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Sharpening Plane Blades
January 28, 2008

I have been sharpening two plane blades and can't seem to understand what is happening. I start with one blade using a DMT blue diamond stone which is rated at 45…
Kitchen moulding dimensions and finishin
January 24, 2008

Looking for some advice. I am in the process of building my first set of kitchen cabinets. Can anyone tell me what a "standard" dimension would be for the crown…
Scraper sharpening
January 24, 2008

I have been following the video for sharpening a scraper and I cannot get good edges. I have a good edge after using the file, then I do the lapping…
plywood vs solid wood
January 14, 2008

I am a novice woodworker. I am planning to make shelving for a closet and a pantry. I have a lot of boards (cherry, hickory, maple and oak obtained from…
broken chisel
January 10, 2008

Thank you for your time. I had to turn to someone, but i was all alone in the shop! I bought a new marples chisel (3/8), spent ten minutes sharpening…
Max thickness for shop sawn veneer
January 8, 2008

I have some shop sawn bubinga veneer all thicknessed to just under 1/8. My concern is that this is too thick to act like veneer. The substrate is MDF and…
dowel joint, Any good?
January 7, 2008

I have recently decided to build a morris chair and ordered a plan. When I got the plan I noticed that to fasten the slats between the chairs arm and…
Dust Collector in adjoinig room
January 7, 2008

I use a single stage 3 hp system, and set it up outside the shop wall in an adjoining shed. The matter of air quality in my shop should have…
Mold and/or Paint imbedded in wood
January 4, 2008

I live in a 250 year old house. I have a small room that is roughly 6ftx15ft that had a linoleum floor over the original wide board floor. When I…
Lock Rabbet Joint
January 4, 2008

Bob, I enjoyed your video entitled "Lock Rabbet Joint". Please explain the rationale for making the initial dado "a hair" deeper than 1/4" and when placing the fence from the…

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