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Top 16 ?Gadget? Woodworking Tools: Gadget Gambles that Paid Off
2008-06-10 17:49:00 I saw this great little post over at SawmillCreek… Do you have a good Gadget tool……? The OP (original poster) describes gadget tools like this: “You kind of feel funny when you sucker in and buy one…. but then you find that its a really great thing to have and you like it and use ...
Woodworking
2008-05-12 17:01:00 I have always enjoyed working with wood and the farmhouse move has sealed the deal! Woodworking is now an official added activity to my growing list of hobbies and interests. I have taken almost every piece of old wood furniture Mitch and I own and have brought it to the basement before it even gets to enjoy being in the farmhouse. I have painted a few things, fixed a few things, sanded everything, stained and re-stained some things, and mostly have varnished everything with my new favorite thing in the world - polyurethane.Here are my Vermont Vibes Woodworking Tips:1.) Reuse!!!! Buy the old furniture and fix it up! Get some little nails, a staple gun, and a screwdriver and tighten knobs, and sturdy up legs, backings, and other hardware depending on how it is made. I am a big fan of little nails. You may need a saw and some old wood scraps to add support pieces especially to dressers and bookshelves.2.) Recycle!!! DO NOT go to hardware stores and buy wood unless absolutely n...
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Readers Poll: Choose the Tagline for Woodworking Safety Week 2008
2008-05-04 09:17:00 As we kick off Woodworking Safety Week 2008, I thought I’d offer some improvement on marketing it to the woodworking community. It seemed like something was missing: a tagline. I mean, just saying “Woodworking Safety Week 2008″ sounds kind of boring, don’t you think? So I’m proposing the following taglines for your consideration. Please choose ...
Top 4 Most Used Woodworking Squares
2008-04-16 22:20:00 Woodnetter Zane Moseley wants a new square. He went to his fellow WoodNetters and said: “I’m thinking of buying a quality square like a Starrett or Incra that will last for years and give trustworth readings. The 12″ starrett combo square seems a bit long. They have a 4″ double square that looks pretty appealing. ...
How Many Beers is Too Many for Woodworking?
2008-04-11 20:04:00 First off I want to state that the official ToolCrib position is that ANY beer is too much beer for woodworking. We’re serious about safety and would like to remind you that the #1 most dangerous power tool is YOU. A SawmillCreeker asked recently, “How many beers does it take to not jump on a machine?” ...
How Sharp is Sharp Enough for Woodworking Tools (+video)
2008-04-02 22:50:00 So I’ve been spending a little time in the Woodworking Hand Tools section over at Woodnet. That’s right - I’ve been exploring the crazy world of the Galoot One member posed the question - how do you guys measure sharpness? There’s not a good measure for sharpness, at least not that I could ...
5 Top Air Respirators for Woodworking
2008-04-02 00:13:00 How safe is the air in your woodshop? Even if you’re running a cyclone dust collector you still need to protect your lungs with some extra filtration. As RFeeser puts it at WoodNet: “You cannot go without an effective face mask just because you have dust collection. The air still ends up with a lot of the really fine, invisible sawdust that is the real health problem.” I found a thread at SawmillCreek asking for respirator recommendations. Then I dug around for more threads that recommend respirators AND reviews for specific models. BUT FIRST, here are some chilling quotes from ‘Creeker Lloyd Morris about air quality: I was in very good health and at 50 years old was training for a marathon and riding my bike 30 to 40 miles a week. Also no breathing problems at all for the first year of woodworking. I was the last person I thought would have any problems with a reaction to wood dust. After working on a project for about six hours last spring, I began to have...
Bamboo: Effective Alternative For Your Woodworking Design
2008-04-01 07:00:00 While many are using cemented materials like tiles for home improvement, particularly floor improvement, some prefer wooden materials as an alternative for synthetic materials. Thus, the use of hardwood has gain an increasing popularity nowadays as more and more people are getting aware of there wood working benefits, wood working, furniture refinishing, and other craft ...
