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Hi Mark, That’s an AGS 10 or 12 (hard to tell from the photos but looks more like a 10 to me) with a bursfold sliding table attachment that fits to the left of the table. A clever arrangement but not strictly a dimension saw as the part of the table adjacent to the saw is static. I’d check all...

I routed out a housing for the fixed jaw of my vice in the front of the bench and then covered the jaw with leather. It has worked extremely well in the past year and a half, with no damage to the stuff it has held, while remaining easy to remove in case maintenance is required. I’ve got some...

I managed to get an hour or so in the shed tonight so I checked on the boards. Still behaving themselves I’m glad to say but the moisture reading on the resawn faces is considerably higher than the outside of the boards (if you see what I mean) so I put them back in the cramps and got on with...

Yep that was my thought as well when I fitted my vice. Whatever works for the user though as I can see pros and cons either way. Since I finished my bench I haven’t once wished the vice was proud but that's down to how I work. Paul Sellers always has a proud vice and he has probably forgotten...

My concern would be whether the temporary measures you have taken to straighten it out now will keep it straight in future. I would have thought that you don’t want to be faced with a misbehaving board in the finished item if your chest demands that piece be true. I should say however that...

As it’s not some expensive hardwood we’re talking about, I’d just get another length of pine if it were me. The time and effort that goes into projects is much more valuable than what a stick of redwood would set you back.

Apologies for the delayed update. I’m afraid that often is the way of things with my woodworking as I have to scavenge time in the shed to make progress. This makes setbacks all the more galling... The next thing I wanted to do was work on the top. This was to be a floating board held captive...

What was behind that choice, if you don’t mind me asking, Marcos? Wouldn’t it make more sense to just get a good quality combo machine and use that rather than consuming double the space and probably as much money?

Great stuff Pete. What do you use for the pins BTW? At a guess I’d say they aren’t sharpened masonry nails which was what I was thinking of using.

Awesome stuff as always Bob, really clever and well done.

Very nice indeed Rod. Well done.

Wow! I picked up one just like that at a car boot sale a few years ago! Always assumed it was a dovetail marker although the angles on this one aren't the same - that is to say the rake on one side of the marker is a bit more than on the other side. Obviously the kid who made this was not a...

Thanks for the tips everyone. Last night I set about doing the deep rip/resaw. First I had to fabricate a taller fence for that purpose as although the cast iron fence on a 352 is rock solid it is only a couple of inches tall: Getting this right took a while as I had to ensure it was square...

Let us know how you get on HOJ.

Just checked my sales receipt and the blade is actually a 3/4” x 3/4” varitooth. IIRC that was meant to be better for resawing than the 6tpi I thought it was. Not sure if it will make a huge difference though?

Like a snail with a limp :mrgreen:

Thanks everyone. That’s just the info I was looking for. I’ve a nice sharp 6tpi 3/4” tuffsaws blade in my bandsaw (an old but good 352) so I’m hoping that with a slow and steady feed rate I’ll get something approaching the figures you state.

Hi everyone. Quick question from me: I have a squared up length of oak, 23” long by 8” wide and 1” thick which I’d like to use as the book matched top for a box I’m making. The top will be captured in grooves. If I were to resaw this as planned what would my likely final thickness be? I’m...

A topic I feel I can definitely contribute to - as it involves cack handedness around the bench :). In January of last year I made my own and posted it as a project thread. Since then I’m glad to say that it has seen quite a bit of use, although not as much as I would have liked. Fortunately I...

These are the hide glues I’ve got btw: Reading the blurb on the front it seems like the pearl glue would be best (unless gesso means “gluing up tight dovetails).