hard though and stayed sharp a long time. The finish was ... |
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