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  0 Thread: New Dinette Table for Daughter, Son in Law, and new Grandson
Post: RE: New Dinette Table for Daughter, Son in Law, an...

Nice job, Mr. Craig! I just did the same thing for my daughter's family. Fun, isn't it??
Hank Knight Woodworking 12 812 08-29-2024, 02:22 PM
  0 Thread: Band saw Blade
Post: RE: Band saw Blade

Tom, the short answer to your question is: Yes, the Resaw King from Laguna is a very good resaw blade. I bought one with my Laguna LT18 Bandsaw 10 or 12 years ago. I have done a fair amount of resewin...
Hank Knight Woodworking Power Tools 19 1,354 08-25-2024, 12:47 PM
  0 Thread: Dust collection in the new shop
Post: RE: Dust collection in the new shop

I built a small insulated enclosure around my ClearVue 1800 cyclone to kill the roar. It was inexpensive and, while it doesn't totally silence the cyclone, it cuts the noise volume down to a pleasant ...
Hank Knight Woodworking Power Tools 12 737 08-25-2024, 11:53 AM
  0 Thread: Where did YOU learn....
Post: RE: Where did YOU learn....

My father built stuff when I was a kid. He was a power tool woodworker and a "get a bigger hammer" kind of craftsman. He built fairly crude stuff - utilitarian tables, storage boxes and such - and did...
Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 30 2,127 08-14-2024, 12:32 PM
  0 Thread: new piece
Post: RE: new piece

You knocked it out of the park! That's a lovely piece.
Hank Knight Woodworking 18 1,217 08-02-2024, 11:20 PM
  0 Thread: WodNet, Glad you're back
Post: WodNet, Glad you're back

I was getting worried.
Hank Knight Woodworking 0 439 07-21-2024, 05:12 PM
  0 Thread: Disc Sander speed
Post: RE: Disc Sander speed

tablesawtom Wrote: (07-17-2024, 02:14 PM) -- My discs are from Shop Smith and I bought them over time on eBay. The bearings are from Amazon and the pulleys I got locally. I aske at work for the shaft...
Hank Knight Woodworking Power Tools 8 854 07-17-2024, 11:24 PM
  0 Thread: Disc Sander speed
Post: RE: Disc Sander speed

I've been thinking about something like that. You're looks like it's going to be very nice. What are your discs? Where did you get them?
Hank Knight Woodworking Power Tools 8 854 07-16-2024, 12:13 PM
  0 Thread: Small Shop
Post: RE: Small Shop

If it were me, I'd be thinking along the lines of small, elegant wooden boxes, serving trays, carved spoons and such things. They don't take up much room and they can be made with traditional hand too...
Hank Knight Woodworking 13 1,517 07-14-2024, 01:44 PM
  0 Thread: Record Vise
Post: RE: Record Vise

The toe-in feature isn't unique to Record vises. It's a common feature of woodworking vises (See Fred's post about his Jorgy). I have a Veritas twin screw vise for my end vise. The vise comes as hardw...
Hank Knight Woodworking 14 1,367 07-12-2024, 08:09 AM
  0 Thread: Finally Finished It
Post: RE: Finally Finished It

jteneyck Wrote: (06-16-2024, 12:31 PM) -- Thanks Hank.  The expansion slides are typical German quality - excellent.  They slide as smoothly as any drawer slide I've worked with.  You can open/close ...
Hank Knight Woodworking 14 1,755 06-18-2024, 10:27 AM
  0 Thread: Finally Finished It
Post: RE: Finally Finished It

That's wonderful, John! How do you like the aluminum expansion slides?
Hank Knight Woodworking 14 1,755 06-16-2024, 09:46 AM
  Thumbs Up Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made

Derek Cohen Wrote: (06-04-2024, 09:34 AM) -- As a departure from the furniture I usually post, a few tools made in the past 18 months ... .... Regards from Perth Derek -- Beautiful tools Der...
Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 38 5,611 06-04-2024, 10:54 PM
  0 Thread: Fantastic tool sale in Indiana
Post: RE: Fantastic tool sale in Indiana

Lots of stuff there. I haven't been to an MWTCA event in 3 or 4 years. Nevertheless, I thought the prices marked on most of the common tools were significantly higher than I would have expected.
Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 2 780 05-31-2024, 11:15 PM
  0 Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made

Nordic Wrote: (05-27-2024, 05:54 PM) -- LOML wanted some extra storage in the kitchen where the now-defunct wine fridge used to be, so I made a freestanding cabinet along with a small upper wall cabi...
Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 38 5,611 05-27-2024, 06:29 PM
  0 Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made

Timberwolf Wrote: (05-27-2024, 08:40 AM) -- ............... That's what I'm talking about!!!!!! I remember you posting other photos years ago of heirloom quality furniture you have made...And I remem...
Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 38 5,611 05-27-2024, 10:48 AM
  0 Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made

Timberwolf Wrote: (05-26-2024, 03:52 PM) -- ....... Thank you Hank...great to see you posting again!!!!! Hope you are doing well!! The ferrule is just a piece of thin-wall brass tubing that you can...
Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 38 5,611 05-27-2024, 12:09 AM
  0 Thread: How to know when your edge is "sharp" enough
Post: RE: How to know when your edge is "sharp" enough

ajkoontz Wrote: (05-24-2024, 03:15 PM) -- ... When I see a WW with hairy arms I silently judge them because I know back home they have a drawer full of chisels that could use a good sharpening. -- ...
Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 32 4,750 05-26-2024, 04:21 PM
  0 Thread: Show us what you have made
Post: RE: Show us what you have made

Those are wonderful, Jack. How did you come up with an oval ferrule on the top one? It doesn't look like you squeezed it in a vise, it's too perfect.
Hank Knight Woodworking Hand Tools 38 5,611 05-26-2024, 03:26 PM
  0 Thread: Why I do it
Post: RE: Why I do it

camp10 Wrote: (05-25-2024, 07:34 PM) -- Very nice. I love how the base turned out. I'd love to hear about that handplane you used on the top. -- Good morning. Thanks for the compliment. It was a f...
Hank Knight Woodworking 11 2,158 05-26-2024, 09:24 AM

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