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Top 5 Woodworking Tool Companies with the Best Customer Service
2008-03-15 19:38:00 When my wife and I get great customer service we make it a point to speak to the manager and pass along a compliment. A thread in SawmillCreek (Your Vote: Best Customer Service) does the same thing for woodworking related companies. I went through all 85 responses and counted up all the companies mentioned as ...
ToolCrib.com?s Ultimate Guide to Free Woodworking Workbench Plans
2008-03-10 20:31:00 We all know what the most dangerous power tool in your workshop is (it’s you … so what’s the most useful/important tool? No, it’s not your table saw… it’s your WORKBENCH. Woodworkers often look at the workbench as an essential project, a core project that both teaches and creates a highly useful product. My ...
Enjoyable Woodworking Ideas For The Novice
2008-02-14 14:04:00 Woodworking can be addictive because the number of woodworking ideas seems endless. Woodworking is a great challenge, a fun hobby to have and a rewarding experience. This article will show you some exciting ideas for your woodworking plans.
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Timeless Pieces Of Woodworking Machinery
2008-02-09 07:02:00 Since the dawn of time people have molded wood into a number of different items. Over time the only thing that has been altered are the tools that are used to make the projects. Simple concepts like drilling, shaping and sawing have not gone through much of a change. More: continued here ...
Hobby Scroll Sawing - Wonderful, Rewarding, Easy Woodworking Hobby
2008-02-09 06:02:00 Did you know scroll sawing is a wonderful, rewarding and easy woodworking hobby to get you started in creative woodworking. You can create jewelry, ornaments, toys and artistic wooden pieces. When you do start scroll sawing, you will quickly gain experience and want to try all the various aspects of woodworking related to the scroll ...
Advice on Finding the Best Woodworking Tools
2008-02-09 06:02:00 Are you interested in woodworking? Get helpful advice and tips on choosing the right woodworking tools. More: continued here If you like this post, buy an ad and drive visitors to your site.
Woodworking as a Business: 16 Woodworking Money Makers
2008-01-29 18:39:00 Following up on our recent post about the (questionable) profitability of making pet coffins here’s one about 16 woodworking money makers from the woodworkers at WoodNet. One very good point from meackerman that you will have to remember before quitting your day job: “I think its going to really depend on what your local market wants.” ...
A day in my summer woodworking with kids class Posted By : Jack McKee
2008-01-28 03:01:00 Tells a bit about what its like to teach ten kids woodworking. More: continued here
Making Pet Coffins a Profitable Woodworking Enterprise?
2008-01-23 18:06:00 Is there profit in making and selling wooden pet caskets? A member at FamilyWoodworking.org asked this very question… for his father. If you’re a woodworking hobbyist looking to supplement your income with your skills with wood then this is a great thread for you! Of course, this wonderful thread is as much about this guy’s father as ...
Best Woodworking Tools
2008-01-15 19:07:00 The followings are the some of the best woodworking tools currently on the market :1. AssemblyFor assembly works the Kreg RAC Right Angle Clamp is simply a must have tool. It is amazing how much easier this clamp makes assembly of whatever project is at hand. It works well in most situations and makes creating a tight flush joint a snap. Great tool at a great price. 2. CuttingWhen it time to cut that wood the heavy duty Bosch 4410L 15-Amp 10-Inch Dual Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw can do whatever cutting job you need. I can handle 6x6's, 4x4's and virtually anything you can fit under the blade. Very powerful motor that makes extremely accurate cuts. 3. FinishingNot all sanders can do their job well but the Fein MSXE-636-2RS MultiMaster Variable Speed Tool can really does things other tools can't. If you are looking for smooth action, quality and durability then look no further. If you want a sander that will last 5 years from now then the Fein is definitely worth the extra mon...
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The Complete Guide To Woodworking
2007-12-25 00:00:00 Mastering Basic To Advanced Woodworking Skills.
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Is an Appreciation of Quality Tools Related to Quality Woodworking?
