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Hello, If it is a paid job, you are going to have to tool up and cost it into the job. The best method is to route them with a guide bush in a router, a straight bit with a plunge cut and a circular template. If you have a wood turning lathe, you can make your own templates. Otherwise you'll...

Hello, Elm is a difficult one. It is no good keeping the log in the round, it needs to be reduced into boards or at least into quarters, otherwise it will crack horribly as it dries out and be unusable. I've done this myself by splitting the log with a maul, splitting wedges and froe, the old...

Hello, Don't take this as argumentative, I'm just saying. Dovetails have lots and lots of side grain to side grain glueing area, they will absolutely resist any tendency for drawer sides to cup. The thinner the stock, the less force the cupping can exert on the joints. If resawing stock for...

: I hope your injury is healed nicely by now! :lol: Mike.

Hello, I would not get a Record Power BS 250, as they are not worth the space in the workshop IMO. You can definitely do anything with hand tools, as efficiently and more quietly than one of those. If you do decide on a bandsaw, get the biggest you can afford, you will always increase your...

Hello, Of course anything and everything can be made with hand tools alone, I just don't want to keep writing that disclaimer every time I reply. If the OP wants a hand tool only shop, then fair enough. But bandsaws in this day and age are so affordable, I would certainly have one over deep...

Hello, The limiting factor for the tightness of a curve is the width of the sawblade and its kerf. It cannot do a curve any tighter than the space it cuts for its own width to turn in, irrespective of the guides. I want my guides to keep the blade facing forward, so I can guide the work through...

Hello, With all those other planes, no you don't need one, unless you just want one. The fact that you are asking, probably means you want one! Mike.

Hello, "Wood absorbs more heat than it generates" wow, he does talk tripe, that Snodgrass fellow. Don't think I believe a word he says. The blade should remain straight ahead, the wood turns the curves. Simples. The only explanation for the device I can see is, he made them and has to sell...

Hello, How would a bandsaw not be essential for making jewellery boxes? Small boxes need thin stock, resawing from thicker stock is absolutely necessary. And what about curvy things, although bandsaw boxes have no appeal for me, some people like them :roll: curved things open up a whole new...

Hello, Waters stones are mentioned in the Record Planecraft book IIRC. My copy is a revised edition from 1954, can't say if it was in the earlier editions. Not such a new fad! Mike.

Hello, Not really. It is fairly irrelevant as to the thickness or the timber, 2 inch thick flat sawn boards will and do cup, so making the drawer sides thicker will not prevent cupping. In fact the thinner sides are less likely to, simply because the dovetails have an easier job restraining the...

Hello, I've always had good results with hard maple for drawer sides. Looks good with cherry; mahogany looks blooming awful TBH, though fine in other respects. Maple has excellent wear resistance, actually waxes itself in use. I have a set of kitchen cabinets in constant use for over a 12...

Hello, I have the GCM 10 SD and love it. I don't think you can go wrong with one. I am quite brand loyal to Bosch, though, but for good reason, I never found their tools to be lacking in any way. Mike.

Hello, http://www.evenfallstudios.com/metrolog ... isons.html Here is a simple chart, that is useful, there are loads more in depth and comprehensive charts, but for a quick idea without being too technical this OK . Mike.

Hello, Unfortunately, there are 3 main grading systems for abrasive sizes, and they do not correspond. The European one we know P and F followed by a number, (wet and dry paper commonly use them) the American one CAMI and a Japannese one. So if you try to compare a Japanese water stone to a...

Hello, Custard, Won't Felder just sell the block as a spare part, they needn't know it is for an upgrade. I hear what you are saying about the advantages, I was reasonably sold on the idea when I used my American friend's Powermatic with spiral block. And I won't be taking massive swipes with...

Hello, Has anyone with experience of spiral cutter blocks on planer thicknesses, any opinions as to their advantages/disadvantages. My first experience of one was ind the USA. About 12 years ago. I remember at least one of the knives left a ridge in the work, as it was obviously not seating in...

Hello, Absolutely! Or make it 10% bigger and sell to the American market! :lol: Mike.

Hello, The general consensus of the designer makers I know, is that if a design varies by at least 10% from the original, then it starts to be OK. I don't know how this is measured, I guess it is a gut feeling, but above this threshold, I suppose it cannot easily be contested legally, so is not...