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| 699 days ago |
Who loves their air tools? - 13 replies Well I forgot the mention in the What did Santa Bring thread that I received a new Porter-Cable pancake compressor for Christmas. You know the one. I actually guessed it correctly before I ever unwrapped it. My fiance wasn’t happy about that. Anyway, this is the first air compressor I’ve ever had, therefore, I have no air tools t... |
| 699 days ago |
Sometimes they get it right - 10 replies Recently someone started a thread about a bad experience with customer service from on online retailer. I thought I’d share an experience I recently had that was a positive one. A few days before Christmas I placed an order with Rockler that included two adjustable clamp-its. They were, and still are, on sale buy one get one free.I open... |
| 757 days ago |
Any bar builders out there? - 10 replies A friend of mine just purchased a pair of old whiskey barrels, and he wants to make them into a bar in his basement. Since he has no business picking up a saw, or any other sharp object for that matter, he asked me to build him a bar top. We did a little brainstorming, but I have no bar building experience. We came up with a few good design i... |
| 765 days ago |
Woodworking School 2008 - 1 reply The Kelly Mehler School of Woodworking in Berea, KY has just released their 2008 class schedule. I’m going to try to take a class this summer. If anyone else is interested let me know and maybe we can get a few LJ’s enrolled in the same class. |
| 796 days ago |
Resawing without a bandsaw - 4 replies I thought I remembered seeing a discussion on this topic before, but I can’t seem to locate it. Does anyone know any good techniques for resawing without a bandsaw? I have a Rigid, but I don’t have a riser block. This, of course, means that I only have 6” of resaw capacity. I need to resaw and 9” wide board, and I nee... |
| 801 days ago |
Need a hand from our British friends - 13 replies I recently completed some repairs to my house with some help from a friend of mine who is British. He has lived here for many years, but he’s still very proud of his heritage and speaks of home quite often. I was trying to think of some way of repaying him for his assistance, and I remembered him telling me about a game he used to play b... |
| 803 days ago |
Finishing Question - 1 reply I’ve got to put a finish on a wine cabinet I built for my girlfriend, and it needs to match the finish on her dining room table. The table appears black, but when the light hits it just right you can see a lot of red in it. Does anyone have any advice on how to achieve a finish like this? |
| 939 days ago |
Show off your shop! - 2 replies WOOD Magazine is getting ready to publish America’s Best Home Workshops – Volume 1 on June 26, and they are accepting entries for Volume 2. I have no doubt that there are some Lumberjocks out there that have workshops that are worthy of being published. Time to clean up shop, take some new pictures and send in our entries! |
| 944 days ago |
For those of us without a jointer... - 9 replies What are some of the methods you use to flatten and square up rough lumber without having the convenience of a jointer? |
| 968 days ago |
LJ Soundtrack - 93 replies I figured I’d start a thread dedicated to the Lumberjocks sountrack so Chip could have his thread back. Sorry, Chip. :) The latest entries are: Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, “Poncho and Left-tilt” Elvis Presley, “I want glue, I need glue, I love glue” |
| 978 days ago |
Jigs and Fixtures - 27 replies I recently started a topic about Mortising with a Router, and Obi was kind enough to share his opinion on the mortise routing jig I got from ShopNotes. I’ve got a few jigs and fixtures that I use almost every time I go to the shop, and I’m curious to find out what everybody else uses. We all have our favorites. I love my table saw... |
| 979 days ago |
Mortising with a Router - 23 replies I’ve done very few mortise and tenon joints, but on the few that I have done, the mortises have been made with a drill press and some less than perfect chisel work. I’ve read some less than flattering reviews on drill press mortising attachments, and a dedicated mortising machine is not in the budget right now. An upcut spiral bit ... |
| 993 days ago |
Good fences make good neighbors.... - 3 replies .....and more accurate cuts. I’m thinking about upgrading my table saw fence. I have a Jet hybrid tablesaw, and I’ve never really been satified with the fence that was furnished with the saw. The first thing that popped in my head… in big bold letters was… BIESEMEYER. It occured to me that the only reason this popped ... |
| 1010 days ago |
Investing in Conservation - 13 replies I was checking out some of those internet lumber sites earlier today when I stumbled across the following website: http://www.tropicalhardwoods.com/ You can check it out for yourselves, but the basic concept is that you put up the cash for the seedlings, they plant, maintain, and harvest them, and you walk away with a profit while helping ... |
| 1017 days ago |
Periodical Opinions - 23 replies Hello everyone. During my short time as a woodworker I have purchased several different woodworking magazines. Some I like…. some I think could use some improvement. I would like to get some of your opinions on which magazines you think stand out or fall short and your reasons. |
