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  0 Thread: Robin Lee at Lee Valley
Post: RE: Robin Lee at Lee Valley
Tapper Wrote: (04-18-2025, 10:45 PM) -- I can certainly understand how you would get that impression watching CNN and MSNBC. Fox News and Newsmax, not so much. Doug -- I'm not about to get into ...
 Admiral Woodworking Hand Tools 10 1,668 04-19-2025, 03:25 PM
  0 Thread: Robin Lee at Lee Valley
Post: RE: Robin Lee at Lee Valley
Tapper Wrote: (04-17-2025, 06:33 PM) -- I live in a border state with Canada and haven't heard anyone lately refer to Canada (or Canadians) as the "adversary."  Doug -- I wouldn't think you'd find...
 Admiral Woodworking Hand Tools 10 1,668 04-18-2025, 02:38 PM
  0 Thread: Brace Drill ID needed..
Post: RE: Brace Drill ID needed..
bandit571 Wrote: (04-15-2025, 03:53 PM) -- That pair of #945 Brace drills?   Each has "Stanley " proudly stamped  on them..BTW Braces in MY shop?  petxo Samson Goodell Pratt Millers Falls Sta...
 Admiral Woodworking Hand Tools 8 563 04-15-2025, 08:52 PM
  0 Thread: diamond sharpening plate question
Post: RE: diamond sharpening plate question
I always used water, wiped down after use. I've subsequently moved to oilstones, not a big fan of diamond stones.
 Admiral Woodworking 8 514 04-14-2025, 05:52 PM
  0 Thread: Biesemeyer parts (out of business?)
Post: RE: Biesemeyer parts (out of business?)
Fun fact; Beiemeyer never patented the design. Nobody figured it out for years.
 Admiral Woodworking Power Tools 14 1,181 04-14-2025, 05:44 PM
  0 Thread: Brace Drill ID needed..
Post: RE: Brace Drill ID needed..
Just a common brace, nothing special, pedigree or maker is pretty irrelevant. Top end makers put their name on them.
 Admiral Woodworking Hand Tools 8 563 04-14-2025, 05:42 PM
  0 Thread: Robin Lee at Lee Valley
Post: Robin Lee at Lee Valley
I saw this today.  Rob is a class act and I wish LV well as they navigate through this tariff forest.  I still can't make any sense of why in the world Canada is now deemed to be an adversary of the U...
 Admiral Woodworking Hand Tools 10 1,668 04-10-2025, 03:06 PM
  0 Thread: If only...
Post: RE: If only...
stav Wrote: (04-07-2025, 08:42 AM) -- If only a person could time travel and drop a today $50 on one of those old tool sets in new condition. -- Yeah, but if Scotty beamed you back to 1911, your we...
 Admiral Woodworking Hand Tools 20 1,036 04-07-2025, 09:39 AM
  0 Thread: One, two, and done!
Post: RE: One, two, and done!
Good job. I'm a scaredycat and always used a plan.....
 Admiral Woodworking 8 742 04-05-2025, 07:22 PM
  0 Thread: Thomas Moser
Post: RE: Thomas Moser
RIP. I've got a couple of his books of measured drawings..
 Admiral Woodworking 4 423 04-05-2025, 07:19 PM
  0 Thread: Wood for Shutters
Post: RE: Wood for Shutters
Cypress?? Back in the day, it was used for soffits and facia on houses. My first house (built in 1910) used it, and I was surprised to find it was cypress when I did some repairs on them back in 197...
 Admiral Woodworking 25 1,693 03-24-2025, 06:14 PM
  0 Thread: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
Post: RE: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
Handplanesandmore Wrote: (02-22-2025, 09:04 AM) -- Ivan poured cold water when he thought he was doing his job. A good moderator encourages discussions not killing them.  -- Ivan was doing his job;...
 Admiral Woodworking Power Tools 51 4,999 02-22-2025, 12:23 PM
  0 Thread: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
Post: RE: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
Tapper Wrote: (02-21-2025, 10:26 AM) -- Discussing anything SS in the Woodworking Tools section is NOT Off-Topic material  -- Anything, well no; Ivan is correct.
 Admiral Woodworking Power Tools 51 4,999 02-21-2025, 11:08 AM
  0 Thread: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
Post: RE: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
Brian in sunny FL Wrote: (02-20-2025, 10:46 AM) -- Shameless plug but I'm overstocked on the Whiteside 6220 spoilboard/slab flattening bits if anyone is interested.  While I can't post prices discoun...
 Admiral Woodworking 19 1,866 02-20-2025, 02:57 PM
  0 Thread: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
Post: RE: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
fixtureman Wrote: (02-11-2025, 06:27 PM) -- I did see rthat but none of those were worth the cost of a blade and trigger -- I get why people buy these, but if one respects the saw, uses proper tech...
 Admiral Woodworking Power Tools 51 4,999 02-11-2025, 06:53 PM
  0 Thread: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
Post: RE: strange behavior by my SawStop tablesaw
I'd also vote to leave it open; this happened because something in the SS system had a brain fart, perhaps a chip, who knows. It would be good to see what SS has to say about it.
 Admiral Woodworking Power Tools 51 4,999 02-08-2025, 12:05 PM
  0 Thread: Ridgid Bandsaw - new motor?
Post: RE: Ridgid Bandsaw - new motor?
Paladin Wrote: (02-04-2025, 08:50 AM) -- Thanks for the help. I see a Grizzly riser available on Amazon and 105" blades are plentiful. Also, there are three riser options listed at Grizzly direct. --...
 Admiral Woodworking 5 928 02-04-2025, 07:09 PM
  0 Thread: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
Post: RE: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
Better quality saws do cut better, smoother and more accurate. That being said, deflection happens. Blades are important as well.  I'd recommend a barrel grip model for more control, the Bosch (JS572E...
 Admiral Woodworking Power Tools 21 3,049 02-02-2025, 01:47 PM
  0 Thread: dovetail saw for sale (sold)
Post: RE: dovetail saw for sale
thomaskila Wrote: (01-22-2025, 10:42 PM) -- Ron, PM Sent. Earl -- Earl:  great purchase, and I must say you always have an eye for beautiful tools!  Hope all is well with you and yours.  Rich
 Admiral Tool Swap N' Sell 7 841 01-23-2025, 04:39 PM
  0 Thread: Stanley #2
Post: RE: Stanley #2
They are in the collector territory, and examples in good condition are north of $250, and even the ones with issues are north of $200. It might be wise to consider the LN at $315.
 Admiral Tool Swap N' Sell 10 1,595 01-05-2025, 05:11 PM

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