5 forum threads. 29 types of wood. One champion ;) I counted up “votes” for favorite wood types in 5 different forum threads from 3 different forums and added them all together for you here. Each forum thread – listed …
Monthly Archives: February 2009
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11 Free Miter Saw Stand Plans + 9 Pictorial Idea Guides, 2 Videos, 6 Paid Plans and MORE!
Posted 1546 days ago byWhat good is a miter saw if you don’t have a stand? As one forum poster said: “I’m tired of putting my chop saw on the floor!” Let this free miter saw plan collection inspire your next project, whether you’re …
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Golf Course Tree Yields Golf Ball Burl
Posted 1547 days ago byThis golf ball found in a tree raises 4 impossibilities that continue to baffle, befuddle and bemuse me. Take a look and then see if you agree: Here’s what continues to keep me up at night, tossing and turning at …
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Every man has a portion of his brain that “lights up” when getting ready to perform an action with power tools. According to a study reported on by CNN, this same area lights up when men look at images of …
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Hundreds of forum posts. Tens of reviews. Thousands of seconds. That’s what it took to bring you the woodworking shop vac smack down. We gathered and reviewed the reviews and then read every forum thread we could find that discussed …
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Do You Trust Woodworking Magazine Tool Reviews?
Posted 1562 days ago byAn insightful thread at FamilyWoodworking really got my wheels turning in regards to magazine tool reviews: Whats your view on Magazine Tool Reviews please vote in the poll. For the record, 61% of the Family does believe that woodworking magazine …
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Video: Table Saw Daredevil Shows What NOT to Do
Posted 1562 days ago byWarning: YOU WILL CRINGE AND POSSIBLY CURSE OUT LOUD. Reactions at SawmillCreek range from dark, uncontrolled laughter to indignant rage at the idiocy displayed in this video posted to YouTube about 2 years ago.
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Getting that first straight edge on your working board spawned a class of power tool known as the jointer (and way way back when it spawned the jointer plane, but we don’t get very galoot ’round these parts ;) Luckily …
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13 Free Clamp Storage Plans: Space Savers, Mobile Clamp Carts, Pipe Clamp Racks and MORE!
Posted 1565 days ago byCommon woodworking wisdom states that one can NEVER have enough clamps. It follows therefore that as one continues to obtain clamps the need for storage solutions increases RAPIDLY. I scoured the internet to bring you our latest free plan collection. …
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Top 16 Trim Routers: Bosch Colt vs. Makita vs. PC310 vs. Ridgid R2400 and MORE!
Posted 1567 days ago byNot only do trim routers remain popular with woodworkers for functionality, but their relatively low price keeps them moving off the shelves. To find the top 10 trim routers we gathered up all the trim router reviews and recommendations by …
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