Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century by Deirdre Visser
Part history and part survey of contemporary craft, Deirdre Visser’s Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century (2022, Routledge) weaves the stories of historic and contemporary makers into the first collective history of women and non-binary makers in the field of wood.
One of only two machines with a cutterhead perfectly parallel to its beds, the DeWalt 734 is a very good planer. Knife changes overall were straightforward, but access is difficult because you must remove a Phillips-head screw from under the dust shroud—not an easy task. The dust port on the back of the machine has a 2-1/2-in.-dia. opening but can be hooked up to a 4-in.-dia. hose. Connected to a dust collector, it did an excellent job gathering chips. And because the port exits to the left of the machine, the hose is never in the way of exiting boards. The top of the machine is flat, making it a good place to stack boards between passes.
Nice job ! Spanish Cedar is nice to tool but how did you like the "flour" dust when sanding ? I love working with it but had a bad dust reaction in both my eyes , twice I had my eyes swollen shut for a week . Needless to say , I still love it but only use it when I can finish outside.
With its graceful curves, cabriole legs, and ornamental back splat, a Queen Anne side chair is a bucket list build for many woodworkers. Dan Faia had a very specific Queen…
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Nice job ! Spanish Cedar is nice to tool but how did you like the "flour" dust when sanding ? I love working with it but had a bad dust reaction in both my eyes , twice I had my eyes swollen shut for a week . Needless to say , I still love it but only use it when I can finish outside.
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