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  0 Thread: Unique design challenge
Post: RE: Unique design challenge

No ideas, but VERY sweet.
Howard Pollack Woodworking 11 825 01-03-2023, 10:47 AM
  0 Thread: Glue recommendation for redwood outdoors
Post: Glue recommendation for redwood outdoors

Hi-  I'm building a garden bench out of redwood and would like a glue recommendation.  The assembly will be a bit fiddly so a long open time is helpful.  Most of the glue will be used for joinery, but...
Howard Pollack Woodworking 6 578 12-07-2022, 10:44 AM
  0 Thread: Phone app for tensioning bandsaw blade!?
Post: Phone app for tensioning bandsaw blade!?

Has anyone tried this: Inkleind Bandsaw Tensioning app?  It seems very simple, I wonder if it works well.  -Howard
Howard Pollack Woodworking Power Tools 6 615 11-06-2022, 09:50 AM
  0 Thread: wood filler
Post: RE: wood filler

I usually use fine sawdust mixed with whatever finish I will be using.  No problem with incompatibility and the color match is most often very good.  Burn-in sticks (colored shellac), as Bill suggests...
Howard Pollack Woodworking 9 814 07-29-2022, 09:24 AM
  0 Thread: NOS Krenov style Hock Blade set - SOLD
Post: RE: NOS Krenov style Hock Blade set

rayknight Wrote: (07-16-2022, 10:01 AM) -- NOS Hock Blade set (blade, chip breaker, & screw) for Krenov style plane - 2 x 3 1/2 blade, 3/16 thick, paid $55, will liquidate sell for $25 + 9 sh/ppf -- ...
Howard Pollack Tool Swap N' Sell 1 283 07-16-2022, 10:32 AM
  0 Thread: Resaw blades
Post: RE: Resaw blades

jteneyck Wrote: (07-11-2022, 08:57 AM) -- Thanks very much Mark for pointing out the problem accessing the link I posted above.  Let's see if I have it right now so that everyone can see the informat...
Howard Pollack Woodworking Power Tools 22 1,697 07-12-2022, 09:04 AM
  0 Thread: Electric hand planer ... which one ?
Post: RE: Electric hand planer ... which one ?

Take a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_a1HCqK5i-A   -Howard
Howard Pollack Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,172 04-22-2022, 07:44 AM
  0 Thread: An Almost Universal Shooting Board
Post: RE: An Almost Universal Shooting Board

Very nice Jon.  Are you marketing it?   -Howard
Howard Pollack Woodworking 4 749 04-20-2022, 09:54 PM
  0 Thread: cutting a curved rebate
Post: RE: cutting a curved rebate

Thanks everyone.  Unfortunately the project is on hold.  I realized that the piece of glass I have as a bull nosed edge.  If I set it in a rebate the curve of the bull nose and the straight wall of th...
Howard Pollack Woodworking Hand Tools 11 2,021 03-12-2022, 10:20 AM
  0 Thread: Tablesaw Blade
Post: RE: Tablesaw Blade

Tenryu makes fabulous blades.  -Howard
Howard Pollack Woodworking 17 2,195 03-05-2022, 11:50 PM
  0 Thread: cutting a curved rebate
Post: cutting a curved rebate

Quote: -- Hi. I'd like to make an elliptical frame for a piece of glass that will be the top of a coffee table. The glass would fit into a rebate cut into the inside edge of the frame. I could cut ...
Howard Pollack Woodworking Hand Tools 11 2,021 03-05-2022, 09:41 AM
  0 Thread: need small water softener
Post: Thanks everyone

Thank you everyone.  Lot's of information here...
Howard Pollack Home Improvement 9 1,270 02-17-2022, 10:35 AM
  0 Thread: need small water softener
Post: RE: need small water softener

blackhat Wrote: (02-16-2022, 09:52 PM) -- You really need to tighten the definition of the problem. Is this something that a spoon of borax per load would solve?  Water softener gets used pretty gene...
Howard Pollack Home Improvement 9 1,270 02-16-2022, 10:40 PM
  0 Thread: need small water softener
Post: need small water softener

Hi, I need a small water softener to treat the water going into a washing machine.  It gets used 3-4 times about every other week.   Can anyone recommend a small softener?  Perhaps something sized for...
Howard Pollack Home Improvement 9 1,270 02-14-2022, 08:58 PM
  0 Thread: Carve a fan bird
Post: RE: Carve a fan bird

Timberwolf Wrote: (02-07-2022, 08:55 AM) -- ................... I have seen that episode a couple of times...I also have the book the presenter published...One of the reasons it interests me is beca...
Howard Pollack Woodworking Hand Tools 6 978 02-07-2022, 10:22 AM
  0 Thread: round bottom spokeshave recommendations please
Post: round bottom spokeshave recommendations please

Hi,  I'd like to purchase a round bottom spokeshave for working on concave surfaces.  I'd appreciate recommendations and/or thoughts.  Thanks.  -Howard
Howard Pollack Woodworking Hand Tools 8 1,264 12-29-2021, 10:46 AM
  0 Thread: Shop lights
Post: RE: Shop lights

Thanks!  A good deal. -Howard
Howard Pollack Woodworking 12 1,523 12-06-2021, 09:12 PM
  0 Thread: Recommendation for Makita planer blades please
Post: Thanks everyone.

I found some Makita blades for a right price.
Howard Pollack Woodworking Power Tools 3 511 11-03-2021, 10:13 AM
  0 Thread: Recommendation for Makita planer blades please
Post: Recommendation for Makita planer blades please

Hi.  - Does anyone have a recommendation for replacement blades for a Makita 2012 (same blades as 2012B).  I'd like to find very sharp blades made with robust steel or carbide.  Thanks.  -Howard
Howard Pollack Woodworking Power Tools 3 511 11-01-2021, 11:45 AM
  0 Thread: 20th Anniversary
Post: RE: 20th Anniversary

Congratulations on a real accomplishment.  You've influenced many many woodworkers.  Thank you.  -Howard
Howard Pollack Woodworking 7 1,237 09-29-2021, 09:44 PM

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