2007-12-21 14:25:00 We had a reader post an interesting hypothesis recently, that if you’re the type who spends more money because he appreciates the differences in high quality tools, you’re more likely to put that appreciation for quality into your woodworking projects. Because it was in a thread titled “Grizzly 1023 vs. Delta Unisaw” I draw certain conclusions, ...
Shopnotes Woodworking Magazine - Full Collection
2007-12-16 03:20:00 Shopnotes Woodworking Magazine - Full Collection Shopnotes woodworking magazine -- full archive individual PDF scans in 27 part RAR archive | 2.5 Gb total This archive contains all published issues of Shopnotes since #1 in 1992, this is no less than 94 issues to date. From the Shopnotes website : “ Every page of ShopNotes Magazine will make you a better woodworker, because you get more
8 Woodworking Lessons Learned the Hard Way
2007-11-14 22:34:00 So… what have you learned the hard way? Bill Huber asked his buddies over at SawmillCreek and got over 60 responses! There are some SCARY answers over there, and some that will get you in trouble if you read them at work because you’ll probably end up laughing out loud. I read through all of them ...
Woodworking Table Plans - Starting With The Basics
2007-11-05 00:00:00 Whether its cabinets or cupboards you’re building there’s no getting by from the fact that you’re going to need to do a slew of measurements first before you start constructing anything. And if you don’t have any plans for these cabinets or cupboards then you’re going to need to do that yourself as well. But ...
Woodworking Without A Table Saw
2007-10-13 18:03:00 I hadn’t visited with the Family for awhile (FamilyWoodworking.org) so I stopped by this afternoon to read about how everyone’s doing. The thread that caught my attention was one that discusses woodworkers who choose not to use table saws… The table saw’s such a staple in the shops of most woodworkers that I couldn’t resist reading ...
Vermont Woodworking Festival and Stowe Octoberfest 2007
2007-09-29 03:36:00 Brookside WoodworkingThe Vermont Fine Furniture and Woodworking Festival, is being held Saturday and Sunday this weekend at the Woodstock High School arena on Route 4 a few miles west of Woodstock village. About 30 Vermont fine furniture makers and wood artisans will be exhibiting, selling, taking orders, and making demonstrations.Stowe Octoberfest, in Stowe, Vermont is a family friendly event being held this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday. Stowe's Jackson Ice Arena has been transformed into a Bavarian village for this annual celebration that includes oompah bands, authentic German foods, Vermont beers, pumpkin painting, puppet theatre -- there's something for every "villager".
The 11 Top Woodworking Power Tools That Give 100% Satisfaction or Better
2007-09-24 21:36:00 Is it possible to be 100% satisfied with any of your power tools? Rich Engelhardt of SawmillCreek thinks so, and asked his fellow forum members to chime in on tools that “worked out exactly as planned or better than planned.” This thread is such a rich resource for woodworkers that we decided it deserved to be worked over a little for the betterment of the ToolCrib community. The thread has over 91 comments so you can imagine there’s quite a list of perfect tools. This quote, from Creeker Al Willits, sums up why this thread is important: “Actually [I] have a lot of tools I’m happy with, but its taken years to get there.” It can take a lifetime to find those perfect tools. We hope that this write up of the thread helps you find power tools that you love. Scroll to the bottom for a link to the SawmillCreek thread and other resources. Top 11 Favorite Power Tools (got more than 2 votes): 1) Kreg Pocket Hole Jig 10 votes 2) Bosch 1590 Jigsaw 8 votes 3...
How To Get A Great Deal On Woodworking Machinery For Your Workshop
2007-09-23 03:00:00 . - Rewards . Another great deal you should look for is the rewards program that some credit card companies give to their credit card holders. The more a credit card holder uses their card, the more points they accumulate. This kind of deal works when a cardholder uses their credit card frequently. If you use your credit card ...
The 7 Essential Woodworking Hand Tools For the Galoot In Training
2007-08-22 20:10:00 First off, a definition. A Galoot is someone who favors the use of antique or antique-styled hand tools over the use of power tools. Often times Galoots go in for the collection and restoration of hand tools as much or even more than woodworking, though this is a matter up for debate. Think of Galoots ...
