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Re: What's your favorite hand or power tool?

My favorite tools are the ones I cobbled together and used the most. The first being a 1939 Duro lathe (manufactured in Chicago and sold at Montgomery Wards) that I spent the better part of 2009 rebuilding after rescuing it from a machine shop in Marathon, NY. It now has a heavy oak base with about 300 lbs of concrete for stability. The lathe now works like a champ and I spend any extra minutes of the day on that machine for fun.

The next is an early 1950s 10" Delta Homecraft bandsaw that is now totally a franken-saw. New 3/4 h.p. motor, new cabinet, custom 6" milled steel riser block, and finally a new larger table and Kreg fence. It will resaw and shape large logs for working on the lathe. The original cost was $50, but all the "improvements" have quickly added up. Still I love the sturdiness and simplicity of that saw. In the past I have had a Davis Wells 20" and an Inca, but this one really feels right.

posted: 5:32 pm on September 12th  

Re: Nakashima Inspired Coffee Table

Timberwerks,
Could you please explain what a fox tenon is?

The table is exquisite.

rrakers

posted: 2:48 pm on October 30th