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  Smile Thread: Globe and Mail, Report on Business Article on Lee Valley
Post: Globe and Mail, Report on Business Article on Lee ...

Not a news to anyone here but this appeared in the latest issue of Globe and Mail, Report on Business Magazine.  The sharpest tool in the shed: How Lee Valley built a cult-like following (https://w...
Teak Woodworking 3 718 05-26-2023, 01:40 PM
  0 Thread: PSA - Replacement Locking Screw for Lee Valley Precision Double Square
Post: PSA - Replacement Locking Screw for Lee Valley Pre...

If anyone is struggling with Lee Valley Precision Double Square ( Precision Double Square - Lee Valley Tools (https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/marking-and-measuring/squares/44279-...
Teak Woodworking 2 943 05-08-2023, 02:41 PM
  Exclamation Thread: It all adds up...
Post: It all adds up...

Was logged into my LV account and decided to review my order history. I was always curious as to how much I have spent there over the years (member since 05). On a lark, decided to download order hist...
Teak Woodworking 1 701 05-07-2023, 10:54 PM
  Tongue Thread: Watch this wooden knife cut effortlessly through juicy, medium-well-done steak
Post: Watch this wooden knife cut effortlessly through j...

Greetings all; Hope everyone is doing well and healthy. Thought you all will get a kick out of this article. May even start a new woodworking trend...;) Watch this wooden knife cut effortlessly thro...
Teak Woodworking 6 1,698 10-21-2021, 05:25 PM
  0 Thread: Stumpy Nubs - Table Saw Bevel Kickback Goes Thru Wall
Post: RE: Stumpy Nubs - Table Saw Bevel Kickback Goes Th...

EricU Wrote: (02-11-2021, 08:17 AM) -- I said "holy ----" when I saw him pushing with the left hand.  He really is going to be stumpy nubs with technique like that. I would never cut a bevel on so...
Teak Woodworking 29 7,100 02-11-2021, 02:43 PM
  Thumbs Up Thread: Stumpy Nubs - Table Saw Bevel Kickback Goes Thru Wall
Post: Stumpy Nubs - Table Saw Bevel Kickback Goes Thru W...

PSA. I apologize in advance if this video has been posted and discussed here before. I just saw it on YouTube and it blew my mind. Had to watch a couple of times to fully understand how a minor little...
Teak Woodworking 29 7,100 02-10-2021, 10:20 PM
  0 Thread: Sharpening a LV Lipped Brad Point Bit
Post: RE: Sharpening a LV Lipped Brad Point Bit

hbmcc Wrote: (09-07-2020, 10:49 AM) -- I can see everyone grabbing a broken or worn bit from their tool infirmary and emailing Rob. I have some HF carbides, even new, I would love to have fixed. It's...
Teak Woodworking Hand Tools 14 5,032 09-07-2020, 01:01 PM
  0 Thread: Sharpening a LV Lipped Brad Point Bit
Post: RE: Sharpening a LV Lipped Brad Point Bit

Thank you all for your insightful and helpful feedback. I will try your suggestions and see if I can "learn" to sharpen these bits. And thank you @Rob Lee for your generous offer. This is precisely...
Teak Woodworking Hand Tools 14 5,032 09-06-2020, 10:53 PM
  0 Thread: Sharpening a LV Lipped Brad Point Bit
Post: Sharpening a LV Lipped Brad Point Bit

Can anyone here point me to a good tutorial to re-sharpen a LV Lipped Brad Point Bit (see link HSS Lipped Imperial Brad-Point Drills (https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/power-tool-accessories/...
Teak Woodworking Hand Tools 14 5,032 09-05-2020, 04:44 PM
  0 Thread: What router bit to duplicate a Colonial Door Stop
Post: RE: What router bit to duplicate a Colonial Door S...

