Recent content by Blaidd-Drwg

One of my favourite furniture restorers on YouTube has many decades of experience and does excellent work. But every time he goes near his table saw I cringe. When I first started watching him his table saw practices almost made me stop, but I have just resigned myself to cringing once in a...

I haven't seen the word "Linux" mentioned here, so here goes... This is not an immediate solution to your problem but more long term if you intend to keep the computer as long as possible. Some Linux distros are very user friendly now and have the same functionality for the user as a Windows...

I built one bench (my very first) with both power and hand tools and then my second was just hand tools. I was very glad to get my first one finished, just so I could start other projects. My second took quite a bit longer but I value the muscle memory I gained in using the hand tools...

Wife works at a care facility so we will both get the booster. A couple of friends are immunocompromised so we are getting the next one soon.

I use drawer liner for things like this as well as for my sharpening stones, to keep them from moving while I work with them. I've sanded and even planed small things and they don't move around. https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Grip-Original-Non-Adhesive-Cabinets/dp/B07773PQG7/ref=sr_1_5?

I've been using 'woodies' for several years and now I have several that are tuned for specific tasks, so I don't need to tune them as frequently. I have found that, once they are tuned, they are very easy to use over long periods of time.

I also recommend Chippendale. I took the professional course a few years ago and not only do they teach furniture making and design, but also the business and marketing aspects of woodworking.

I second this. I've had Gramercy clamps along with Rockler and a couple pair of holdfasts that don't have names. I use the Gramercy exclusively unless I need to use more than 2 at a time, then I'll choose one of the others.

I've used something similar before.

This is fascinating. When I was in class, this was the most difficult thing I tried. But it's also the one thing I want to get back into (gilding).

Just finished insulating my pole shed and then installed a ductless mini split just in time for two weeks of high 90 degree Fahrenheit "spring" weather. It made a massive difference.

I also have a concrete floor and I'm getting some mats this weekend. I've already dropped a few things and broken most of them, so I want to get some protection down before I break something valuable, like a plane. I do like the concrete for rolling my benches and shelves around and it's easy...

I don't like felt because it picks up little pieces of grit and small rocks and drags them across the floor. I have tried hot gluing a thin piece of leather (smooth side down) and it doesn't seem to pick up as much.

Reminds me a bit of when Peter Follansbee talks about “horror vacui” - that fear of un-decorated spaces typical of the true 17th-century style.

Gorgeous work.