Stumper
Apple Valley, MN, USmember
Retired, woodworker for over 35 years

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Recent comments
Re: A workbench anybody can build
Holden, you might try Menards for homosote, but I don't know the particular number for it.
posted: 12:28 pm on August 26thRe: Brian Havens
Nice job on the video and the shop.
posted: 12:30 am on April 15thQuestion: did you use Sketchup pro or the freebie?
P. S. Ain't Macs wunnerful!
Re: Lie-Nielsen Toolworks and Woodcraft part ways
I have visited or purchased items from five different WC stores over the past twenty years or so and I can tell you from experience that there is a big difference in the level of expertise of the sales staff, not only from one store to another but within the same store as well. I've found that the sales person most knowledgable about hand tools is usually a retired person who has been an avid woodworkier for quite some time and knows hand tools very well. At a recent vist to a WC store in one of the western states, I found the LN items behind lock and key but the new Stanley Sweetheart planes were out on a bench unattended with some wood so that they could be sampled in use.
posted: 11:22 pm on December 30thThe first LN plane that I purchased was a long tine ago and was before they kept them locked up, so times change. I have also purchased Clifton, Veritas, and Bridge City planes and I would put the quality of the LN planes second only to the BCTW items. My understanding of the WC store model is that the franchise owner is free to add items for sale that is not available on their website, so if we complain loudly enough, maybe the local franchise owners will take it upon themselves to carry the LN again. I particularly liked purchasing from my local WC store because they gave a 10% discount to members of the local woodworkers guild on nearly everything except power tools.
Re: Jewelry "Books"
Very clever design and well executed.
posted: 10:34 pm on December 30thRe: Queen Anne Spice Cabinet
Nicely done. Having tried some of the projects in this same book I have a pretty good idea of the complexity of this piece.
posted: 10:28 pm on December 30thRe: Kelly's Christmas Lowboy
Very nice. Looks like you mastered the finish without the blotches that cherry is noted for.
posted: 10:26 pm on December 30thRe: Jewellery Box
Very nice, proportions are good and workmanship appears to be exceptional.
posted: 10:23 pm on December 30thRe: What's your favorite hand or power tool?
My most often used tool has to be my plain ol' utility knife! Right now my favorite tool has to be my Bridge City Joint Maker Pro--unbelievable accuracy. The BCT drilling jig, the BCT HP-6V2 mini-plane and the L-N #4 1/2 plane would rank up there also. As for power tools, the most often used portable tool has to be my Makita, impact-driver-hammer-drill, and the most often used stationary tool would probably be the 30 year-old Rockwell 14" band saw, the 25 year old SuperShop, or the even older Jet 10" table saw.
posted: 1:29 pm on September 23rd