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| 20 days ago |
lumber in S. Mississippi - 1 reply I have a friend that owns a lumber mill in south mississippi, he is getting ready to go out of business and has a yard full of cherry, oak, walnut, and various other woods that he is trying to unload. some are whole logs that have not been milled, some are cants that have been squared off and ready to be resawed. If your interested you can c... |
| 20 days ago |
lumber in s. Mississippi - 1 reply I have a friend that owns a lumber mill in south mississippi, he is getting ready to go out of business and has a yard full of cherry, oak, walnut, and various other woods that he is trying to unload. some are whole logs that have not been milled, some are cants that have been squared off and ready to be resawed. If your interested you can c... |
| 287 days ago |
loose tenon joinery - 11 replies Got a strength question. I’m building a table 72” long by 36” wide. The legs are 3” with a taper that starts 3” down. The aprons will be just shy of 3” and 1 1/8” thick. The wood is antique heart pine. at least 100 years old or older.Question is: Is it stronger to use (2) 1/4” tenons side by s... |
| 296 days ago |
jess zip slot mortise mill - 1 reply Anybody know anything about the new jess em zip slot mortiser. I’ve seen it advertised at woodcraft and was wondering if it would be easier than using a traditional mortiser. or was it ever worth the money. If anybody knows anything about it, i would love to hear the feed back. |
| 404 days ago |
heck of a deal at lowes - 3 replies i had one of those days today that i just have to share. I stopped by lowes just to look around. They had one of the Dewalt combo kits on clearance. It was a 18volt hammer drill/driver and circular saw combo. They had it listed at $184. I couldn’t find one so I asked a salesman, he said that the display was all that was left. They co... |
| 406 days ago |
ryobi planer knives - 8 replies I have an older style ryobi ap1300 planer, i bought it about 5 years ago at HD. They don’t sell it anymore, they’ve gone to a smaller lighter version of it and the knives are different. Since they’ve quit selling it i’ve had problems finding knives. I’ve had to order directly from ryobiparts.com for $45 a set plu... |
| 504 days ago |
bookmatching veneer - 2 replies I’ve been veneering for a couple of years now, but only recently started bookmatching for decorative purposes. I’ve bookmatched before, but usually on the reverse side with cheaper veneer.I bookmatched 2 pieces of madrone burl. It turned out good except for a line showed where the 2 pieces came together. the line didn’t show... |
| 546 days ago |
inlaying veneers - 2 replies I’ve been working with veneers for a couple of years now, and have gotten comfortable with them. I had a friend give me an idea for something, and this may be something like marquetry. when I make my trays, she suggested that I use a contrasting wood to inlay an initial into the flat part of the tray. The way I was thinking of doing it,... |
| 553 days ago |
finding local jocks - 13 replies how about a feature in the jocks tab that lets you search for jocks by state or region. It makes being able to get in touch with locals and letting them know about deals in our area. |
| 556 days ago |
vacuum press - 4 replies Ok guys, I need some advice on which way to go. I’m going to invest in a vacuum press. I’m been veneering alot lately and think it will save me time and frustration down the road. I’ve got it down to 2 systems, both are sold on the same website. http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/downloads.htmOne is an auto cycling ventu... |
| 567 days ago |
first website - 10 replies Well I took the plunge. I’ve been selling a few pieces by word of mouth, just around my hometown. But a few weeks ago a lady in canada saw some pics of my spoons that I posted here and ordered a couple of spatulas. I had been working on an idea for a website, but after that I went ahead and put it all together. So here it is.http://woo... |
| 585 days ago |
It's was bound to happen - 17 replies While i was planing some cherry that i got from a local wood mill last year, I found a little surprise. I think it’s a .22 bullet, might be a .38. But i’m lucky it was a lead round and not copper or steel jacketed. My planer left it pretty smooth, and didn’t damage my knives. I know the guy who owns the mill and he does run... |
| 646 days ago |
lumber identification - 3 replies I’ve seen a website before that is part of an association of lumber or hardwoods, they have pages that help identify lumber. I have some lumber that a guy who owns his own saw mill gave me. He called it black gum, another guy that i know calls it red gum. It looks alot like black walnut, but tighter grain, and crazy swirl patterns.It... |
