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Decorative Details Class with Garrett Hack

This past weekend my father-in-law and I had the pleasure of attending a two day class taught by Garrett Hack at Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking in Berea, Kentucky. It was an incredibly...

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Wire and Breaker Size for 3 hp motor

I am looking for some guidance on wire and breaker size to wire up my 220 volt 3 hp table saw. I will have to install a subpanel on the other side of my house to get to my garage and the wire run will...

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Preventing Table Saw, Jointer, etc. Rust

I got word I have to move to San Antonio from Memphis. Not good. Anyway, I will likely have my tools in storage for as much as a year until we get a house in San Antonio (long story). Anyone got any...

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Woodworking Shows

I have attended the Atlanta Woodworking shows for years but now that I live in Memphis, St. Louis is closer. Has anyone been to the show in St. Louis? Is it good? It is in Feb this year.

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Epoxy Floor Coverings

I was reading in the Fine Woodworking Tools and Shops issue about an epoxy floor covering that you can roll onto a concrete floor. They recomend you sprinkle sand onto he first coat and then apply a...

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E Bay Router Sets

I am looking at getting some raised panel cutter sets (panel raiser and rail & stile sets). Most of the name brand types sets (Amana, Frued, CMT, Whiteside, etc) are pretty steep in price. E bay...

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Grinding Wheels

Has anyone used the Norton 3X grinding wheels on a 3600 rpm grinder? These are the blue wheels that Norton sells that supposedly run much cooler. I had always thought that you needed one of those...

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Famowood for Filling Walnut Grain

I am working on a project with walnut. I will be filling the grain. Highland Hardware catalog says “Thinned with water to the consistendy of ketchup, Famowood becomes a superb surface filler, leveling...

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Deft Finish on African Mahogany

I had something very strange happen on a pair of end tables I am finishing up. They are african mahogany with a lot of inlay. Due to the inlay, I did not fill the grain for fear of messing up the...

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