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I was wondering how other folks handle staining and finishing thier projects with the cold temps. It's my understanding that most paint, finish, etc. is to be used in 50 deg. or higher temps. So if you live where it is below 40 deg. what do you do? Keep the shop heat running? Do it in the...

Hello, I need some I am almost finished making carving sets for my grown son's and their wives. This is my first time adding scales to a kit. What method should I use for the final buffing on the steel surfaces where sanding the scales resulted in small blemishes? When I am done getting...

Hey, I have been playing with the idea of making a nordic fixed blade knife where I would purchase a pre-made blade and make the handle myself. I have found several suppliers in Europe but I have been unable to find any that are located within the US. I have considered just biting the bullet...

I recently completed my first glider. I patterened it from a porch swing that I have been making for awhile. To turn it into a glider I purchased some 7.5 inch metal glides specifically for gliders from Rockler. I used some features from glider patterns in magazines and adapted to my swing. The...

I have had 3 or 4 ratcheting screwdrivers , the only one that didn't break, is OK , but the teeth in the ratcheting mechanism ,is to course. Has any one had one that they, liked ,with fine teeth ????

For those of you that use the Woodmaster, Belsaw, Craftsman, Powermatic or Jet type molders, I have a few questions. I have both a Woodmaster 718, and a Belsaw 910, I've ran both as molders a fair amount. So I have a little experience with them. I generallly just use the Belsaw for planing now...

I have been thinking about doing some whittling and carving. I have some tools, knives and a couple of carving books. I was hoping to get some additional questions answered. What would you say is the best book/video/web site to get information on techniques and processes? Which carving...

I bought a used Delta DJ-20 8" jointer from a cabinetmaker recently and after some hard use with q-sawn white oak its time to sharpen. I set the knives up on the Tormek per instructions and for the life of me cannot get it to sharpen them. The tormek sharpens chisels and plane irons...

Crosscut sleds, small part miter sleds, this sled, that sled… How do you store your growing collection of tablesaw sleds??

Just saw a posting by http://www.ecofriendlylumber.com/index.html on CL Northern Virginia: Big woodworking sale evrything 1-2 dollars EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE CONTACT FOR INFO All 5/4 boards prices up to 10 inches wide. Holly 1.75 bf Hickory 1.75 bf Persimmion 1.50 bf Maple 2.00bf Beech 1.25bf...

I found this video link in my inbox this AM : http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/how-to-sharpen-a-marking-knife?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+woodworkingmagazine+%28Woodworking+Magazine%29

So, I've been kicking around the idea of making some pocket knives. I found a kit for a decent looking folding lockback knife here. My question is, has anyone made a knife like this before? It says skill level is III-V but I don't know what to compare that too. It seems like you would just...

If you have Festool tools, arent they the greatest and best engineered things in the world? Im getting better with my Domino machine, but i have a question. Lets say we are joining a 6 inch wide end to a 6 inch wide frame, such as making a shelf. I would say to use 3 or 4 dominos. Heres my...

Not sure what forum I should post this in so hopefully this isn't in the wrong place and if it is feel free to direct me to the correct place. Been working on a hidden tank knife and drilled out a slot for the tang and accidentally made the whole too big but the epoxy I use is really strong...

Is there an appropriate place to post that there's a good deal somewhere? Or perhaps it's not appropriate anywhere? Thanks,

The Workbench So like every other woodworker, I take pride in my shop, and always aspire to have the most convenient, flowing, accessible, productive, efficient, fun, and good looking setup I can get. This is the story of my shop. So one thing that I wanted for a while, but never really got...

Scary Sharp Method so just like every other woodworker at one point (what's up with the other every other woodworkers is beyond me…) I was researching and learning about ways to sharpen my chisels, planes, and other blade tools in the shop. Since I am the weekend warrior at this point, and I...

Started my Christmas projects. Well, as I said in last night's blog, today I started 3 projects that I need to finish in time to send off before Christmas. So I guess my insomnia paid off though because I was able to draw up my plans, measure and mark all my wood last night which made cutting...

First attempt to make a carving knife My second oldest daughter needs a birthday gift and I have only days to complete it. Don't you love those last minute projects? She is into carving, but only has the carving set with the "end blades". So why not build a carving knife. So last knight I...

Chip carved plate, add color? I'm wondering what you think about my adding some color to this chip carved plate. From the start I'd planned on adding a light, transparent, oil-based green color to the leaves and red to the berries. But now that I've gotten this far in the finishing process, I...