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  0 Thread: Handheld welder????
Post: RE: Handheld welder????
I dipped a toe into welding a few years back.  If you just want to stick metal together, and you want to use stock that is around a 1/16 of an inch thick or slightly thicker - a stick welder is the ch...
 barryvabeach Woodworking Power Tools 9 395 04-19-2024, 07:30 PM
  0 Thread: Edge planing technique issue
Post: RE: Edge planing technique issue
Joe,  Joe Bailey has some good suggestions.  One thing I do on occasion is to take a very thin board ( 1/4 inch, + or - ) that is 8 to 12 inches long and clamp it in a vise .  Then take the plane in q...
 barryvabeach Woodworking Hand Tools 7 444 04-15-2024, 06:55 PM
  0 Thread: Blunt chisel technique with Master Plane Maker
Post: RE: Blunt chisel technique with Master Plane Maker
Thanks for the link, nice video.
 barryvabeach Woodworking Hand Tools 8 494 04-09-2024, 06:52 PM
  0 Thread: Rusted Jointer top Table and guide
Post: RE: Rusted Jointer top Table and guide
Hog, nice work, that looks very good.  Some folks try to get a mirror finish ( using scotch brite on a ROS ) but I don't think that is needed.
 barryvabeach Woodworking Power Tools 8 509 04-03-2024, 06:47 PM
  0 Thread: Rusted Jointer top Table and guide
Post: RE: Rusted Jointer top Table and guide
Sorry about the rust.  What I have heard works well is a razor or scraper with fluid.  WD40 is one option,  diy rust remover is another.  Once you get most of the rust off, a scotchbrite pad should he...
 barryvabeach Woodworking Power Tools 8 509 04-02-2024, 06:33 PM
  0 Thread: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Post: RE: Used Tool pricing is interesting…
Agreed,  I sometimes see something and I it is model that is several years old at what seems to be a nice price, then I go and look and find the current model, with more bells and whistles and a warra...
 barryvabeach Woodworking Power Tools 28 2,062 03-21-2024, 06:27 PM
  0 Thread: I love this guys old school chisel repair
Post: RE: I love this guys old school chisel repair
Arlin, thanks,  loved his video, went to youtube and watched a few more. Yes, love his tools -  his anvil is extremely impressive.
 barryvabeach Woodworking Hand Tools 9 595 03-04-2024, 08:34 PM
  0 Thread: Sweet hand tool cabinet
Post: RE: Sweet hand tool cabinet
Agree, pretty nice looking, though it may be a tough sell.
 barryvabeach Woodworking Hand Tools 3 493 02-25-2024, 09:06 AM
  0 Thread: Where I left off last fall
Post: RE: Where I left off last fall
Looks  nice to me,  glad it isn't the color yellow that it looks.
 barryvabeach Woodworking 2 456 02-25-2024, 09:03 AM
  0 Thread: Cutting tenons quickly and safely
Post: RE: Cutting tenons quickly and safely
Mike,  if you have a mortising machine, use that for the mortise,  I don't so I use a chisel.  If  the tenons will all be the same width, it will take about 10 minutes to make an accurately sized shim...
 barryvabeach Woodworking 16 1,313 02-13-2024, 08:08 PM
  0 Thread: My Dutch Tool Chest
Post: RE: My Dutch Tool Chest
Nice work,  I really enjoy working with poplar.
 barryvabeach Woodworking Hand Tools 9 1,116 01-31-2024, 07:45 PM
  0 Thread: Way to cut bead profile manually on cabinet face frame
Post: RE: Way to cut bead profile manually on cabinet fa...
A scratch stock will work pretty well since you will be going with the grain most of the time, but it will help to use a chisel when you get to the corners.  If you are going to be a lot of doors, let...
 barryvabeach Woodworking 21 1,514 01-09-2024, 07:11 PM
  0 Thread: Camelback drill press restored
Post: RE: Camelback drill press restored
Good on you for sticking with it, sorry to hear so many not good experiences with machinists.
 barryvabeach Woodworking Power Tools 4 445 12-30-2023, 02:15 PM
  0 Thread: Waterstone grit Norton vs Shapton ceramic
Post: RE: Waterstone grit Norton vs Shapton ceramic
Ricky, just wanted to point that years ago someone noted that as he went to finer and finer stones, the back of the chisel approached a mirror surface, then as he went finer still, the back started ge...
 barryvabeach Woodworking Hand Tools 11 792 12-29-2023, 01:38 PM
  0 Thread: Threaded inserts in Ash
Post: RE: Threaded inserts in Ash
I can't find it right now, but someone did an experiment comparing threaded inserts to just drilling an undersize hole and  and screwing directly into the wood, and found that screwing directly into t...
 barryvabeach Woodworking 3 903 12-04-2023, 07:49 PM
  0 Thread: My Anarchist Workbench
Post: RE: My Anarchist Workbench
Bryan, nice work.  Are you going to use holdfasts?  I thought about an even distribution of holes, then decided to just drill them one at a time where they looked like they would help a particular pro...
 barryvabeach Woodworking Hand Tools 24 3,407 10-23-2023, 07:16 PM
  0 Thread: End vise ???
Post: RE: End vise ???
I agree that vises are a personal preference.  I build my bench many years ago, made a wagon vise with a large metal screw and a nut.   I used it for the first years, but it has been many years since ...
 barryvabeach Woodworking Hand Tools 17 2,381 10-16-2023, 07:06 PM
  0 Thread: A Sliding Pegboard Wall
Post: RE: A Sliding Pegboard Wall
Paul,  nice use of space.
 barryvabeach Woodworking 6 1,132 10-15-2023, 07:34 AM
  0 Thread: Shop Interlocking Floor Mat Suggestions?
Post: RE: Shop Interlocking Floor Mat Suggestions?
John, if you have a small area where you stand a lot,  a chef or kitchen mat is a good option,  not cheap,  but more cushion than the interlocking pads. I went with a cheap, but thick, oriental rug i...
 barryvabeach Woodworking 11 1,393 09-25-2023, 06:56 PM
  0 Thread: Farm House Table Build
Post: RE: Farm House Table Build
Nice work,  great lines and a rustic look.
 barryvabeach Woodworking 4 1,053 09-25-2023, 06:54 PM

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