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  0 Thread: How to attach?
Post: RE: How to attach?
Not that I actually know much, but I'd consider a drawbored mortise and tenon, like in a post & beam building.
 Phydeaux Woodworking 14 3,236 10-13-2020, 02:30 PM
  0 Thread: Baltic Birch Plywood
Post: RE: Baltic Birch Plywood
I feel like either the skunk at the garden party or the dufus among the competent. I tried desperately to make a crosscut sled and a box joint jig for my table saw. I had an awful time keeping Rock...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 18 8,312 11-19-2019, 03:54 PM
  0 Thread: Amateur woodworkers - Do you do woodworking to relax?
Post: RE: Amateur woodworkers - Do you do woodworking to...
Timely thread. I thought I did woodworking for a combination of practicality and fun. Lately it's just been pressure to get a couple projects done and frustration with problem after problem, causin...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 42 15,805 05-21-2019, 10:08 AM
  0 Thread: Flattening Warped Panels
Post: RE: Flattening Warped Panels
I noticed in my last post I said sand the joints when I meant sand the panels. Fixed that. Assuming I survive the stress, I'll report back with how it worked out and eventually in a new thread wi...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 14 5,869 05-10-2019, 01:41 PM
  0 Thread: Flattening Warped Panels
Post: RE: Flattening Warped Panels
I appreciate all the input. I'm going to try sanding the panels smooth, since that's necessary anyway, and see what effect that has. Some of them are slightly uneven. I intend to avoid as much as I ca...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 14 5,869 05-10-2019, 11:02 AM
  0 Thread: Flattening Warped Panels
Post: Flattening Warped Panels
I'm making a blanket chest. I glued up the 3/4 cherry panels for the sides about four months ago. They've been sitting in a stickered stack in our heated basement since then. The chest box is about 38...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 14 5,869 05-04-2019, 02:08 PM
  0 Thread: Not fine woodworking ...
Post: RE: Not fine woodworking ...
The best woodworking is solving practical problems in elegant, decorative, practical ways with good, practical craftsmanship. Did I say practical enough? And I'll repeat. Craftsmanship. Nice wor...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 11 8,409 07-03-2018, 08:43 AM
  0 Thread: Simple Inlay
Post: RE: Simple Inlay
Caroline is quite the impressive woodworker. Talented, creative, and practical.
 Phydeaux Woodworking 9 5,525 05-26-2018, 12:12 PM
  0 Thread: Simple Inlay
Post: RE: Simple Inlay
Several years ago here, MsNomer (Carolyn Smith) posted an excellent inlay tutorial. With her permission I made it into a document. It was way too good to fall in the bit bucket. It's available as a...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 9 5,525 05-25-2018, 10:03 AM
  0 Thread: Routing an address sign
Post: RE: Routing an address sign
I used the method with a paper pattern from a computer printout and carbon paper to freehand rout  a fairly big sign. I was satisfied with the result. http://www.employees.org/~bstewart/pix/signdon...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 19 9,258 11-20-2017, 12:18 PM
  0 Thread: Box joints on wide, longish boards
Post: RE: Box joints on wide, longish boards
Steve N Wrote: (11-09-2017, 05:08 PM) -- I think they make a very nice look on cases, and that most recipients wouldn't know the difference between DT's or Box Joints. -- That's the chest I'm worki...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 15 7,945 11-09-2017, 11:28 PM
  Question Thread: Box joints on wide, longish boards
Post: Box joints on wide, longish boards
I want to build a blanket chest for my granddaughter as a wedding present. I want it to have a chance to become a family heirloom. I've found a plan I believe I can handle except I'm not sure about...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 15 7,945 11-01-2017, 03:44 PM
  0 Thread: Finish on an MDF workbench
Post: RE: Finish on an MDF workbench
I used Watco Danish Oil on my Masonite workbench top. It was the recommendation from the plan as it helps keep stuff from sticking, it won't peel, and it's easy to recoat or touch up.
 Phydeaux Woodworking 13 9,342 10-25-2017, 10:12 AM
  0 Thread: Router speed
Post: RE: Router speed
This is a chart a made from the instructions for my Dewalt 618. It's probably the same idea for any router. http://www.employees.org/~bstewart/pix/dw618speed.pdf (http://www.employees.org/~bstewart...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 14 6,940 07-29-2017, 10:42 AM
  0 Thread: So How Did You Get Started Woodworking?
Post: RE: So How Did You Get Started Woodworking?
Grew up next door to Grampa. He did practical, simple carpentry and woodworking, self taught as far as I know. I started learning from him, then much later on from Norm Abrams, books, and Woodnet. ...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 59 27,745 04-05-2017, 11:12 PM
  0 Thread: Composing grain for best effect in furniture
Post: RE: Composing grain for best effect in furniture
I agree that it's easy to overuse figured or contrasting wood. They add accent and interest when used carefully and, to my tastes, detract when they become a major feature. A cake isn't as good if ...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 16 7,736 11-06-2016, 04:35 PM
  0 Thread: Show your circle cutting jig for router.
Post: RE: Show your circle cutting jig for router.
I asked a similar question some years ago. The answer was to buy Pat Warner's book. Now I need an answer for procrastination.
 Phydeaux Woodworking Power Tools 9 6,384 10-18-2016, 05:01 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw Guide Bearings
Post: RE: Bandsaw Guide Bearings
I have no idea where I got this idea, but I was once told that some band saws, or at least my Craftsman, use the same bearings as a skateboard. So I went to a skateboard shop and bought a set of beari...
 Phydeaux Woodworking Power Tools 20 14,719 08-08-2016, 04:02 PM
  0 Thread: Damascus steel knife
Post: Re: Damascus steel knife
Excellent work.[br][br]I keep thinking I should take a stab, so to speak, at putting a new scale handle on my wife's cleaver, but I can't find my round tuit.[br][br]Assuming at least marginal competen...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 4 4,632 07-02-2016, 04:18 PM
  0 Thread: I love circular stairs
Post: Re: I love circular stairs
Here's the most amazing circular stair I've seen:[br][br] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loretto_Chapel.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loretto_Chapel.jpg)[br][br]It's in a church in New M...
 Phydeaux Woodworking 6 5,289 05-06-2016, 02:55 PM

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