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  0 Thread: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
Post: RE: Cheap or Expensive Jigsaw - does it matter?
For 20 years I used a Makita - very solid, metal casing. Bloody noisy. No dust control. Any pressure on the blade and the cut would cant to one side. Never managed a square kerf. Really a terrible jig...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Power Tools 21 3,049 02-06-2025, 11:54 AM
  0 Thread: Chisel mallet
Post: RE: Chisel mallet
My view is that round carver's mallets are not a good design for bench chisels. It is not just the desire to avoid a glancing blow, but a flat face also concentrates the impact, and a hard hammer head...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking 19 3,114 01-01-2025, 08:51 PM
  0 Thread: A tip and a tool
Post: RE: A tip and a tool
Barry, I must apologise to all - I should not have used mineral "spirits" but mineral "oil". In fact, I use Johnson's Baby Oil, as I have a large bottle which comes in handy for melting green compound...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 15 2,793 01-01-2025, 08:02 PM
  0 Thread: A tip and a tool
Post: RE: A tip and a tool
The multi-strip version of a vise rack stop is not nearly as easy to set up and use as the one from Compass Rose. The CR version simply slides in without calculating the number of strips needed. Re...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 15 2,793 12-31-2024, 11:12 AM
  0 Thread: A tip and a tool
Post: A tip and a tool
The tip first. For many years I have used a scribble of candle wax on the soles of my hand planes, and it has always been like changing up a gear. That is not the tip. A few months ago I decided to tr...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 15 2,793 12-30-2024, 08:48 AM
  0 Thread: Kreg Mortise mate
Post: RE: Kreg Mortise mate
jteneyck Wrote: (11-29-2024, 10:47 AM) -- If you are on a budget, build one of my Horizontal Router Mortisers (https://sites.google.com/d/1deYVS01kWg8M7TBd7AyIPWur6mYCy0bL/p/1gQooTkYQcUifSSBG4m9kQx1w...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Power Tools 10 3,273 12-03-2024, 07:04 PM
  0 Thread: Wixey for table saw?
Post: RE: Wixey for table saw?
The batteries on mine - on both my slider and bandsaw - last for at least a year (and more). I imagine that switching off the display saves battery life. Bandsaw set up .... https://i.postimg.cc...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,821 12-03-2024, 06:58 PM
  0 Thread: Wixey for table saw?
Post: RE: Wixey for table saw?
Mine has an on-off button ... https://i.postimg.cc/vBkSqpkf/1.jpg (https://postimages.org/) Regards from Perth Derek
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Power Tools 9 1,821 12-02-2024, 06:59 PM
  0 Thread: Trim Router Table for MFT
Post: RE: Trim Router Table for MFT
JDuke Wrote: (10-15-2024, 07:57 AM) -- That looks great. I’d be interested in more information and a link to the lift plate on Temu. Duke -- You will need to Search on Temu. The last time I...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,120 10-16-2024, 02:25 AM
  0 Thread: Trim Router Table for MFT
Post: RE: Trim Router Table for MFT
Bill Holt Wrote: (10-15-2024, 07:51 AM) -- I may be the only one on WN that does not know your profession, but you build and execute like an engineer.  Thank you for posting the great build!!!!!!!!!!...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,120 10-16-2024, 02:24 AM
  0 Thread: Trim Router Table for MFT
Post: Trim Router Table for MFT
It's not as if I do not have a router table. I built a very nice, full featured one, four years ago, into the outfeed of a Hammer K3 slider ... https://i.postimg.cc/15scSWMB/RTF7a.jpg (https://post...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Power Tools 5 1,120 10-13-2024, 10:17 AM
  0 Thread: New HNT Gordon plow plane
Post: RE: New HNT Gordon plow plane
I will anticipate that whatever Terry Gordon makes, it will work wonderfully. Regards from Perth Derek
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 3 1,098 09-20-2024, 07:43 PM
  0 Thread: Dining Table
Post: RE: Dining Table
Most was first routered out with a trim router. Regards from Perth Derek
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 59 9,942 09-15-2024, 09:23 AM
  0 Thread: Dining Table
Post: RE: Dining Table
Some feedbck on the strength and rigidity of the table. This follows a dinner party last night, where guests danced on the table top, used the edges to do push ups, and then proceeded to lean on their...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 59 9,942 09-14-2024, 08:50 PM
  0 Thread: Dining Table
Post: RE: Dining Table
This is a large post, with many photos, and it takes up to the conclusion of this build. There have been many small details in the design and execution which, when added together, create the final pie...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 59 9,942 09-09-2024, 10:11 AM
  0 Thread: Dining Table
Post: RE: Dining Table
Tapper Wrote: (09-06-2024, 10:06 AM) -- Not to belabor the point, but I'm a little confused. Started with 2" thick stock. Made a couple of passes to get one side close to flat, resaw (which takes out...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 59 9,942 09-06-2024, 12:18 PM
  0 Thread: Dining Table
Post: RE: Dining Table
Tapper Wrote: (09-04-2024, 07:45 AM) -- Thanks Derek, for stepping us through the process with graphic photos - well done. Starting out with 2" rough sawn material, what was the final thickness of th...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 59 9,942 09-04-2024, 09:58 AM
  0 Thread: Dining Table
Post: RE: Dining Table
Time to begin the table top. This will end up 1840mm long and 900mm wide, with curved sides. https://i.postimg.cc/FRgxXcn1/TTT1.jpg (https://postimages.org/) Whoever thought that using machines ...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 59 9,942 09-02-2024, 11:23 AM
  0 Thread: Spiral vs helical vs straight knives
Post: RE: Spiral vs helical vs straight knives
I have had a Hammer A3-31 for close on 8 or 9 years now. This is still on the original set of carbide inserts, with one more turning to go. The finish is very superior, without any suggestion of snipe...
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Power Tools 20 3,996 08-30-2024, 08:54 AM
  0 Thread: Dining Table
Post: RE: Dining Table
Thanks Pedder. Thinking about the elliptical shape reminds me of your saw's backing! Similar? Regards from Perth Derek
 Derek Cohen Woodworking Hand Tools 59 9,942 08-28-2024, 02:36 AM

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