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| 5 days ago |
moisture meter recommendations - 0 replies I am about to bring in some birch I had sawed almost two years ago to use in furniture projects. It has been stickered, covered and air dried. I have been considering purchasing a moisture meter and am looking for recommendations. I have pretty well narrowed it down to the Delmhorst J-Lite or the Lignomat Mini Ligno SD. Has anyone used either? T... |
| 124 days ago |
What we do when I am not making sawdust. - 7 replies Thought you folks might enjoy some pics of TLOML putting up some canned salmon after a few days of dip netting. We got back yesterday from the Kasilof River with 26 red (sockeye) salmon and put up 43 packages of frozen filets and opted to can the rest for salmon patties, salmon loaf and sandwiches. We often use it like tuna fish, making salmon s... |
| 156 days ago |
? on Greene and Greene elements - 14 replies I am building a bookcase from boo boos and scraps from a large library I did recently. I was cutting dados for a triangular shelving piece to go on the end of one of the bookcases when I mismeasured for the dados and ended up with a piece I couldn’t use for the job (I cut another piece correctly). I decided to use the miscut piece for a 2&... |
| 231 days ago |
Which hand tool DVD's to get? - 3 replies I am looking to get some DVD’s and have narrowed it down to the ones by Chris Schwarz, Rob Cosman and David Charlesworth. I have read the reviews of Schwarz and Cosman here. Has anyone seen the Charlesworth DVD’s? Which ones would you recommend? I am considering the sets of 4 from Cosman and Charlesworth but only want to get one of t... |
| 267 days ago |
March 1, 2009 Wasilla, Alaksa - 10 replies Thought you might appreciate the nearly spring weather we are having. March 1 2009. |
| 280 days ago |
Little router gloat - 4 replies I have to gloat a little about my Craig’s List router find. I picked up a Porter Cable 3 1/4hp (7519) for $180 last fall. I used it a few times but really put it to work the other day making base molding and cutting a bunch of dadoes. What a horse! That PC has tons of power and makes short work of profiling base molding. It was a simple og... |
| 293 days ago |
Help me decide which Makita miter saw to get. - 8 replies I have been researching the reviews on sliding miter saws and have decided to treat myself to the Makita sliding miter saw. I have been comparing the 10 and 12 inch models and judging by the specs the only difference is the size of the blade. They both list a cut capacity of 4” x 12” and both have 15 amp motors. Other than getting to... |
| 296 days ago |
radial arm saw ? - 6 replies I picked up an old (Emerson) Craftsman radial arm saw on Craigslist but should have made a cut with it before I bought. Luckily it was really cheap. I am assuming that it must have a bearing out because it is giving me a scalloped cut when I cross cut with it. It acts like the blade is wobbling in and out about 3/32” giving me a wavy edge.... |
| 298 days ago |
Advice on Futon plans. - 4 replies My wife wants me to build her a futon. I have been perusing several of the plans available out there and am seeking input as to which futon might be most comfortable. We don’t want one that sits to low (I am not a spring chicken any more) and it has to be attractive. We are considering Morris, Stickley, or even Arts and Craft styles. Any a... |
| 323 days ago |
Cradle questions - 17 replies This morning at church we were introduced to the two newest members of our church, two new babies born just prior to Christmas. It got me to thinking that I should make cradles for the the new babies. I mentioned this to my wife. Ever the pragmatist, she mentioned that a low cradle, one on the floor with rockers on it, would be: one, cold due to... |
| 338 days ago |
Botched a finish - hope I can recover - 11 replies I started to apply finish to the cherry entertainment cabinet I posted in projects. The customer was very fussy about the color. None of the stains I tried were right, the only thing that came close was a colored poly product that I have never liked. It ended up being the perfect color and what they wanted. I should have tried other colors of st... |
| 341 days ago |
How cold is it in your neck of the woods? - 62 replies Thought it would be fun to see how cold it is where you live. I will start it off. It’s so cold that I stepped out of the shop the other day with a cup of hot coffee in hand. The coffee froze so fast the ice was still warm. :) Mart |
| 342 days ago |
Got a lesson in buying tools today - 20 replies Picked up a Sargent plane from eBay and received it today. The seller’s description said little rust and some light pitting. He had a 99.6% approval rating and I have never been hurt on eBay before so I bought. I wasn’t afraid of a little restoration work but you tell me is this a little pitting? I know I should have asked for a pict... |
| 348 days ago |
Transitioning to handtools? - 14 replies I am finding after several years of woodworking with power tools that there are some jobs that are better served with handtools and many that give greater satisfaction having been completed with handtools. I used to think those guys still hanging on to and using their handtools were somewhat to downright eccentric. Lately I find the more woodwor... |
| 366 days ago |
Looking for some bookcase ideas. - 2 replies I have a job coming up for some built -in bookcases that will include a 90 degree corner. I am looking for some attractive ways to handle the corner between the two cases that provides some usable space. I have a couple ideas but tend to get stuck in a rut with my ideas. Any thoughts and new ideas on how to address 90 degree corners in a bookcas... |
| 370 days ago |
Windsor thoughts and ?s - 5 replies I am considering going next year to one of the Dunbar classes for Windsor chairmaking. It will be a ways off yet but had some questions about suitable woods. I have lots of Alaskan birch available to me and wondered how it might hold up to steam bending for those parts that require it and the overall suitability of it for a Windsor chair. If bir... |
| 390 days ago |
? for wood turners - 6 replies I dropped a birch tree for a neighbor hoping it would provide some saw logs for me but alas it was rotten on the inside and only a shell of salvageable firewood remained. It did however have several burls and limbs that were good sized and sound. Some of the limbs were good sized and came out at 90 degrees so I sawed the burls and the limb inter... |
| 396 days ago |
Glass cabinet door muntins? - 7 replies My latest commission is for a cherry entertainment cabinet to house the owners stereo equipment and to provide a surface for the big screen TV. He wants glass cabinet doors, not a problem. He also wants false muntins over the glass. I tried to talk him out of them but the customer is always right. I have fairly extensive skills but have never do... |
| 399 days ago |
cutting board book? - 23 replies I have been seeing all these great cutting boards in the projects and was wondering if anyone knows of a good book that details the construction of these interesting cutting boards? I have boxes of scraps that I would love to use up making cutting boards for family and friends. I did a search on Amazon and didn’t find anything. Thanks. ... |
| 430 days ago |
Dumb question? Tail vises? - 4 replies Please forgive my ignorance but in my research to design and build a workbench I notice most tail vises close all the way on the side but not on the end, leaving a gap between the end of the bench and the vise face. Why is this? Would the vise not be more versatile if both sides of the vise closed tight to their respective mating surfaces? I not... |
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