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- Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:57 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: About the wood
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28082
- Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:10 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: About the wood
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28082
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:41 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: About the wood
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28082
Too funny Nick....I must admit you have quite the wit. I was wondering, with such a lengthy resume, why is it you are here online begging Shopsmith customers for ways to save your job? Surely with your level of expertise and daunting skills you'd have thought of a dozen ways to right that sinking sh...
- Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:45 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: About the wood
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28082
Looks like you're cavalier about reading also. Read it again, QUARTERSAWN White Oak.
http://www.woodply.com/turningblocks.htm
http://www.woodply.com/turningblocks.htm
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:55 pm
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: About the wood
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28082
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:55 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: About the wood
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28082
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:35 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: About the wood
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28082
If this is your first woodworking project then I would suggest something a bit less demanding. White oak is not an inexpensive wood and the type of joinery called for in a Mission style piece requires skills that the average begining woodworker may not have. If you feel you're up to it then by all m...
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:32 am
- Forum: Beginning Woodworking
- Topic: About the wood
- Replies: 31
- Views: 28082
Specifically quarter sawn white oak known for it's distinctive rays and flecks. Many good woodworking magazines have ads showing where this wood can be purchased. Also, research the proper finishing materials and techniques to highlight the woods unique characteristics. Mission furniture is also hig...
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:43 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: How can we help Shopsmith?
- Replies: 192
- Views: 146567
Dusty, That is great that you can do the cutting and part making for these young people. But what is being discussed however is the sales of tools (Shopsmith vs. newer-designed/upgraded stand-alone tools). Are these young people purchasing tools from you? Do most of these young people know how to o...
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:03 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: How can we help Shopsmith?
- Replies: 192
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I once had the pleasure of inspecting Duncan Phyfe's tool box at the New York Historical Society in New York. While I didn't get to hold any of the original tools, I would guess that the heaviest among them was a wooden jointer plane that certainly weighed no more than 20 pounds. My Shopsmith weigh...