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dovetail router bits
January 7, 2008

I was making some drawers out of 3/4 birch plywood and routing the dovetails for half blind joints. I totally burned up one bit and chalked it up to being…
Silence your shop vac-winter07/08
January 3, 2008

several questions- in the drawing it shows I need to cut an exhaust outlet 27 inches long in a piece that is only 21 3/4 inches wide - Picky I…
Miter saw technique
January 3, 2008

I am making square and miter cuts in very thin moldings. The pieces are about 1/2 inch wide and 3/16 inch thick at their thickest. The material is maple. I…
Millers Falls Hand Plane – What kind?
December 30, 2007

I am going through some of my step father's old tools and found a hand plane with Millers Falls stamped on it. I can not find any other identification makings…
finishing of apothecary cabinet
December 26, 2007

This question is really for Chris Gochnour who built the fine apothecary cabinet featured in the video series. I was interested in seeing you finish the inside of the cabinet,…
What Type of Chisels is Chris using?
December 26, 2007

Greetings, I want to know what variety of chisel Chris Gochnour is using in his hand cut dovetail demonstration? I am cutting some dovetails in quarter sawn white oak drawer…
Essential Workbench
December 24, 2007

I am building the essential workbench from the plans I purchased. During my assembly the dowels that were to be drilled slightly off center to pull the legs into the…
Wasn’t 32nd’s of an inch unnecessary?
December 23, 2007

In the series that Chris did on the Apothecary cabinet, he chose to make his dados for the interior partitions at 5/32". Seems like it would have been simpler to…
Outdoor sign
December 13, 2007

I been asked to make an outdoor sign for a friend's cabin. It would be about 30" x 20" and probably painted, cut into the shape of a bear. What…
FINISH FOR BUTCHER BLOCKS
December 5, 2007

QUESTION FOR ALL IN FINISHED BUTCHER BLOCK TOPS AND OR CUTTING BOARDS. IS MINERAL OIL A GOOD SELECTION ?

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