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| 04-03-2012 05:21 PM |
My new lumber score - 6 replies Hello all, I bought a new house 9 months ago that has been empty for 4 years….This place was really over grown, as the last family that lived here had gotten really old and with no help for yard work this was a foresst wasteland…to give you idea…when I cut down the 5 ft grass in the backyard I found a 14 ft fiberglass John b... |
| 12-28-2010 09:36 PM |
A Shadow box Design - 3 replies Hey Jocks, I am designing to build a shadow box for a friend of mine…He is a Capt in the Navy. I was wondering if any of you out there would know the dimensions of a folded 4’ x 6’ flag? I have googled it, binged it, and yahooed it. I can’t find anything. This would help me get the design done and built before the ... |
| 12-18-2010 12:15 AM |
Butternut walnut mix - 1 reply I want to build a shadow box for a great man a Navy Captain! I was thinking of some wood contrasts like butternut and walnut. I want to use splines or some other accents. Any ideas, opinions, or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all! |
| 11-26-2010 07:37 PM |
Poly question - 9 replies Can I poly over danish oil? I figured it would be good fpr pretection…but have no idea how to accomplish this or even if it is a good practice… I am finishing a memorial flag box and I don’t want to screw it up! It will be hanging on a wall in my friends home. Any input or information would be great, Thank you. |
| 11-25-2010 07:35 AM |
Need finishing help, Please - 1 reply I am finishing my friends memorial box. I am using danish oil, do I sand or steel wool between coats? I have read many opinions. I am hoping for some solid advice. Thanks, |
| 11-19-2010 07:54 PM |
how to accurately cut leaxsand - 8 replies Hello All,I am building a shadowbox for a friend, who’s father has just passed away. I have a great looking box with no front LOL. How do you cut lexsand without heat build up or is this not an issue…Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
| 10-25-2010 07:19 PM |
trying to enbed a pdf fileinto my blog - 4 replies Good Afternoon, I am writting a blog about my assembly cart and experience and I would like to include the plan that I got ahold of for the build…is there anyway to do that? Thanks in advance for your help PS …it’s a PDF |
| 09-20-2010 05:08 PM |
Mill File for Cabinet scrapper sharpening. - 14 replies Hello Fello LJ’s, I am building a sharpening station to orginize my few sharpening tools I have. I have been looking for a Mill file to sharpen my cab scrappers…unfortunatly I know very little about files. Can anyone point me in a general direction…maybe I am just googleing it wrong, but I haven’t found much by way o... |
| 08-10-2010 08:03 PM |
Kreg Jig storage and ease of use setups - 0 replies Hey All, Once again, I am looking for some ideas, that you jocks have used to set up a storage/use sled or fixture for easy use and employment of your Kreg jigs as needed…just post some pics if you wouldn’t mind of how you solved this issue. I am putting on a cart I just built to store all my assembly items and tools this is th... |
| 07-28-2010 04:03 PM |
Walnut questions - 28 replies Hello all, As some of you know, I took down some trees in my yard 2 months ago…milled them up and stored them in my shed to dry. (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/34214) Now, the lumber was cut down on 06/09/10, milled and stacked on 07/02/10. When I stacked it, I didn’t have a Moisture meter to know what the MC was in the beg... |
| 06-17-2010 03:13 PM |
Looking to get into hand planes - 11 replies Good Day All, I have been woodworking now for about 2 years and thanks to this site and insight from some of my friends and relitives, I have become a decent dust maker. I have recently gotten into hand tools, as a lot of you have said your skills only get better with practice and new techniques. I have 3 hand planes; a buck brothers bloc... |
| 02-10-2010 08:39 PM |
DC Remote Question - 4 replies Hey all thanks for the info on the Grizzley DC plug issue…I will post the response and solution there. Now, I also got a Remote with my DC and was wondering if anyone would share with me how they mounted theirs to the DC. I have a few Ideas but I don’t want to drill a hole in something I shouldn’t or place it where it can... |
| 02-06-2010 06:31 PM |
Need some dust collection advise - 7 replies I just got a new Grizzley 1 1/2 HP dust collector with new impellor in the 110v variety. When I got it, it did not have a plug. While reading the manual it starts by saying maximum draw under load is 18 amps. Was this a tool buying novise mistake? I looked at the specs and I didn’t see anything like this on the site. Can anyone help m... |
| 09-27-2009 11:41 PM |
How to make a mallet - 11 replies I ave seen many great mallets on LJ’s for awhile now, and this weekend I made my daughters toddler bed. During that process I did a lot of chisel work and all I had was a deadblow hammer. Tis worked ok, but I figured if I had to cut more than what I did, I we be at it all week! I decided I wanted to build one for this purpose. I have... |
| 09-05-2009 02:14 PM |
Can you poly a painted surface? - 5 replies Hello all,Once again I seek the all knowing jock advice. I have built a large bookcase out of MDF for my neighbor. She wants it painted to match her sons room….black and white. I was wondering if I could clear coat or poly after painting to protect it and give it a smooth kind of finish. Is this a bad idea? |
| 08-05-2009 05:24 PM |
Jointer help - 14 replies Good Morning all, I just purchased a SteelX 6 1/8” Jointer from Grizzley on clearence about a month ago. ($239.00 + $79.00 S&H) I will write a review as soon as I learn how to use it properly. I put it together and the bed was covered in kosmoline. I whipped it all off and stuck my jointer in the shop. Well, it has been very hum... |
| 07-17-2009 06:53 PM |
Help tuning up my new Rigid table saw - 5 replies Hello all, I have been a member for a short time here and love this site! The insight and information here has been priceless to me, as a neophyte. I have explained that I own a Ryobi BTS21 table saw. This saw has serverd me well in the remodeling of my house and other construction related projects. However, it falls way short on most o... |
