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  0 Thread: Barn for sale
Post: RE: Barn for sale
Forestry Forum has a pretty big timber frame following and I believe a bunch of the members are out east. Also, thru them or directly you might reach out to the Timber Framers Guild. I'd bet one of th...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 11 933 03-21-2025, 07:58 AM
  0 Thread: Battery operated tools
Post: RE: Battery operated tools
Is this a post about sanders or battery operated tools or battery operated sanders? Doesn't matter, I have opinions about all 3. -I agree you don't need a $500 sander to make stuff. That said, I fi...
 ajkoontz Woodworking Power Tools 27 3,343 03-14-2025, 06:36 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...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 19 1,811 02-21-2025, 07:11 AM
  0 Thread: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
Post: RE: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
iclark Wrote: (02-20-2025, 01:58 PM) -- If your long rails are not straight, parallel, level, and provide support for your router for the full length of your bench top; then your bench top will be pr...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 19 1,811 02-20-2025, 05:15 PM
  0 Thread: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
Post: RE: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
jteneyck Wrote: (02-20-2025, 10:22 AM) -- The one in my photo is not an insert bit; it's a cheap bit I bought on Amazon.  Yoniko probably.  I flattened about 6 slabs with it and it's still looks OK. ...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 19 1,811 02-20-2025, 10:50 AM
  0 Thread: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
Post: RE: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
OK, you talked me out of the fancy gizmo that caught my eye. Sometimes I forget I'm a WW dang it and building jigs is part of the fun. Now about that carbide insert router bit.... Any particular br...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 19 1,811 02-20-2025, 09:03 AM
  0 Thread: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
Post: Slab Flattening Jig- Build or Buy
Thoughts on buying the jig below. I know, Vevor, right? How bad can it be? OK, maybe I don't want to know the answer to that. I know others make good ones for $600-ish. I also know there are dozens/ h...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 19 1,811 02-19-2025, 04:28 PM
  0 Thread: ACME saw vise (SOLD)
Post: RE: ACME saw vise
RonB1957 Wrote: (02-18-2025, 11:32 PM) -- I am selling one of my ACME saw vises, ( I still have two ) This is the one I am currently using. It is the cast iron version. It is plenty heavy, so local p...
 ajkoontz Tool Swap N' Sell 6 1,040 02-19-2025, 08:13 AM
  0 Thread: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
Post: RE: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
As others have said, the saw make a big difference. I started with the Bosch barrel grip. It's a great saw, but I wasn't 100% thrilled with the results (most likely user error). Then I got a bandsaw a...
 ajkoontz Woodworking Power Tools 21 2,964 02-04-2025, 10:40 AM
  0 Thread: A Different "Sharpening Thread"?
Post: RE: A Different "Sharpening Thread"?
Years ago I took a hands on timber framing workshop class. The main instructor was adamant about how to correctly sharpen a pencil. He took probably 30 minutes instructing us all on proper pencil shar...
 ajkoontz Woodworking Hand Tools 9 1,032 01-31-2025, 01:14 PM
  0 Thread: Selling extensive Lie-Nielsen collection
Post: RE: Selling extensive Lie-Nielsen collection
Mike- Why oh why did you have to say Central IN? I'm in Franklin so if I'm not close I've gotta be close-ish. Budget is not great for me right now to buy any high-end tools but if you're spreading you...
 ajkoontz Tool Swap N' Sell 17 3,043 01-31-2025, 12:31 PM
  0 Thread: Hickory Trestle Table
Post: RE: Hickory Trestle Table
I'd do a glue up if I were in a hurry. Hickory grows everywhere around me and I've never seen it commercially available at the sizes you need. Around here (central IN), you could get some milled easy ...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 17 2,305 01-15-2025, 04:57 PM
  0 Thread: Dust separators
Post: RE: Dust separators
In addition to the benefits of cyclone and other DC modification upgrades, both real and imaginary, there are also a lot more content creators on YT now which I think is adding to whatever current 'cr...
 ajkoontz Woodworking Power Tools 13 2,488 01-14-2025, 03:10 PM
  0 Thread: Posted 12/26/24
Post: RE: Posted 12/26/24
Ok, one handle, two knife scales. Got the scales from my local Woodcraft. They look like rosewood but they're not.
 ajkoontz Woodworking 5 1,159 01-10-2025, 03:08 PM
  0 Thread: Posted 12/26/24
Post: RE: Posted 12/26/24
Michael8850 Wrote: (01-10-2025, 12:22 PM) -- This forum died years ago. -- Sure ain't the same as it used to be huh? Well to liven things up, here's a toobox I helped my son build over the holid...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 5 1,159 01-10-2025, 03:06 PM
  0 Thread: Stanley #2
Post: RE: Stanley #2
Sounds like you're not that familiar with old planes so I'd steer clear of those. I believe you said you were going to wait on a LN #2, which is probably what I'd recommend. Just to give you another o...
 ajkoontz Tool Swap N' Sell 10 1,562 01-06-2025, 05:58 PM
  0 Thread: If I need battery powered…
Post: RE: If I need battery powered…
I have whatever generic 6-1/2" DeWalt saw that came in a kit when I bought it. It's great for outdoor DIY projects like decks and such. As another said, it does eat batteries. I have a 60V battery tha...
 ajkoontz Woodworking Power Tools 10 2,038 12-18-2024, 10:26 AM
  0 Thread: Chisel mallet
Post: RE: Chisel mallet
If you're dead set on a round mallet, how about this one? It's a little on the small side but I like it for precision chisel work. I don't have a lathe either but have made many laminated square head ...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 19 3,066 11-28-2024, 09:01 AM
  0 Thread: Chisel mallet
Post: RE: Chisel mallet
Have you considered making your own?
 ajkoontz Woodworking 19 3,066 11-26-2024, 05:25 PM
  0 Thread: Silicone mat for protecting table saw top.
Post: RE: Silicone mat for protecting table saw top.
JosephP Wrote: (11-20-2024, 03:25 PM) -- Didn't know there was such a thing...but if you wanted magnetic, 24" wide by as long as you want: https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Printable-Flexible-Vehicles...
 ajkoontz Woodworking 8 1,744 11-20-2024, 03:50 PM

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