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  0 Thread: Hickory Trestle Table
Post: RE: Hickory Trestle Table
In Texas use pecan, it's nearly the same as hickory but typically much more beautiful.   Readily available is all dimensions in Texas.
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 17 2,295 02-16-2025, 08:46 PM
  0 Thread: Bubinga and glue
Post: RE: Bubinga and glue
Somewhat related, I just did an experiment last night with some scrap.  Glued a small piece, used Titebond III, about 2 inches long, of ebony to cherry, grain matched - long to long, and after about 1...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 10 3,451 12-18-2023, 12:57 PM
  0 Thread: New jointer - switch question
Post: RE: New jointer - switch question
I bought the same jointer ten years ago - it's a battleship.  Nice score!
 Danny in Houston Woodworking Power Tools 10 2,905 09-06-2023, 03:26 PM
  0 Thread: Anyone here have a profitable woodworking business?
Post: RE: Anyone here have a profitable woodworking busi...
When someone says "woodworker" this usually means something that looks like it came from a high school shop class.  This thread has replies from several successful business owners, including artists (...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 73 45,233 05-24-2023, 05:44 AM
  0 Thread: Another chair
Post: RE: Another chair
Looks great!  Love the way the oak matches the fiber.  
 Danny in Houston Woodworking Hand Tools 11 3,647 04-03-2023, 05:33 AM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: (03-10-2023, 12:01 AM) -- Unfortunately, no.  The legs just arrived today, but they're terribly flawed.  Open glue seams, glue seams that stand proud of the wood, a shattered foo...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 1,865 921,201 03-13-2023, 07:58 AM
  0 Thread: My newest set of chisels
Post: RE: My newest set of chisels
I have some cheap chisels for certain tasks, but for the fine furniture joinery work I prefer my set of vintage Stanley 750s and the corresponding set of new LNs.  :D
 Danny in Houston Woodworking Hand Tools 18 5,712 03-07-2023, 05:03 PM
  0 Thread: My new router table top
Post: RE: My new router table top
Nice work!   Envious of your metal working abilities.   I also recently upgraded my router table - to save space and also improved quality.  My only skill contribution was to fit a small piece o...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking Power Tools 19 5,531 03-06-2023, 01:22 PM
  0 Thread: I Need Some Suggestions
Post: RE: I Need Some Suggestions
I asked ChatGP and got this: Hello, this is Bing. I'm sorry to hear that you are having trouble with changing the headstock spindle belt on your Delta 46-451 lathe. I have searched the web for some p...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking Power Tools 8 4,114 02-15-2023, 07:27 PM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
Cherry bedside table (1 of 2) first one in progress.  Sides are glued, now currently dry fitting the remaining joinery ready for complete glue up soon.
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 1,865 921,201 02-14-2023, 09:09 AM
  0 Thread: Plywood Gripe
Post: RE: Plywood Gripe
After you design your project, use a cutlist sheet goods optimizer (https://www.opticutter.com/cut-list-optimizer/result#form) to minimize waste of your sheet goods.  Then, at the point of purchase, y...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 17 5,821 01-10-2023, 04:36 PM
  0 Thread: Back in the Saddle
Post: RE: Back in the Saddle
Tapper Wrote: (01-06-2023, 10:50 AM) -- Looking good! I built 20+ drawers for some shop cabinets a couple of years ago and used my Incra jig on the router table to dovetail them. It was a production ...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 8 2,704 01-06-2023, 11:12 AM
  0 Thread: Back in the Saddle
Post: Back in the Saddle
Haven't cut a dovetail in about 8 years, completed a drawer for a build in for practice before I start my next furniture project.  I'm pleased with these:
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 8 2,704 01-06-2023, 09:50 AM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
After several years finally have my shop up and running again.
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 1,865 921,201 01-05-2023, 09:25 AM
  0 Thread: Pope Benedict Casket
Post: RE: Pope Benedict Casket
The casket also has compound angles.  If you have ever visited the Vatican it's easy to guess there are some very skilled craftsmen available.   Found this (https://www.nationalworld.com/news/world/p...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 8 3,418 01-05-2023, 09:13 AM
  0 Thread: Pope Benedict Casket
Post: Pope Benedict Casket
Hand cut dovetails?
 Danny in Houston Woodworking 8 3,418 01-05-2023, 07:18 AM
  0 Thread: Goodbye Powered Router Table
Post: RE: Goodbye Powered Router Table
Haven't cut a dovetail in about 8 years decided to do a practice box first before I start the furniture.  The practice box will be a build in drawer in our master bathroom, replacing a laundry chute w...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking Hand Tools 4 1,882 01-04-2023, 10:00 PM
  0 Thread: Goodbye Powered Router Table
Post: Goodbye Powered Router Table
finally setting up my workshop again after moving to a new house and a few years of inactivity.  Preparing to built a bedroom set, and I had previously used a powered router table to make my mortices ...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking Hand Tools 4 1,882 12-20-2022, 02:02 PM
  0 Thread: Need to make a basic router table for a PC 690
Post: RE: Need to make a basic router table for a PC 690
Ridgeway Wrote: (11-15-2022, 11:08 AM) -- Agree.  The mistake I made was getting a lift with fine adjust, rather than coarse.  Basically it taxes double the cranks to raise and lower the router.  Whe...
 Danny in Houston Woodworking Power Tools 12 4,581 12-05-2022, 03:49 PM
  0 Thread: WTB Drum Sander 16/32
Post: WTB Drum Sander 16/32
Looking for a medium size drum sander such as a Jet / Performax 16/32.
 Danny in Houston Tool Swap N' Sell 0 659 11-14-2022, 09:34 AM

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