How are you uploading photos? I have a table I just finished but it keeps saying my file is too big
I have an app called PhotoShrinker that reduces the size of the file.
How are you uploading photos? I have a table I just finished but it keeps saying my file is too big
What kind of wood glue do people recommend? I hardly use it and probably should more. I am not patient enough most times to screw with it but probably should be.
A pretty simple way to switch it up is to make an end grain cutting board. Just cut into strips on the table saw, rotate them 90 degrees and find a pattern you like. Then just glue and clamp. They don’t dull knives as easy and they hold up way better to regular use.
You’ll end up with something like this.
True but I think you missed the part about me being a carpenter and not a woodworker.
My table saw is also on the weak and cheap side, old Craftsman 137 10" with a pretty small sized top deck. Okay for ripping soft woods but **** for hardwood of any size. For real work cutting 2" and 1-1/2" hardwood I'd really need a saw with a big surface top like a cabinet saw.
Gotcha. Was just throwing it out there as a suggestion because if you had the table saw to do it, it’s really only a bottle of glue and a couple clamps on top of the tools you already named. Scratch that idea.
The other comment with the 2X lumber is when you get it home take it to wherever you'll be doing the work and stack it with thin strips between the layers on the stack (called stickering) and leave it for at least 2 weeks. You'd be shocked by how much it'll move as it acclimates to the humidity level in your house/shop.
Edit: You should do this with any wood not just 2X material, and when you get setup with a jointer/planer it's always a good idea to plane it down to close to your final thickness and sticker your boards for a couple days before planing to final thickness because stuff will move on you no matter how dry you think it is.
It IS something I've thought about. Might even try it in August. I have contractors coming to do a bath remodel and I need to be out of the house (social distancing etc) so could setup in the driveway and try this. Would know it it's going to work after a couple of cuts. Think you'd also need a large passthrough planer which I do have.
You should read a little more into putting an end grain cutting board through a planer before you do it. I’ve always heard that it’s a no go and it should be flattened some other way, either through sanding or a router with a flattening bit. There’s a lot that can go wrong with a planer.
Skimming past I thought it said Woodpecker Thread
True but I think you missed the part about me being a carpenter and not a woodworker.
My table saw is also on the weak and cheap side, old Craftsman 137 10" with a pretty small sized top deck. Okay for ripping soft woods but **** for hardwood of any size. For real work cutting 2" and 1-1/2" hardwood I'd really need a saw with a big surface top like a cabinet saw.
This makes me think of a question for the group here...anyone here own a SawStop? I'm a moderately serious woodworker looking to get much more serious. We just bought an 1899 home that I plan to make lots of furniture and built-ins for. I'm looking at the SawStop saws, specifically the Pro version with accessories. It has a hefty price tag ($3k +/-) so I want to make sure I'm getting what I need (and also not going overboard).
Anyone own them and have experience to share?
For what it's work where I used to work had an accident with an older Powermatic saw. They had a bunch of them because at one time they were owned by the same parent company in the 70's and 80's. After that accident they sold all of them and replaced them with Sawstop saws because that one accident cost the company more than buying 6 of those Sawstop saws.This makes me think of a question for the group here...anyone here own a SawStop? I'm a moderately serious woodworker looking to get much more serious. We just bought an 1899 home that I plan to make lots of furniture and built-ins for. I'm looking at the SawStop saws, specifically the Pro version with accessories. It has a hefty price tag ($3k +/-) so I want to make sure I'm getting what I need (and also not going overboard).
Anyone own them and have experience to share?
This makes me think of a question for the group here...anyone here own a SawStop? I'm a moderately serious woodworker looking to get much more serious. We just bought an 1899 home that I plan to make lots of furniture and built-ins for. I'm looking at the SawStop saws, specifically the Pro version with accessories. It has a hefty price tag ($3k +/-) so I want to make sure I'm getting what I need (and also not going overboard).
Anyone own them and have experience to share?