Robert E. Koch custom woodworking
2007-08-14 00:00:00 Robert Koch studied under John Kassay (author of The Book of Shaker Furniture) and continues that tradition of austerity and craftsmanship in his own work. His furniture is influenced by Arts Crafts,... > this is just a sample of our content - please visit the site for the full story, links, pictures, and more!
Woodworking Projects 3 AIO
2007-06-22 18:02:00 81 projects and tips for the woodworker. This wraps up a 3 AIO series involving woodworking projects. All files are in pdf format. You will find this AIO like the two previous ones, will save to the hard drive on opening, open the pdf file for your viewing, and install an icon on the desktop to make it ...
Woodworking Recipes
2007-06-19 13:30:00 Woodworking Recipes The Names that are in Bold are confirmed as correct as of the most recent update (Open Beta).The names that are in normal were found in Beta 2, but their stats have not been confirmed since the latest update.XPR (XP per Resource) is a concept that I use to compare different recipes. It reflects the total xp earned for that vocation (so xp of item + xp of all subcomponents from the same vocation) divided by the amount of resource used. This gives me a number that lets me compare items to see what is the best item to make to advance and how the costs compare between vocations. My only current flaw in the system is that rare items (drops from rare mobs, gems, etc) aren't weighted in such a way as to reflect the increased difficulty of getting that item. Each item has 3 XPR listed:Only primary materials (ore for weaponsmithing, wood for woodcrafting, etc)All gathered materials (so includes materials from other vocatio...
Woodworking
2007-05-26 19:34:00 For woodworking projects, info, and products visit these sitesBobsPlans.com Free router table plans, free workbench plans, and free jig plans._________________________-_________________________ Woodworking Plans For Action Board GamesPlans for table hockey, pin-ball baseball, carrom, crokinole, skittles and other wood projects.______________________-______________________________h-ttp://www.freewoodworkingplan.c-om/ #1 Access to Free Woodworking Plans and Do It Yourself Projects. This site contains the LARGEST t up-to-date collection of URL's to Free Woodworking Plans on the Internet.http://www.woodproject-s.com/ Categorized links to hundreds of woodworking projects and wood plans for chairs, tables, desks, shelves, bookcases,outdoor furniture, birdhouses, toys and more. http://sawdustmaking.com A guide for the beginning woodworker
My Favorite Unpopular Posts - Meme
2007-05-14 16:34:00 The “My Favorite Unpopular Posts” meme is born! Background: A couple of nights ago, a friend & I were reading through the eJabs archives. It wasn’t too long before I started to notice that a lot of my favorite posts, never seemed to get the traffic I felt they deserved. Although some of my “popular” posts ...
Top 11 Cordless Drills/Drivers FamilyWoodworking Poll
2007-05-13 21:08:00 A FamilyWoodworking member started a poll recently and asked members what kind of drill/driver they used. 98 votes later here are the break downs: DeWalt: 26 Makita: 18 Panasonic: 10 Ryobi: 8 Bosch: 8 Craftsman: 5 Milwaukee: 5 Festool: 4 Hitachi: 3 Porter-Cable: 2 Rigid: 1 Other: 8 You’re shorting yourself if you skip reading through the thread though. Especially if you’re in the market for a cordless drill. ...
Woodworking Skill vs. Power Tool Quality: Which is More Important?
2007-05-04 18:50:00 An interesting debate started in LumberJocks in the Battle of the Brands thread: does tool quality trump pure skill, or is skill more important than quality? An obvious answer is that they’re both important. In the forums though the debate really polarized and a very interesting conversation started. The debate can be summed up by these ...
Heavy Woodworking Machinery: Deals on Powermatic Shaper and Planer, Jet Joi
2007-04-27 16:00:00 Deals spotted 9:55 AM EST April 27th 2007 Amazon’s putting the big guns of woodworking on sale today - jointers, shapers, planers… MMMM… I can almost smell the sawdust Move quick on these bad boys - they won’t last long! 1) JET 708457DXK JJ-6CSDX 6-Inch 1 Horsepower Jointer with Quick-Set Knive System, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase Price: ...
