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Thanks again. Forrest,Your project turned out great. Just a little technical points on these.The slats,rails and stringers [or whatever they are called] are all mortised and tenoned into the legs with housed mortise joints.I then countersunk and screwed them from the out side.I cut tenon like caps t...

thanks guys.i appreciate it.

i used a 2 1/2" grinder on the oak seats.i do have the old school scorps for soft wood and hand done pieces but these weren't specific to hand tools only.The patterns were just winging it .i had this picture for basic design and went with that.I did the little turnings on the arm chairs on the ...

I made thiese chairs with plenty of help from my shop smith.100+ year old white oak barn timbers.Believe it or not the SS bandsaw went through as thick as 4" oak resawing ,no problems.

yes,I'm working on a way to sell that snow.I'm thinking quart Mason Jars full.Let the bidding begin! "Do I hear $5 a jar now $6?"

I know it's not to everyone's tastes but here it is.This table was built using a couple circa 1850 porch posts and some reclaimed barn wood from a barn built in 1906.I purposely did a minimal amount of staining and finishing to show case the old wood. i was going for the "We found this old tabl...

You should be proud.You did a great job.Congrats.

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It looks like a real good deal for you.Congrats.

I have a shopsmith, I use my shopsmith, I love my shopsmith, but in all honesty the criticisms listed above for a shopsmith are true. I think it is wrong to call a guy out and infer he doesn't know what he is talking about when he points out valid shortcomings of the Shopsmith. It is less than hone...