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  0 Thread: I need to buy a Planer Jointer Combo Machine
Post: Re: I need to buy a Planer Jointer Combo Machine

GDAY, if you are absolutely only considering the Jet & The Grizzly, then my vote is for the Jet, for one simple reason: [br] [br]IIRC, the Jet does not require you to crank the planer table all ...
Big Woody Woodworking Power Tools 12 20,585 06-07-2015, 01:54 PM
  0 Thread: FWW (August): "Backsaws that Can Do It All"
Post: Re: FWW (August): "Backsaws that Can Do It All"

"One saw to cut them all."[br][br][br]Preciousssssssssss .............
Big Woody Woodworking Hand Tools 12 7,606 06-01-2015, 08:00 PM
  0 Thread: My Wife's chest of drawers - finished pics
Post: Re: My Wife's chest of drawers - finished pics

Loosetoe, [br] [br]I absolutely love those feet ! Elegant enough for the ladies, but still beefy & strong looking. [br] [br]Where did you learn to make those? Is there any online instruction of ...
Big Woody Woodworking 20 10,118 05-26-2015, 01:38 PM
  0 Thread: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System
Post: Re: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System

[blockquote]BloomingtonMike said:[hr][br] .... If it was occasionally in the rocking range Id support it with a magnet and block with T nut. [br][br][hr][/blockquote] [br] [br]Say, that's a darned ...
Big Woody Woodworking Power Tools 5 8,584 05-18-2015, 09:30 PM
  0 Thread: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System
Post: Re: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System

And there's one more issue that the mods by AG & others help with, though I'd appreciate your feedback on this, ike:[br][br]In the main YouTube video for the Drift Master, the guy at one point pul...
Big Woody Woodworking Power Tools 5 8,584 05-18-2015, 04:10 AM
  0 Thread: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System
Post: Re: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System

[blockquote]BloomingtonMike said:[hr][br] [br]I have not needed AG's mount nor have I ever seen anyone else other than Ag mount it that way. [br][br][hr][/blockquote] [br] [br]I have seen several, u...
Big Woody Woodworking Power Tools 5 8,584 05-18-2015, 04:00 AM
  0 Thread: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System
Post: Re: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System

Thanks, Mike. Nice tutorial! (although I believe there's a typo: To remove the wheel, you say one can "just use an impact." Did you mean impact wrech, or impact hammer? Well, I don't have either,...
Big Woody Woodworking Power Tools 5 8,584 05-18-2015, 12:55 AM
  0 Thread: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System
Post: Re: Laguna Driftmaster Fence Mounting System

Well, since AG bumped this thread -[br][br]I'm about to get a drift master, and this mod looks like a good idea. - But I don't see how I would need a metal lathe. Surely one can use standard bolts,...
Big Woody Woodworking Power Tools 5 8,584 05-18-2015, 12:04 AM
  0 Thread: How to get handles "red" on old tools?
Post: Re: How to get handles "red" on old tools?

[blockquote]Joe Bailey said:[hr][br] [br]Discerning Neanders don't really mess with planes made after that period, so I can't tell you what happened later on. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Yes, it'...
Big Woody Woodworking Hand Tools 5 6,688 04-25-2015, 12:13 AM
  0 Thread: How to get handles "red" on old tools?
Post: Re: How to get handles "red" on old tools?

It could also be something like a hardening oil / varnish with pigment mixed into it. That would give the color without looking so "painted on."[br][br]Maybe try something like True Oil, and get so...
Big Woody Woodworking Hand Tools 5 6,688 04-23-2015, 04:01 AM
  0 Thread: How to get handles "red" on old tools?
Post: Re: How to get handles "red" on old tools?

[blockquote]thomasegan said:[hr][br][br] Not long ago I was trying to match the dark red (maybe it's properly called "burgundy" or some other name) of Stanley 750 chisel handles. I mixed a bit of bl...
Big Woody Woodworking Hand Tools 5 6,688 04-22-2015, 07:07 PM
  0 Thread: This just hurts my wooden heart
Post: Re: This just hurts my wooden heart

[blockquote]Woodshop said:[hr][br] [br] [br]Right now I caning a chair my wife had, first time hand weaving. I figured it is a good learning experience weather or not I cane the Sheraton or have it do...
Big Woody Woodworking 8 4,817 03-31-2015, 01:28 PM
  0 Thread: This just hurts my wooden heart
Post: Re: This just hurts my wooden heart

[blockquote]Paul K. Murphy said:[hr][br] [br]Unless I'm missing something here, I don't think it's too important that you get the exact wood to match. [br][br][hr][/blockquote] [br] [br]Why do you sa...
Big Woody Woodworking 8 4,817 03-31-2015, 12:42 AM
  0 Thread: This just hurts my wooden heart
Post: Re: This just hurts my wooden heart

At least they didn't paint the frame white! [br] [br] [br]That is indeed a beautiful piece, and I agree that it must be weathered mahogany. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowyes.gi...
Big Woody Woodworking 8 4,817 03-30-2015, 03:23 PM
  0 Thread: Rehabilitating a 200-year-old Jaeger Rifle
Post: Re: Rehabilitating a 200-year-old Jaeger Rifle

Incredible, Bob! [br] [br]This might be the coolest thing I've ever seen on Woodnet forums. [br] [br]-------------------- [br] [br]A question about the pinky wood: (and a total guess) [br] [br]Wouldn'...
Big Woody Woodworking Hand Tools 18 12,216 03-24-2015, 01:03 PM
  0 Thread: Hanging a clamp rack...
Post: Re: Hanging a clamp rack...

[blockquote]Jeremy s said:[hr][br][br][blockquote]Edwin Hackleman said:[hr][br][br](2) Do you really need 36 K-bodies? I doubt it. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]The answer is of course YES! /ssl_pr...
Big Woody Woodworking 6 8,031 01-05-2015, 11:01 PM
  0 Thread: BRAND NEW Delta X5 Unisaws and Jet Xacta Saws at COST
Post: Re: BRAND NEW Delta X5 Unisaws and Jet Xacta Saws ...

-Because, as mentioned earlier, retailers typically cannot advertise a price lower than the minimum set by the manufacturer, even if they sell it for less on a regular basis. If they do list such a ...
Big Woody Tool Swap N' Sell 7 8,904 08-01-2006, 05:15 PM
  0 Thread: Picture Posting for an person
Post: Re: Just testing as well

Well, that was good while it lasted.[br][br]No my image is gone from my post, exactly the same way "Fixer" mentioned.[br][br]Is this a Mac thing?
Big Woody Questions about using the WoodNet forum features 486 219,696 03-26-2006, 07:40 PM
  0 Thread: Picture Posting for an person
Post: Re: Just testing as well

** UPDATE FOR MAC USERS: [br] [br]It took me a while to figger it out. I kept getting "image no longer at this location" on my test posts, even though the image was still in Photobucket. [br] [br]...
Big Woody Questions about using the WoodNet forum features 486 219,696 03-26-2006, 05:14 PM

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