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Best wishes for you all and your families on your holiday. Haven't been around much lately but hope to catch up in the new year. Hope Santa brings lots of cool tools in your stockings. Jess

Seems like I've been working on this forever, but its finally done. LOML wanted a piece of furniture that would store cookbooks, hiding the really ugly ones, and provide a place to keep a hot casserole or two next to the dining table I built last summer. It had to have the same finish the...

What ever happened to the rumored upgrade of micro-jig's (company that makes the Grippper) splitter? It seemed like everyone was sure that it was right around the corner six months ago. for the life of me though, I can't find one anywhere, even on their website... Sure wish I could I bent...

There's an article in the latest Wood magazine, "The Best Tool I Ever Bought" where the editors show their favorite tools. I was surprised at the variety. Might be fun to see what you all like. I'll start. Its my LN low angle block plane. Just the right size, adjusts to do just what I want...

Almost there Well, Class is over. We made ten benches. There was a lot of drama. One of the students announced that he had been diagnosed with leukemia and his doctor wanted him to drop the class and start chemo ASAP. We finished his bench, and hope that he gets to use it for many years...

Hi all, Thought some of you might find this interesting. I'm taking a class at Santa Fe Community College on how to make a workbench. The class meets 9-5 every day for two weeks (so most of the students are retired old farts like me). At the end of the class we will have built a workbench for...

Hi all, I am going to build a workbench soon and need to decide which vises to use. Any happy campers out there? Anyone have a vise that is always a pleasure to use? What features are important to you in a vise? On the other hand, anything to avoid? I do only flat work. A garage shop...

Got a microburst with big marble sized hail. Boy was it loud! Way louder than the July 4 fireworks. Temperature went from 102 degrees to 69 in ten minutes. We were hoping for some rain to cool things off - be careful what you wish for. At least I hadn't started the barbecue yet.:rofl:

This part of my walnut finishing schedule always freaks me out. I start with Solarlux Lemon Yellow dye and everything turns this gosh awful shade of yellow. I've used the process (from Terri Masachi's Foolproof Wood Finishing) several times, so in my head I know it will be ok, but in my heart...

I promised SWMBO a new dining table for Thanksgiving, last thanksgiving:eek: Finally done and she is happy. She even suggested that I probably could have finished it much sooner if I had more Festools! What a lady! The wood is walnut with lots of sapwood. Finish is solarlux lemon yellow...

Here's a clip from an ad in the Albuquerque Craigslist, emphasis is mine: "Sears Craftsman 10" table saw. Sturdy on 4 legs, 2 extender sides included. Solid construction. Only seen light use....mostly cut cardboard. Works great. " I wonder if it could cut wood, too?:rofl:

Here's a cautionary note for those of you out there who, like me, are using equipment you are not very familiar with.... I got an Oneida 3 HP cyclone a year and a half ago - love it. It really sucks, in a good way. I was always a little puzzled, though, that the huge canister filter hanging...

Get that mask out! Michigan (it figures:rolleyes: ) State University researchers are confident they can replace the saw dust in fiberboard with sterilized cow manure. Not supposed to smell -- yeah, right.:huh: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17627001/

The name "Starrett" pretty much says it all - it's been the standard for accuracy for a hundred years. :thumb: Bought a few of these for a group of us and wound up with an extra. Amazon sells it for $73 and change. I'll beat their price by $5 and throw in free shipping via Priority Mail (US...

For you old arn folk down South, here's one on Craigslist that really needs a good home,,,, http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/292184565.html

Hi all, Should have thought this through earlier in the project, but here I am. I'm making a tabletop with breadboard ends.The tenons are integral to the top (loose tenons would have made several things easier:doh: ). The mortises are cut into the breadboard. I want to pin the breadboard...

I mentioned earlier that I'm taking a hand tools class at the local community college. Mid term was to make a plane. Here's mine. The sole is bloodwood, top is hard maple, blade by Hock. Sole has a few coats of paste wax, top has a couple of light coats. Its 14 inches long. Works pretty...

Let's all give a sawdusty wave to our new member, Carol Reed, aka the Router Lady. I've been a big fan of Carol's posts on other forums and I'm looking forward to her joining our family! Pull up a chair and spin a story Carol! By the way, we have a motto here, "No pics - didn't happen!" :D...

Leigh FMT (Frame Mortise and Tenon) Jig Sold - Thanks!!! This is the deluxe jig kit with the complete set of guides and carbide spiral bits. This jig cuts both the mortise and the tenon with one setup. Very easy to do split tenons, or multiple tenons. Micro adjustable so that the fit can be...

Hey admin team. I was on the festool owner's group forum (www.festoolownersgroup.com) a while ago, also powered by VBulletin, and a neat thing happened. As I started to reply, I got a message "While you were reading the post, another reply has been posted, you may wish to read it before...