This marking gauge was loosely based on the plans from ShopNotes, No.54. It's made of Honduran rosewood, finished with two coats of shellac. I wanted a big and heavy gauge, comfortable for a lefty. The fence size is 4-1/2" × 3", the beam-3/4" × 1" × 11". The cutter is made of a dull jigsaw...
I finally finished my wife's Christmas gift from last year. I designed this on the fly and it was stuck in my head for most of the 16 months. I would work on it a little and get stuck on what to do next so I would put it aside. The octagon shaped main post was actually the first piece I made and...
I've been building table with 20 degrees angle legs and I was planning to attach the legs with internal hex flat head bolts through the top and threaded inserts on the legs. Unfortunately the red hard wood (massaranduba) I used breaks very badly when I try to insert a threaded insert so I gave...
I am going to mount a 1.5" thick plywood drill press table to the stock metal table with either 3/8" hangar bolts or 18mm length threaded inserts. Any idea which is a better or stronger longterm fastener?
I am leaning towards hangar bolts because it seems to me it has a larger contact area and...
Hi Everyone,
I found this video accidentally and foiund it highly entertaining.
I think we all know some guys like this.
Hope you also enjoy it.
Note the TOOL -REST-- multi function tools.
The more I dive into tutorial videos and such, I see and hear about more and more people wet sanding their work. What are the advantages? (It's sanding with oil and NOT water, right?)