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  0 Thread: Hinge Question
Post: RE: Hinge Question
Bill Holt Wrote: (Yesterday, 09:28 AM) -- I like the looks of the captain's table hinge, also called, butler's table hinge.  Brusso has top line brass hinges, of course you pay extra for the name. --...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 3 188 Yesterday, 10:02 AM
  0 Thread: Hinge Question
Post: Hinge Question
I am making a card table with a circular top approx. 33" in diameter and 7/8" thick.  The top will be cut down the middle and fold over on itself (rather than down).  So when the table is open, the hi...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 3 188 04-23-2024, 02:17 PM
  0 Thread: where I am with my build
Post: RE: where I am with my build
The biggest mistake I made with my router table was getting a fine-adjust manual lift instead of a coarse one.  The number of rotations needed to get access to the collet makes changing bits a real PI...
 Ridgeway Woodworking Power Tools 5 946 02-27-2024, 07:01 PM
  0 Thread: "King Nammu's Decanter"
Post: RE: "King Nammu's Decanter"
Arlin Eastman Wrote: (10-19-2023, 10:45 AM) -- How did you did the whole for the spout?  Even in two pieces it would be hard to me anyway Well done -- I expect he (1) roughed it out on a bandsaw...
 Ridgeway Woodturning 10 1,707 10-21-2023, 09:50 AM
  0 Thread: Have you ever been defeated by wood movement?
Post: RE: Have you ever been defeated by wood movement?
EightFingers Wrote: (09-14-2023, 02:46 PM) -- Moving from Kansas City to Hawaii. ALL my drawers got tight.  -- Probably too much poi.
 Ridgeway Woodworking 14 1,635 09-16-2023, 07:10 PM
  0 Thread: Need to make a basic router table for a PC 690
Post: RE: Need to make a basic router table for a PC 690
Tapper Wrote: (11-15-2022, 10:39 AM) -- FWIW, and IMO you will never regret purchasing a router lift. I've had one for many years and am thankful I spent the money every time I use it. Doug -- A...
 Ridgeway Woodworking Power Tools 12 2,240 11-15-2022, 11:08 AM
  0 Thread: Substitute for Cypfress for Garden Bench
Post: RE: Substitute for Cypfress for Garden Bench
Admiral Wrote: (05-29-2022, 06:17 PM) -- Well, shipping would be involved, but $4.60 bd ft aint bad, less then Western Red Cedar; https://walllumber.com/products/fine-softwoods/ and less than white o...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 23 3,687 06-02-2022, 03:13 PM
  0 Thread: Veritas Tapered Tenon Cutters
Post: RE: Veritas Tapered Tenon Cutters
The Tenon Cutters are both SOLD
 Ridgeway Tool Swap N' Sell 2 1,180 01-18-2022, 02:48 PM
  0 Thread: Veritas Tapered Tenon Cutters
Post: Veritas Tapered Tenon Cutters
New in box -- 5/8" is still sealed, 1/2" is open but unused.  These are duplicates of ones I already have (which work great, BTW).  They go for $54.50 each on the Lee Valley site. (https://www.leevall...
 Ridgeway Tool Swap N' Sell 2 1,180 01-15-2022, 04:59 PM
  0 Thread: How would you attack this base to the top?
Post: RE: How would you attack this base to the top?
I'd be tempted just to put a single substantial dowel right in the center and then something simple (like a couple of small dowels) along one of the legs to keep the top from rotating, but still allow...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 23 4,703 12-23-2021, 12:48 PM
  0 Thread: Gluing wood to brass
Post: RE: Gluing wood to brass
Woodshop Wrote: (12-01-2021, 09:28 AM) -- CA glue will work great, just keep your fingers out of it have some acetone at the ready. :laugh: -- Thanks -- I'll give that a shot
 Ridgeway Woodworking 5 1,401 12-01-2021, 12:54 PM
  0 Thread: Gluing wood to brass
Post: Gluing wood to brass
I am making an O-gauge brass railcar from a 1970s kit I got for cheap on ebay, and it is way beyond my meager modelling skills.  The kit consists of wide strips of etched brass that need to be cut out...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 5 1,401 12-01-2021, 09:04 AM
  0 Thread: refinish table & chair
Post: RE: refinish table & chair
Halfathumb Wrote: (09-20-2021, 10:57 AM) -- A couple of questions about refinishing this chair. 1) Has anyone ever seen a thin dowel used to support arm rests? I think they're copper or brass. Har...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 10 1,753 09-22-2021, 02:48 PM
  0 Thread: Doll house time again---finally an update
Post: RE: Doll house time again
Dumb_Polack Wrote: (08-26-2021, 06:50 AM) --  I made some pieces of furniture (picnic table, dining table and chairs, a wardrobe) for our girls when they were into American Girl dolls. Funny but I...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 10 2,567 08-26-2021, 01:05 PM
  0 Thread: Teak question
Post: RE: Teak question
handi Wrote: (06-21-2021, 07:23 PM) -- Oil finish. They can use teak oil, but tell them to be sure it is an oil finish and not a film finish. Walnut oil or even mineral oil will work fine. Oil...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 7 2,269 06-22-2021, 02:55 PM
  0 Thread: Solvents
Post: RE: Solvents
MichaelMouse Wrote: (06-17-2021, 11:05 AM) -- "Dilution is the cure for pollution."  I think that's why all the solvents say use with adequate ventilation.  Methanol is possibly toxic with just skin ...
 Ridgeway Finishing 6 2,304 06-18-2021, 11:09 AM
  0 Thread: Cutting wooden disks
Post: RE: Cutting wooden disks
Zack Butler Wrote: (04-02-2021, 07:03 AM) -- I need to cut a bunch of disks.  The catch is I don't want a center hole that I have to patch. I need to batch these out faster than trying to cut them...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 19 4,591 04-02-2021, 03:06 PM
  0 Thread: Is it ever a good idea to drill from both sides of a piece?
Post: RE: Is it ever a good idea to drill from both side...
FS7 Wrote: (01-25-2021, 09:01 AM) -- I've been doing a lot of turning lately and just finished a salt shaker yesterday. I used the PSI kit, which is just a cap, a chrome tube, and a plug. The design ...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 3 1,186 01-25-2021, 01:53 PM
  0 Thread: Black stripes on wood top
Post: RE: Black stripes on wood top
MsNomer Wrote: (01-14-2021, 02:24 PM) -- Oh, my!  That is some sweet eye candy. -- I am not so sure about that.  Why would you put that sort of inlay in the middle of that beautiful ribboning?  It ...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 10 2,866 01-21-2021, 04:18 PM
  0 Thread: To make drawers are corner clamps necessary?
Post: RE: To make drawers are corner clamps necessary?
stoppy Wrote: (01-18-2021, 09:41 AM) -- I'm going to be making at least a couple dozen drawers for shop storage. Will be using pocket holes and glue.  Are corner clamps necessary and/or do they make ...
 Ridgeway Woodworking 12 3,856 01-18-2021, 09:48 AM

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