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Frog “oddity”? – Craftsman plane
February 23, 2007

Hi, John. I'm cleaning up the Craftsman plane I'll be using until the Bed Rock gets a tote. The front edge of the frog isn't parallel to the mouth. This…
spraying shellac
February 23, 2007

I use a Fuji four turbine hvlp and am having trouble spraying shellac. I have added 10 ft of hose as recommended by the mfg to cool the air. but…
dust collection
February 15, 2007

I am installing dust collection in my new shop. I have a three foot crawl space under a wood framed floor. The syestem I have is 2hp 220 volt with…
Installing t-Edging
February 15, 2007

I am trying to wrap meline panels with t-edgin which pushes into a slot. It works great except at the square corners, where it buckles. Any suggestions would be greatly…
mistake on my first coffee table
February 13, 2007

I made my first coffee table without plans. I used, as a guide the plans from a French table. Believe it or not, I reduced the top to the correct size…
jointer knife setting jig
February 9, 2007

Good afternoon John, After watching the video on your magnet knife setting jig I have a couple of questions. Do you use a dial indicator to find the highest point…
Straightedge precision
February 7, 2007

I have read many articles on tuning up hand planes. They all say use a precision straight edge. I may have missed it but I can't seem to find what…
tablesaw blade drifts upon rising
February 6, 2007

Dear John, I have an old (1969) PM66. I moved it with me to Michigan and have just reassembled it. (Before I moved here I replaced the arbor, sheaves and belts,…
Help to salvage a chair
February 6, 2007

Hi, I am a new member, and building furniture is my favorite pastime.I built 8 nice chairs with oak and elm.For the finishing, after 3 coats of lacquer, one did…
Level Tabletop
February 6, 2007

Hi, Is a necessary to level the tabletop relative to the base? Does this affect miters? If this needed to be level, could you explain how this is done? Thanks.

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