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Ok im building a outdoor swing for the first time. Im having trouble deciding how to join the seat frame to the back frame. Ive seen some swings where the back and seat frams are notched to fit flush to each other which is definitely more appealing to the eye. My only worry about that is the...

Does anyone know of a third party duplicator that will work with a shopsmith? There are not many used ones out there (anyone have one they want to sell?) and buying one new from Shopsmith is over $500 with a long delivery time. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! Bob

I'd really like to have a scrub plane, but they are really pricey, even on ebay, and almost never seen at the flea markets. But plane old bench planes are everywhere. What I am thinking of doing if taking a regular old bench plane, file the opening out to a much larger size, and rounding...

Good evening everyone. I just purchased the porter cable planer from lowes. I am aware that it is a clone of the delta shop master portable planer. I purchased it knowing its limitations. It will probably see only occasional use. The instructions don't really tell you how thin it can plane...

I purchased a no. 4 Wards Master hand plane which feels and looks like it was made by Stanley on ebay… I paid $9 plus shipping for this. I spent a bit of time working the plane and sharpening the iron… now it's cutting perfect shavings. Getting the sole true took no effort...

I built new cherry doors and drawer fronts for my bathroom and finished them with BLO, left them in the sunroom for 2 months and they aren't dark enough. Need some advice on how to get them darker without losing the grain. I haven't put anything on them except the BLO, Thanks!

I am finishing an alder bath vanity and am trying to determine my finishing schedule. So far, the base coat color I like is an amber shellac - which also helps me avoid some of the splotching issues common to alder. I am then planning on some pitch black General Finishes glaze. my problem is...

Last evening I received a message From Ciarax11 saying that she had read my profile and wanted t be friends and to develope a serious relationship, had something important to tell me. Reply to a private email address and would send a picture and had something important to tell me. I checked...

Greetings and salutations Lumberjocks! The greatest neighbor in the world just completed the construction of his shop, and had some redundancy of tools. He gave me his beautiful Craftsman radial arm saw, the aftermarket rolling base with drawers, and both drawers full of goodies and accessories...

Can someone point me to instructions on adjusting the trunnions on a cabinet style table saw; specifically a Rigid R4511 granite top if possible? The reason is I just cannot get the blade parallel to the mitre gauge groove by simply loosening the for table bolts. I previoulsly thought the...

I am working on a dresser with sapele veneered case and drawer fronts. I've always sandwiched my panels between two grooved melamine platens, however I'd like to use breather mesh for this project. I'm wondering, what is the right set up? In my mind, it should be: 1. Un-grooved platen with hole...

I am having some trouble mixing glue with sawdust to hide my drill holes made when wiring a twisted piece of Juniper. So far, the way to do so is to mix sawdust with epoxy until I get the right ratio of epoxy to sawdust. My problem has been that when my mixture dries it is darker than...

Hey everyone! I'm nearly finished on a large western red cedar A-frame swing. I need to mount the eye bolts to supports that sit at a 45 degree angle. I realized if I drill straight through and mount the eye bolt, The bolt will be at an angle and get pulled in a bending motion with pressure...

Hello everyone! I have another question concerning the Western Red Cedar Garden Swing I'm working on. The backrest is crowned with an arc and sunbeam. The sun and rays will be inset 3/16" from the face of the arc like the backrest slats below it. The arc is already attached permanently (not the...

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...

hello this is my first post i am building a pine log swing i got some issues with the way i hung the seat it seems very sturdy but when you are swinging the hardware i used is clicking or binding, any useful ideas would be great thanks mike

Choosing a Plan For my son's fifth birthday, my wife and I decided to check into an outdoor structure for him to play on. I've gone back and forth in my mind about this; I didn't have one growing up, there are nice parks within a 15 minute drive, and he's an only child at this point. On the...

I am a hobbiest woodworker and I'm considering purchase of an Earlex. I'm hestating because I do not have space for a dedicated spray booth. I also live on Canada's west coast where it rains 11 months of the year (at least it seems that way). Suffice it to say that spraying outdoors is pretty...

The plan The first thing in creating is imagining. The best way for me to develeop my design floating in my head is to create a 3D model of it on the computer, so I made one in Google SketchUp, which can be viewed and downloaded also. Here is a perspective view of it: Those triangle shaped...

Tablesaw Outfeed Extension - Stationary Here's a video of the stationary outfeed extension I added to my contractor style table saw. Watch video.