ToolCrib.com?s Guide to Your Wood Shop?s Essential Woodworking Tools for $1
2007-04-11 20:40:00 Over 100 responses came in to answer our most recent question: How Would You Outfit Your Wood Shop from Scratch with ONLY $1000? (Please note that this was not in any way a contest!) Keep in mind - this is zero tools, from scratch, bare wood shop and $1,000 for the NEXT YEAR. The question brought ...
Linear motion guides keep woodworking in line
2007-03-26 20:21:00 The latest linear motion guides from THK are delivering major advances in the reliability and performance of woodworking machines, as well as offering significant cost savings in many cases. The latest linear motion guides from THK are delivering major advances in the reliability and performance of woodworking machines, as well as offering significant cost savings in ...
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The New Norms: Top Online Woodworking Videos from Woodsmith and the Wood Wh
2007-03-20 20:24:00 If you’re like the majority of woodworkers then the chances are good that Norm Abram is on the list of your most influential woodworkers… Did you know that there’s a new crop of “Norms” starting up online? That’s right I’m talking about the friendly guys at Woodsmith and the coolest woodworker online The Wood Whisperer. I picked ...
ToolCrib.com?s Ultimate Guide to Over 4,000 Free Woodworking Plans
2007-02-28 14:22:03 We recently posted about FreeWW.com, a site devoted to free woodworking plans. Judging from out site stats you guys ate them up. We set the hounds on hunting out all the free woodworking plan sites that the web has to offer, and we think we’re getting pretty close to pointing to all of them right here. If you’re wondering how we got the 4,000 number I’ll admit - it was a lot of guess work. On sites like the first one, where I estimate around 2,500 plans, I counted the number of categories (180) and multiplied that by the lowest number I found in the sampling of categories I checked in (15) and rounded down. I stayed conservative any time I couldn’t get an exact count. Scientific? Heck no! But who cares? There’s lots and lots and lots of free plans for you to start rummaging through… so DIG IN to these plans and get your butt into the work shop! (if you’d rather not go through them all by hand scroll down for a search box that lets you searc...
ToolCrib.com?s Ultimate Guide to the Top Ten Most Dangerous Woodworking Pow
2007-02-22 14:15:01 “What is the most dangerous woodworking power tool?” That’s what I asked the woodworkers at the woodworking forums FamilyWoodworking.org and WoodNet.net. WoodNet.net’s woodworkers responded with 55 replies and the guys at FamilyWoodworking.org responded with 51 replies with over 3000 views between them. The chilling experiences and hard-knock wisdom from both forums inspired this article, and I hope that by reading this and following the links I provide that you become a safer, more tool-respecting woodworker. The #1 Most Dangerous Power Tool After over 100 responses to the “most dangerous tool” question the seasoned woodworkers from both forums delivered an unequivocal answer. There IS INDEED a power tool that’s more dangerous than any other in your wood shop and you need to treat this tool with more respect and care than your table saw, shaper, jointer or chain saw. And the number one most dangerous power tool in your wood shop is YOU....
A List of Free Woodworking Project Plans
2007-02-20 08:12:04 Hey guys, Here is a great list of Free Woodworking Plans I found at www.freeww.com. Leave a comment and let us know what you think of these plans and where you go to find other Free Woodworking Plans. The plans have great diagrams and pictures of the finished products such as the ones below form this plan for a Farm Table. Here are the main categories, Be sure to check it out and let us know what you think. Free woodworking plans: Bed Plans Bed Headboard Plans Bedroom Furniture Plans Bedside Tables Bench Plans Bird Feeder Plans Bird House Plans Bookcase Plans Chair Plans Chest Plans Chest of Drawer Plans Children’s Backyard Equipment Plans Clock Plans Closet Organizers Coat Rack Plans Desk Plans Dresser Plans Entertainment Center Plans Home Bar Plans Entertainment Centers Kitchen Woodworking Projects Mission Furniture Plans Router Table Plans Shelf Plans Skateboard Ramp Plans Small Project Plans Stool Plans Storage Buildings and Sheds Table Plans Index Bedside Table Plans Co...
