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  0 Thread: My first box
Post: RE: My first box
Thanks for all the kind remarks. With all the support my wife has given me I wanted to make her something special, so I tried to pay extra attention to every detail.  I really learned a lot making...
 jbmaine Woodworking 10 5,875 04-09-2017, 09:06 AM
  Big Grin Thread: My first box
Post: My first box
Hi all,   A few weeks ago my wife and I were up in Portland and stopped in at the local Rockler. They had a pallet of what they called rustic BW. It had knots, defects, and the color was pretty dul...
 jbmaine Woodworking 10 5,875 04-08-2017, 03:11 PM
  0 Thread: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Post: RE: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
AHill Wrote: (03-27-2017, 06:28 PM) -- I hardly ever buy wood from WC or Rockler.  Way overpriced for flat stock.  Every once in a blue moon, Rockler has sales on smaller sizes of BB ply that are att...
 jbmaine Woodworking 59 42,126 03-27-2017, 07:27 PM
  0 Thread: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Post: RE: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Robin Dobbie Wrote: (03-24-2017, 03:41 PM) -- I thought it was the other way around. I thought plywood was harder on bits than real wood? -- It usually is. That's why I will use cheap bits for plyw...
 jbmaine Woodworking 59 42,126 03-24-2017, 04:50 PM
  0 Thread: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Post: RE: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Patsfan Wrote: (03-23-2017, 05:04 PM) -- Jim, Long time.  Hope all is well. MIke -- Hi Mike, Life gave us a few bumps in the road and I hadn't done much woodworking the last few years. How...
 jbmaine Woodworking 59 42,126 03-23-2017, 07:21 PM
  0 Thread: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Post: RE: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
I will be up in Portland soon and plan to spend some time at the Rockler store there. I was there a few weeks ago for a short visit. this time I will spend more time there and get a better "feel" of t...
 jbmaine Woodworking 59 42,126 03-23-2017, 03:39 PM
  0 Thread: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Post: RE: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
,AgGEM Wrote: (03-19-2017, 03:39 PM) -- I agree. I have a couple of those green WC bits. One, a large edge bit. Don't use the router daily, but I have no complaints. Ag -- I feel the same way. I h...
 jbmaine Woodworking 59 42,126 03-19-2017, 04:25 PM
  0 Thread: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Post: Not too happy with my local Woodcraft store
Hi all,  My local Woodcraft is only a couple of minutes from work. Real nice to stop over on my way home. However, the last few months I've been noticing a change. They are not carrying a lot of ...
 jbmaine Woodworking 59 42,126 03-18-2017, 11:14 AM
  0 Thread: movement in crotch wood?
Post: RE: movement in crotch wood?
Gecko Wrote: (03-07-2017, 07:10 AM) -- It is a floating panel.  Spot glued in the center of the short side. Grooves are cut a touch deep on both the frame and the panel to allow for expansion/contrac...
 jbmaine Woodworking 14 7,966 03-07-2017, 04:27 PM
  0 Thread: movement in crotch wood?
Post: RE: movement in crotch wood?
thanks for all the help. that's the box I'm kinda designing mine around. I'll leave around 1/16 per side but any idea how he got his to look so tight? I don't see any gap left for movement?     ...
 jbmaine Woodworking 14 7,966 03-06-2017, 08:12 PM
  0 Thread: movement in crotch wood?
Post: RE: movement in crotch wood?
Sorry I didn't give more info.   It's a cut off from a piece of air dried BW I've had kicking around my shop for about 15 yrs. I didn't think much of it until I cleaned it up. I'm not sure if it's c...
 jbmaine Woodworking 14 7,966 03-06-2017, 05:46 PM
  0 Thread: movement in crotch wood?
Post: movement in crotch wood?
Hi all,   I have a small piece of BW crotch wood ( 7x9 inches) that I want to use in the center of the lid of a small box. Floating, Like a raised panel. how much room do you think I should leave for...
 jbmaine Woodworking 14 7,966 03-06-2017, 04:43 PM
  0 Thread: different splined miter joint?
Post: RE: different splined miter joint?
That's the one. I'm not saying it's better or worse, only it was different and I hadn't seen it before. For the right application it looks nice and is easy to do.                                  ...
 jbmaine Woodworking 19 14,753 02-28-2017, 04:33 PM
  0 Thread: different splined miter joint?
Post: RE: different splined miter joint?
Yes it was a straight cut bit. no jig. When assembled you could see the square key from the top looking down. but it was not visible from the sides.        I'll have to see if I can make one this we...
 jbmaine Woodworking 19 14,753 02-27-2017, 08:10 PM
  0 Thread: different splined miter joint?
Post: different splined miter joint?
Hi all,  The other day I saw a video of a guy doing a different type of spline on a box with mitered corners. I can't find it ( should have saved it dummy). Anyway he used a square bit in a RT. He...
 jbmaine Woodworking 19 14,753 02-27-2017, 05:31 PM
  0 Thread: Minwax antique oil finish
Post: RE: Minwax antique oil finish
thanks for the replies. I'll try it on a sample board.                                   Jim
 jbmaine Finishing 6 4,832 02-24-2017, 04:43 PM
  0 Thread: Building a box questions
Post: RE: Building a box questions
thanks for the input everyone.  I think a plan for this is coming together. I'll post pic's when it's done.  I hope I have time to finish this before yard work starts. Feb. 24 in Maine and it's 60 d...
 jbmaine Woodworking 15 9,034 02-24-2017, 04:42 PM
  0 Thread: Minwax antique oil finish
Post: Minwax antique oil finish
Hi all,  I'm thinking of trying this on a Black Walnut keep sake box. I'll try it on a sample board to see if I like it.  But long term--any one who has used it.  any likes, dislikes ?      ...
 jbmaine Finishing 6 4,832 02-21-2017, 05:14 PM
  0 Thread: my router table outrigger stops
Post: RE: my router table outrigger stops
jteneyck Wrote: (02-20-2017, 04:29 PM) -- That's a nice setup.  But what caught my attention even more is your CMS dust collection setup.  Are you able to pivot and bevel the saw across its full rang...
 jbmaine Woodworking 6 3,372 02-20-2017, 08:32 PM
  0 Thread: Building a box questions
Post: RE: Building a box questions
thanks for the replies, giradman--I assume the center of the lid floats? Was the piano hinge hard to install with it not on the edge (your pic looks like)  of the lid? What do your trays rest on, s...
 jbmaine Woodworking 15 9,034 02-20-2017, 03:53 PM

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