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I am Curious

I’ve been here for about 2 1/2 years, and in that time I’ve seen the huge increase in members and continue to marvel at the interest in this site. like many of you, I’ve referred others to the site...

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Shopsmith owners and general curiosity seekers...lookee here

First of all, let me preface this by saying (yet again) that I am not a Shopsmith collector. (I’m not a plane collector, either, but that’s another story) I did, however, trade some carving basswood...

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Finally, I get a great piece of ash

A couple of years ago a 2 trunk white ash went over on our vacation property & lodged in the crotch of a dead & unstable white birch at about a 45deg angle. Being an amateur in the woods with a...

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A conversation with James Krenov

After reading napaman’s blog in which he was looking for woodworking books, I noted a number of comments about James Krenov. I was saddened to note that he had passed away. I had not realized that. In...

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The never ending debate...Shopsmith (will I never let this go???)

I stumbled across a place on the web where someone was asking about the merits of the Shopsmith vs getting separate tools & realized that it’s been a while since I blogged about that here on...

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Potential danger with craigslist

I recently ran an ad on craigslist to sell a router table & this is a copy of a reply I got. I bolded some things to be cautious about if you use craigslist. I stumbled across your craigslist...

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The best hand planes for the money

I keep telling myself that I’m not a collector…that I’m not on the slippery slope…and as long as I use them (it shouldn’t really matter if I have more than I actually need) I’m still ok-no intervention...

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Why I love old planes

Besides P-51’s & B-17’s (how can you NOT love these old warbirds/), I’ve mentioned in the past that love old wood planes & can’t really see what all the hype is over new expensive planes which...

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Garage sale find plus TLC equals nice plane

The other day I stopped at a garage sale in my neighborhood & lo & behold, (wow, I must be getting old, who uses that phrase anymore?) there was a bunch of tools in a box…hickory handled...

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Krenov books on Cabinetmaking

Anyone who knows the name “Krenov”, knows that his books on cabinetmaking are not only valuable for woodworking as an activity, but valuable as an insight not only into his world, but also a study in a...

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Another Shopsmith is resurrected

Since I really don’t need another Shopsmith in my shop but can’t seem to stop buying & restoring them, I have a constant need to find friends or relatives who need/want one for their shops....

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Cool wood find, but what the heck have I got???

I had the opportunity to pick up some wood from someone I know & was told it was an oak that went down. When I got there, the branches had been cut up into 24” to 36”pieces. I took what I could...

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"The Handplane Book" by Garrett Hack...anyone looking for one? The holidays...

I have an extra copy of this book. A while back I bought this book in soft cover & have read most of it, and my wife just gave me a hardbound copy as a present because I never told her that I had...

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Why everyone needs at least one Shopsmith & other ramblings #1: Now that I...

I’ve been wanting to do this for a long while now…waiting til I had the time, and the time never seems to materialize, so I figure I’ll just make the time & get started. First of all, and because...

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Why everyone needs at least one Shopsmith & other ramblings #2: (actually...

I thought it would be easy to find the time to knock out a blog piece every now & then, but I was mistaken. Maybe if I were a faster typist…then again, maybe not. Life (in this case, the holidays...

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Little help with a Sjobergs bench

I just picked up what appears to be an earlier version of a Sjobergs model 1660 http://www.rlarson.com/Product/sjoberg/index.html bench. Because I want storage & prefer it to be heavier, (it’s a...

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Lil help from some LJ experts, please

I bought these at a garage sale today, and I’m not sure what they are. It looks like they would be used when gluing something like a table top, to hold the glue joints in alignment. Am I close on that?...

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Workbenches...finally #1: Workbench # 1, the Sjobergs bench

A while back, I spent $90 at an estate type auction for a disassembled woodworking bench. I noticed that it said “Sjobergs” on it & figured I was safe at that price, as a Harbor Freight woodworking...

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Workbenches...finally #2: The other bench

Shortly after I found a Sjobergs bench at an auction, I came across an elderly woodworker in my neighborhood that was giving up his shop for health reasons. I heard he had a Shopsmith for sale, and...

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Need a little help with a baby cradle

I’ve decided to build a cradle for an upcoming grandchild, and have (pretty much) settled on a glider type. I’ve been bouncing around the web & I’ve noted a couple things. First, there’s no real...

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