Handi Thank you for taking the time to add additional info. It most definitely helps. I was trying to visualize in my head, based on earlier comments, how to make the profile and your comment cued ...
Teak Woodworking 10 5,354 08-02-2020, 11:42 AM
  Thumbs Up Thread: What router bit to duplicate a Colonial Door Stop
Post: RE: What router bit to duplicate a Colonial Door S...

AHill Wrote: (07-27-2020, 11:46 AM) -- An ogee raised panel bit is what you're looking for. Here's Lee Valley's version: https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/power-tool-accessories/router-b...
Teak Woodworking 10 5,354 07-27-2020, 07:23 PM
  0 Thread: What router bit to duplicate a Colonial Door Stop
Post: What router bit to duplicate a Colonial Door Stop

Hello everyone I require a bunch of Colonial Door Stop (see Home Depot Example (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Royal-Mouldings-5947-3-8-in-x-1-1-4-in-x-7-ft-PVC-Composite-White-Colonial-Stop-Molding-0...
Teak Woodworking 10 5,354 07-25-2020, 06:03 PM
  0 Thread: Granite Top Table Saws
Post: RE: Granite Top Table Saws

Thank you all for your replies and satisfying my curiosity as to how these saws turned out. A cast iron table top allows one to use magnetic featherboards which one loses on a granite top so I was ske...
Teak Woodworking Power Tools 13 14,203 07-11-2020, 09:23 AM
  0 Thread: Granite Top Table Saws
Post: Granite Top Table Saws

So 10 odd years back Steel City Toolworks (RIP) was selling table saws with granite tops. Back then it lead to a lot of heated discussion on the pros and cons plus the longevity of the admittedly out ...
Teak Woodworking Power Tools 13 14,203 07-10-2020, 02:18 PM
  0 Thread: Fill for nail holes in reclaimed maple?
Post: RE: Fill for nail holes in reclaimed maple?

stoppy Wrote: (09-26-2019, 09:07 AM) -- I'm making end grain cutting boards (Woodwhisperer Design) from hard maple... -- I was big on end grain cutting board too until I saw this episode of America...
Teak Woodworking 10 5,078 09-26-2019, 12:53 PM
  0 Thread: Climb cuts on the router
Post: RE: Climb cuts on the router

TomFromStLouis Wrote: (09-18-2019, 09:22 PM) -- I’ve decided that Smarthinges are for me but half the time the router cuts are fed in backwards and the box body or lid wants to jump off course a bit....
Teak Woodworking Power Tools 14 6,222 09-19-2019, 10:19 AM
  0 Thread: Respirator
Post: RE: Respirator

fptahoe Wrote: (09-19-2019, 07:24 AM) -- Can anyone recommend a decent respirator for woodworking?  The more I read and watch videos on woodworking, I see more and more people using them now and I th...
Teak Woodworking 7 2,766 09-19-2019, 08:34 AM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw or Scroll saw????
Post: RE: Bandsaw or Scroll saw????

Scroll saw's are great at making intricate patterns in 1/4" or thinner stock which can subsequently be used as a template for a router after rough cutting stock with a jig saw or band saw. Really come...
Teak Woodworking Power Tools 16 7,801 08-14-2019, 02:06 PM
  0 Thread: Bandsaw insufficiently tensioned where re-sawing
Post: RE: Bandsaw insufficiently tensioned where re-sawi...

jihhwood Wrote: (07-28-2019, 11:43 AM) -- Can any damage or harm be done to a bandsaw if re-sawing is done when the blade is tensioned too loosely.  (Don't ask!  The cuts came out OK.) Thanks. -- T...
Teak Woodworking Power Tools 7 3,407 07-30-2019, 11:29 AM
  0 Thread: clamping miters
Post: RE: clamping miters

GEB Wrote: (07-25-2019, 08:30 PM) -- Is there a preferred tape used to ”clamp” the mitered sides of a small box? -- My preferred way of clamping miter are the [url=www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.as...
Teak Woodworking 10 4,943 07-30-2019, 11:15 AM

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