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  0 Thread: Bench-on-Bench suggestions
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Skip J. Wrote: (12-14-2017, 04:08 PM) -- Good to see you in here again Reed... it's been awhile... -- Well thanks Skip - good to be back!  I just wish I could figure out the picture posting on this...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 22 14,279 12-20-2017, 03:43 PM
  0 Thread: Bench-on-Bench suggestions
Post: RE: Bench-on-Bench suggestions

https://flic.kr/p/cURoyuIt's not exactly central to the picture, but you can see mine from the back in this picture.  Hard maple, sliding dovetail joinery.  The front is actually a detachable Moxon vi...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 22 14,279 12-12-2017, 08:02 PM
  0 Thread: New Rough Cut coming in Spring 2018
Post: RE: New Rough Cut coming in Spring 2018

Before he was on youtube or on PBS he had a video podcast that was incredible.  He built an absolutely gorgeous Chippendale Highboy and showed EVERY aspect of the process.  It was probably 20-30 hours...
DallasStarter Woodworking 26 15,418 12-12-2017, 07:42 PM
  0 Thread: Hardwood suppliers in Dallas
Post: RE: Hardwood suppliers in Dallas

It's been a couple of years since I bought lumber, but my last 3-4 big buys were all from Brazos Forest Products in Arlington.  They were consistently about half the price or better than every other p...
DallasStarter Woodworking 8 4,910 09-06-2016, 01:14 PM
  0 Thread: LN Plow plane pictured in Deneb's PW article
Post: LN Plow plane pictured in Deneb's PW article

Has anyone heard new information on the release date? I'm too demoralized to write and ask LN myself. I believe the last update I was given by Deneb was that it was coming out in Spring.[br][br]. . ...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 8 8,980 02-28-2016, 04:27 PM
  0 Thread: Enclosed Shaker Bookcases
Post: Re: Enclosed Shaker Bookcases

[blockquote]BrokenOlMarine said:[hr][br][br]Very nice.[br]We are about to start repainting the entire house, room by room... and I chose a darker color for the contrast wall in my den. The wife wasn'...
DallasStarter Woodworking 25 14,464 07-04-2014, 11:22 AM
  0 Thread: Disciple's Tool Chest - Pic Heavy
Post: Re: Disciple's Tool Chest - Pic Heavy

[blockquote]Bibliophile 13 said:[hr][br] [br]So, a year later, how do you like working out of your tool chest? Is there anything you would have done differently? [br][br][hr][/blockquote] [br] [br]Su...
DallasStarter Woodworking 11 11,200 06-29-2014, 11:12 PM
  0 Thread: Photography
Post: Re: Photography

[blockquote]bobs64ford352 said:[hr][br][br]What do photographers usually charge for items like this, out of curiosity? [br][br]Bob [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Much more than you'd ever want to pa...
DallasStarter Woodworking 15 9,572 03-25-2014, 11:15 AM
  0 Thread: Photography
Post: Re: Photography

If you want a studio look, either Neal's article or the Stobist post are excellent resources. If you just want a really good image, you just need to find an environment with a lot of diffuse light (w...
DallasStarter Woodworking 15 9,572 03-20-2014, 12:37 PM
  0 Thread: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool box?
Post: Re: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool...

[blockquote]Blacky's Boy said:[hr][br][br]Hey Reed,[br]HIJACK ALERT! /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmilewinkgrin.gif[br][br]How do you like that LN Chisel Plane? Do you find yo...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 33 41,780 01-08-2014, 08:03 PM
  0 Thread: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool box?
Post: Re: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool...

[blockquote]Derek Cohen said:[hr][br][br]Hi Mongo and Scoony[br][br]Why do you have so many sharp tools in trays that are free to roll around?[br][br]That is what I am mostly referring to - not so muc...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 33 41,780 01-08-2014, 06:52 PM
  0 Thread: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool box?
Post: Re: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool...

[blockquote]Admiral said:[hr][br][br]. . .the larger chests are certainly not portable. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Depends on your definition of portable I guess. They're not practical for runn...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 33 41,780 01-07-2014, 05:08 PM
  0 Thread: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool box?
Post: Re: Why loose tools in a tool box? Why even a tool...

I'm not going to try to defend the merits of working out of a chest - as Wilbur noted, it's hard to judge it until you actually do it. I will say that Chris' resistance to providing some organization...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 33 41,780 01-07-2014, 10:01 AM
  0 Thread: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advice!
Post: Re: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advic...

[blockquote]Todd O. Cronkhite said:[hr][br][br]My advice is to sell off this---and buy a Woodie Smoother. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowbiggrin.gif [br][br][hr][/blockquote][b...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 48 14,917 09-11-2013, 06:05 PM
  0 Thread: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advice!
Post: Re: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advic...

Well, I have a few hours in the shop and was able to make some progress on a trial fitting using the procedure I outline earlier. Here's a few pics:[br][br]After completing the test block used to det...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 48 14,917 09-09-2013, 09:10 PM
  0 Thread: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advice!
Post: Re: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advic...

[blockquote]Craig D said:[hr][br][br]I admire your ability to think things through and plan (honest) but, for me, that would be too much thinking (and this coming from programmer).[br][br][hr][/blockq...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 48 14,917 08-20-2013, 06:59 PM
  0 Thread: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advice!
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[blockquote]Craig D said:[hr][br][br]This blog post by Raney Nelson of DAED ToolWorks might be of interest as it describes his methods for fitting overstuffed infills:[br] Shaping wood (http://www.dae...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 48 14,917 08-19-2013, 10:23 PM
  0 Thread: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advice!
Post: Re: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advic...

Hey guys-[br][br]On the critical task of fitting the infills. . . I've been turning this around in my head the last couple of days, working out an order of operations to necessary points of reference ...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 48 14,917 08-19-2013, 09:42 PM
  0 Thread: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advice!
Post: Re: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advic...

[blockquote]Souperchicken said:[hr][br][br]I'm also curious about having a different pitch than the angle he machined at the rear edge of the throat. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]This part I don't...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 48 14,917 08-18-2013, 11:20 PM
  0 Thread: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advice!
Post: Work Smoother infill Build begins - need advice!

As we're presently in the process of trying to sell our house, I figured it couldn't really start a full-fledged piece of furniture as a next project. So, I decided to pull out the casting from Sturn...
DallasStarter Woodworking Hand Tools 48 14,917 08-18-2013, 06:23 PM

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