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| 1 day ago |
Good day fishin...for new clients - 3 replies Today proved to me, without a doubt, that no matter what level your craftsmanship is at, getting in the right circle of people makes all the difference. It all started with a simple estimate, some doors for an entertainment center, well lady A told her friend lady B that a “woodworker” was coming by to look at her entertainment cent... |
| 14 days ago |
Shopsmith stand ideas - 0 replies Got a shopsmith lathe this weekend (free) and wanted to see if anyone here had ever made a stand for one of these guys. My uncle had this thing in his barn, and I ended up with it in my shop. I have cleaned it up and it runs remarkably well. It is only the parts to make a lathe. Through some internet research, I have found this to be an orig... |
| 20 days ago |
Grizzly practically giving tools away. - 3 replies Let me start by saying that I am no Grizzly tool lover, but I just got their christmas catalog and they are practically giving tools away. Makes me want to upgrade some of my stationary machinery. Sad thing is, even with the price drop, they probably still make a 50% profit. |
| 25 days ago |
If you didn't build it, it isn't for your portfolio. - 15 replies I have to vent here about a current situation I have encountered. The situation is this, a fellow woodworker I know has decided to post pics of very nice and very complicated studio furniture pieces on his facebook “business” page. No big deal, right? Well they are pieces by other woodworkers, and by not speciyfing they are not hi... |
| 64 days ago |
Pricing question....but not the weekly one - 18 replies OK, so after having been asked this question for many years, and having this idea suggested to me constantly, I am deciding to try a one-on-one woodworking lesson. This individual has basic woodworking knowledge, but wants assistance in going to the next level. They brought over a magazine article showing a sideboard and asked me to help them ... |
| 72 days ago |
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. - 52 replies I don’t mean to start any fights or make anyone upset, but if you are a PT/hobby woodworker who tries to make extra money, building things on the side, please take heed. If you don’t have a firm grasp of what you are doing, you do not have the right to take peoples money for services rendered. Yes, its great to make money doing wha... |
| 81 days ago |
Exterior door glue up - 1 reply Anyone here ever glue up two different species of wood for an exterior door. I got some really nice metal grid green tempered glass and I am going to build a new back door. I want cherry inside, but not out. I don’t forsee any real problems, but thought I would ask. |
| 116 days ago |
Moulder/Planer in KY - 2 replies Shop Fox moulder/planer. Used for one job, less than 1 year old. Includes cove crown knives and 7” straight knives. Over $1400 in this machine. Sell to a LJ for $600! http://www.factorynew.com/detail.aspx?Recnum=MP-300003&Catid=MP&MachTypeID=53 |
| 188 days ago |
adjusting inset spacing - 3 replies I am currently working on a credenza. My design calls for inset drawers, and I have fitted the drawers with a 1/16 reveal on all sides. The drawer fronts are KD flat sawn red oak. I was curiuos as to what others leave for their reveal and if they ever adjust the spacing for different wood species and their seasonal movement. On kitchen cabs ... |
| 301 days ago |
Meeting with potential clients. - 19 replies I wanted to throw this topic out there to see how others meet with clients. I had a kitchen measured by a new granite sub, he showed up in shirt and tie. When I razed him about his “wallstreet look”, he replied by telling me that the cost of his tops are equal to that of a nice used car, and he should atleast look as good as a used... |
| 477 days ago |
table top grain orientation - 10 replies I am at the table top portion of a recent dining room set commisssion. My client has given me the cherry for the table top, but it is unruly at best. I would not use it, but it has sentimental value to her, it was her deceased father’s. I have always made my tables with the grain going length wise and breadboard ends. The only way to t... |