Popular Woodworking Manual Reveals What to Look For in Woodworking Tools
2007-02-20 08:12:04 If you’re a regular Popular Woodworking reader then you’re probably familiar with their “I Can Do That” feature which emphasizes two day shop projects for woodworkers with most of the standard power tool array. The “I Can Do That” Manual is much more than this - it’s 12 chapters and 81 pages of woodworking tool bliss that will help you put together your first full set of woodworking tools. …or figure out how to round out the tool set you already have. Download the Manual - it’s in PDF format. It’s full of great, no-nonsense insight like: “The jigsaw cuts curves beautifully and it is safe, powerful and inexpensive. (In fact, some professional cabinetmakers use their jigsaw for curves more than they use a stationary band saw.) Plus, with a little practice, you’ll find that you need very little clean-up of your sawn edges.” I’m not sure if our friends over at FamilyWoodworking and WoodNet would agree 1...
Most Dangerous Woodworking Power Tools?
2007-02-17 02:08:06 I recently asked the woodworkers at FamilyWoodworking and WoodNet.net about what they thought were the most dangerous power tools. The resounding answer was: “the tool OPERATOR is the most dangerous tool.” There are some chilling stories and great advice from all sides and I’m now in the process of contacting folks for quote permissions to pull all the pieces together and wrap them into something that - I hope - will genuinely benefit the woodworking community. Here’s where I’ll be drawing from for the article - FamilyWoodworking.org: Most Dangerous Woodworking Tool WoodNet.net: Most Dangerous Power Tool? Tags: most dangerous power tools
The Story of a ?Forum Assisted? Woodworking Shop: Frank Pellow?s Shop Build
2007-02-13 08:00:12 I met Frank Pellow at the fine woodworking forum FamilyWoodworking.org. He posted a link in FamilyWoodworking to his book “The Story of a Woodworking Shop,” which he describes as “a journal about planning, building, equipping, and using Frank Pellow’s shop.” He started building - and writing - in 2003, two months after he retired. His journal gives a detailed account, step by step, of how he built himself a whole new shop in his backyard. Here’s an excerpt from his preamble, where he states his intent (when he first thought to refurbish his existing wood shop instead of building one in the back yard): I want a shop with several things not provided by my current shop: ? Natural light ? Better ventilation and dust collection ? Some 240 volt circuits ? About double the space ? Wider entry doors His book, which he’s made available for FREE on FamilyWoodworking.org, is a MUST READ if you’re building and/or populating your shop. His thoroug...
The Somerset (NJ) Woodworking Show - any NYC area bloggers going?
2007-02-13 00:50:01 Feb 16-18, 2007 Garden State Exhibit Center 50 Atrium Drive Somerset, NJ (exit 19, Route 287) Sponsored by Wood Magazine This will be like my 8th or 9th visit to this show. It's like a crack house for woodworking junkies. Every conceivable tool, useful or not, is on display and usually being demonstrated. At least half of my present shop was purchased at one of these shows, including my Delta X Unisaw and Dewalt SCMS. I also load up on all my sandpaper, nitrile gloves and other consumables for the year. The prices are that good. If there's an answer to my still unanswered question, "what router bits do I need to make bolection moulding?", this is where I'll find it. All the router bit gurus are there from CMT, Freud and Whiteside. I've never done a seminar there but there are two that are particularly timely for me at this stage of the bedroom reno: Doors & Drawers and Understanding Finishes. Most of the seminars are free, BTW. read more
Free Intarsia Woodworking Patterns.
2006-12-01 16:17:00 Free Intarsia Woodworking Patterns. ...Free intarsia woodworking patterns for you to download and build today. Premium artistic patterns and how-to E-Book.
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Bamboo: Effective Alternative For Your Woodworking Design
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