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  0 Thread: Walnut countertop finish
Post: RE: Walnut countertop finish
Rubio Monocoat would be a very bad choice for a countertop.  We’ve used it on vertical surfaces, never horizontal ones. Reasons: 1.  It is a single coat finish.  How much protection will it provide ...
 alnandy Woodworking 11 3,518 12-25-2022, 10:59 PM
  0 Thread: Walnut countertop finish
Post: RE: Walnut countertop finish
Kansas City Fireslayer Wrote: (12-23-2022, 04:22 PM) -- Hi all, I have a friend who has some beautiful walnut slabs that he’s (we) are making into kitchen countertops.  He’d like to use Rubio Mono...
 alnandy Woodworking 11 3,518 12-25-2022, 10:45 PM
  0 Thread: Re-saw fence
Post: RE: Re-saw fence
jteneyck Wrote: (04-22-2022, 09:40 AM) -- No, of course not.  If your blade starts drifting it's telling you it's dull on one side.  Time to change blades.  Any compensation such as adjusting for dri...
 alnandy Woodworking Power Tools 14 3,439 04-22-2022, 10:23 PM
  0 Thread: Re-saw fence
Post: RE: Re-saw fence
Do you adjust for blade drift? We prefer a point fence once the resale blade starts drifting
 alnandy Woodworking Power Tools 14 3,439 04-21-2022, 10:52 PM
  0 Thread: Electric hand planer ... which one ?
Post: RE: Electric hand planer ... which one ?
We have 3 power planets in our shop  We have a Harbor Freight 3 1/4” that has held upwellfor2+ yrs We have a 3 1/4” Mikita that we’ve used 15.  yrs Last we have a 7” Triton ( yes, 7”, it’s a beast)...
 alnandy Woodworking Power Tools 9 2,666 04-21-2022, 10:50 PM
  0 Thread: FS: Freud dado set
Post: RE: FS: Freud dado set
Is the set still for sale?
 alnandy Tool Swap N' Sell 2 1,205 03-17-2022, 09:40 PM
  0 Thread: Persimmon wood
Post: RE: Persimmon wood
petertay15 Wrote: (11-23-2020, 05:44 PM) -- A persimmon tree in south-central Illinois has a 60-foot bole.  Friend is invited to harvest it.  Anybody have experience with persimmon? -- We’ve worked...
 alnandy Woodworking 10 4,368 12-06-2020, 10:31 PM
  0 Thread: Does pearwood move a lot?
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ianab Wrote: (05-26-2018, 09:09 PM) -- I bet Kernov could be pretty picky about the pieces of wood he chose too. Straighter grain that had dried straight, then it should stay that way.  Probably able...
 alnandy Woodworking 8 6,861 05-26-2018, 09:49 PM
  0 Thread: Festool ETS Sanders [Midland, MI] Price Reduction
Post: RE: Festool ETS Sanders [Midland, MI]
dog2bert Wrote: (02-26-2018, 03:31 PM) -- Make me an offer please -- You are asking $330 for a used Festool, where the new price is $360 (plus shipping, I assume for either option) Tool looks to b...
 alnandy Tool Swap N' Sell 10 7,626 03-08-2018, 08:44 PM
  0 Thread: Burl veneer ID need help
Post: RE: Burl veneer ID need help
johndi Wrote: (03-03-2018, 02:58 PM) -- I found a gorgeous antique cylinder top desk at a thrift store. The drawers in the cubby have a kind of starburst veneer. I need to make 2 drawers that are mis...
 alnandy Woodworking 6 3,826 03-05-2018, 12:30 PM
  0 Thread: Austraiian burl for sale
Post: Austraiian burl for sale
This is a heads up for Woodneters who are interested in Australian burls.  We have a shipment of green Australian burls that has just arrived in the US (about 5000 lbs worth).   We have been selling k...
 alnandy Tool Swap N' Sell 6 4,131 10-02-2017, 06:56 PM
  0 Thread: Irwin Parallel Clamps on sale
Post: RE: Irwin Parallel Clamps on sale
Steve N Wrote: (08-27-2017, 05:00 PM) -- Thanks for passing on the word, trying to help. Long ago I bought a LOT of Besse's, and they work just fine, so I don't need any, but I guess after seeing the...
 alnandy Woodworking 3 3,420 08-28-2017, 04:18 PM
  0 Thread: resawing
Post: RE: resawing
4 teeth per inch is a bad choice for resawing hard or thick lumber.   There simply isn't enough space for the chips to clear out.  The buildup of chips is what causes the heat buildup.   2 teeth per i...
 alnandy Woodworking Power Tools 23 16,775 08-13-2017, 03:01 PM
  0 Thread: Laguna Band Saw Blade Setup Question
Post: RE: Laguna Band Saw Blade Setup Question
Couple of possibilities: 1.  The front blade guard may be too close in and you ran the blade into it.   Did you rotate the blade by hand BEFORE turning on the saw to check for clearance? 2.  Assumin...
 alnandy Woodworking Power Tools 4 3,101 08-13-2017, 02:51 PM
  0 Thread: Church communion Altar build?
Post: RE: Church communion Altar build?
I was commissioned to build an altar for a synagogue. It was to replace one built any years ago by a founding member (familiar huh.). The congregation knew it needed to be replaced so it didn't mak...
 alnandy Woodworking 7 5,163 07-29-2017, 01:33 PM
  0 Thread: Reverse rainbow jointing?
Post: RE: Reverse rainbow jointing?
We teach our apprentices to joint both ways, concave up or down.   Some boards are easier to flatten one way, some the other; there is no "best" way. As for the comment about not buying warped boards...
 alnandy Woodworking Power Tools 14 12,134 07-16-2017, 09:17 PM
  0 Thread: Weather resistant wood
Post: RE: Weather resistant wood
Epifanes is great stuff, but costs about $150/gallon.  Buying a quart for a high value piece of furniture fine, but for large areas, better take out a 2nd mortgage.
 alnandy Woodworking 20 14,108 07-12-2017, 09:46 PM
  0 Thread: Looking for woodworkers in the Minneapolis area
Post: RE: Looking for woodworkers in the Minneapolis are...
Have her contact our shop; we can help her get squared away with either someone from the MN Woodworkers Guild or one of the many cabinet shops located in our area. Allan 651-398-7001
 alnandy Woodworking 12 8,115 02-27-2017, 10:31 PM
  0 Thread: Curly maple flat rate boxes
Post: RE: Curly maple flat rate boxes
We ship USPS with flat rate boxes. Delivery times have varied all over the map; sometimes USPS attempts to deliver and no one is home. If the location isn't secure, they hold onto the box and send ...
 alnandy Tool Swap N' Sell 36 22,041 02-27-2017, 10:26 PM
  0 Thread: Curly maple flat rate boxes
Post: RE: Curly maple flat rate boxes
Been gone from Woodnet for a couple of days, just read DCM and Fgarvin's posts and will check shipping logs to make sure they were sent.   Already had to replace one box lost by USPS.  Not a problem. ...
 alnandy Tool Swap N' Sell 36 22,041 02-20-2017, 04:41 PM

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