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Thread: Hand plane
Post: RE: Hand plane
Give a man a fish and he is good for a day. Teach him to fish and he will set in a boat and drink beer all day.
Give a man a rehabbed plane and he is good for a day. Teach a man to rehab a plane ... |
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Thread: Li'l help with a boring problem, please?
Post: RE: Li'l help with a boring problem, please?
Hi Derek et al:
I wouldn't go there. This is not the wife of his boss. This is the boss of his wife. One would be possible but not both. :-) |
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07-11-2017, 01:57 PM |
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Thread: Spirit of the Wood
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12-02-2016, 07:20 PM |
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Thread: What is good? Is good enough good?
Post: RE: What is good? Is good enough good?
I am enjoying this thread (thanks Derek). I would mention something that I do that gives the feel of a new edge. I have a piece of rug fastened to a board. I spray it with Camille oil and when tha... |
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08-26-2016, 05:52 PM |
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Thread: Wood Use & Design Question
Post: RE: Wood Use & Design Question
Matching solid end grain and ply is always a problem. It is the similar long grain to cross grain problem because the plywood does not move. One way to make your shelves work in grove is to only glu... |
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08-26-2016, 05:06 PM |
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Thread: Breadboard Ends Oak Cutting Board
Post: RE: Breadboard Ends Oak Cutting Board
The purpose of breadboard ends is two fold. One, it keeps the center board from cupping. Second, while keeping the center from cupping, it also allows the center to shrink or expand due to changes i... |
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08-22-2016, 11:41 AM |
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Thread: Stalled project--corner cupboard
Post: RE: Stalled project--corner cupboard
I feel your pain. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet. It looks like the sides are beveled to the front frame (22.5 degrees?). If that is true wrestle the cabinet around and cut the front fr... |
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07-31-2016, 04:33 PM |
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Thread: Finger joint drawer glue up issue
Post: Re: Finger joint drawer glue up issue
If you go with Pat's idea doing one corner at a time, make sure you have some sort of squaring jig to clamp the side/end to. It will set up fast and if it is not square, then you are in trouble. |
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12-14-2015, 12:07 AM |
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Thread: Fine Woodworking Archive - $60
Post: Re: Fine Woodworking Archive - $60
PDF = Portable Document Format. This is the common Adobe Acrobat reader format. A program to read PDF is free, to edit and write PDF format may cost something IIRC. |
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12-05-2015, 07:55 PM |
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Thread: no 48 plane question
Post: Re: no 48 plane question
Lee Valley small plow plane is what I use:[br][br]http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=69788&cat=1 (http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=69788&cat=1),230,41182 |
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12-05-2015, 12:15 PM |
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Thread: 6-Board Chest Sketchup model
Post: Re: 6-Board Chest Sketchup model
Be careful if this chest is being used around little kids. Notice the sides of the top form a shear close to the hinge line that can hurt kid's fingers/hands if the top falls with any speed. |
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12-02-2015, 02:10 PM |
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Thread: Shooting bubinga....
Post: Re: Shooting bubinga....
When I saw your post, I didn't remember ever having trouble shooting bubinga. I had some in the shop so I went out and tried it again. LV shooting plane set for ~.0015; board 7/8" thick by 5" wide. ... |
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12-02-2015, 01:59 PM |
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Thread: Just wondering which came first
Post: Re: Just wondering which came first
This guy about 5000 BC named Stanley had a chisel and couldn't hold it at the correct angle to make gossamer shavings so he got some wood to hold it at the correct angle and called it a plane. Since S... |
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11-27-2015, 07:47 PM |
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Thread: A till for a few handplanes
Post: Re: A till for a few handplanes
Also you will have to click on the blue "Image" just below and to the right of the Post box then put the photo shared address. |
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11-22-2015, 07:15 PM |
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Thread: Chinese foot powered lathe and traditional bowl turning.
Post: Re: Chinese foot powered lathe and traditional b...
Around 1500 Leonardo Da Vinci designed a continuous rotation lathe. Seems like all earlier lathes were reciprocating like this one, some with one pedal and a spring pole and others with a bow wrapped ... |
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11-22-2015, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: Hand Tool Workshop
Post: Re: Hand Tool Workshop
In his book "The New Traditional Woodworker" Jim talks about the transition from his machinery background to hand tools. This video is an extension of that thought. It marks also my own transition f... |
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11-21-2015, 09:02 PM |
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Thread: Stickley chest of drawers plan
Post: Re: Stickley chest of drawers plan
KMC: When I scanned over the dressers you linked I picked up on most of the details of the design. Jim Tolpin published a book (IIRC "Measure Twice Cut Once") that explained how to take an isometric... |
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11-17-2015, 11:17 PM |
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Thread: Half Laps
Post: Re: Half Laps
For this size half laps it is done almost entirely with back saws. A carcass saw for the shoulder cross grain cut and a tenon saw on the long grain cut. The mitered half lap as shown above is a little... |
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11-14-2015, 04:27 PM |
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Thread: your ideal sharpening setup
Post: Re: your ideal sharpening setup
I purchased a CBN wheel similar to what Derek used but 6" size from Amazon.[br] [br]http://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Grinding...M4A8615SNTS76X2 (http://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Grinding-Wheel-Sharpeni... |
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11-11-2015, 11:15 PM |
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Thread: What is life like without a powered jointer?
Post: Re: What is life like without a powered jointer?
My shop is mostly power tools but I am in the process of going more to hand tools. So, I decided to make a small table 11W X 25L X 19H completely with hand tools. I often looked over at the bandsaw ... |
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11-04-2015, 07:20 PM |