May 25, 20188 yr Just happened on these videos on "must have " woodworking tools. How many of these do you have and how many should never have been made?? 5 Amazing Woodworking tools 5 Cool Woodworking Tools
May 25, 20188 yr The Wolfcraft drilling guide caught my eye. I would use the proper drill bits for the hole size though.
May 25, 20188 yr 2 hours ago, HandyDan said: The Wolfcraft drilling guide caught my eye. I would use the proper drill bits for the hole size though. Ya, I noticed that. Seemed like a sloppy fit. And what's with the "benchtop planner'? I've got a planer, but the planner is ME! John
May 28, 20188 yr The Makita Track saw has some good features. I didn't research the price but would guess it's still far less expensive than a Festool.
May 28, 20188 yr 43 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: but would guess it's still far less expensive than a Festool. most anything is...
May 28, 20188 yr WERN'T GONNA GIT INTO THIS TILL I SEEN THE LEFTHANDED HAMMER!!!!!!!!! GOOD GRIEF CHARLIE BROWN, AT'S LIKE NAILS FER THA WEST END OF A HOUSE????????
May 28, 20188 yr 6 minutes ago, Ol Buck said: AT'S LIKE NAILS FER THA WEST END OF A HOUSE???????? I always buy equal amounts of nails with heads on opposite sides...saves confusion; It does get a little more expensive when you have to buy the North & South headed nails though Must be because of that whole magnetic North thing
May 28, 20188 yr I still have a few of the nails with the heads on the bottom that I used for putting up a ceiling.
May 28, 20188 yr I still use the square nails, they hold better,and for floors the ones with the barbs good for eliminating squeaks and can be used for fishing in a pinch. Herb
May 29, 20188 yr 9 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: The Makita Track saw has some good features. I didn't research the price but would guess it's still far less expensive than a Festool. about $400 vs. Festool $660 + $92 (32") to $365 (95") guide rails.
May 29, 20188 yr 19 hours ago, Ol Buck said: WERN'T GONNA GIT INTO THIS TILL I SEEN THE LEFTHANDED HAMMER!!!!!!!!! GOOD GRIEF CHARLIE BROWN, AT'S LIKE NAILS FER THA WEST END OF A HOUSE???????? What! You don't have a left handed hammer? Wow! I bet even @Stick486 uses a left handed hammer
May 29, 20188 yr 16 hours ago, It Was Al B said: I still have a few of the nails with the heads on the bottom that I used for putting up a ceiling. Those are getting tougher and tougher to find...
May 29, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, schnewj said: Wow! I bet even @Stick486 uses a left handed hammer yup...
May 29, 20188 yr Nice tools...! I have some of them...couple are DIY... Ultimate Doweling Jig...gotta go ! $600+...WHAT...! ! ! Dowel Press...gotta go...if it made dowels longer than 6", maybe... I have the Worx jig/sawsall...love it...light, compact, great for tight spots, cuts straight...
May 29, 20188 yr I friend just got a dowel machine from another friend who got it when a lumberyard went out of business 20+ years ago. It's pretty cool. Blades are sort of a flattened "U" shape in different radii. Feed the square stock in from one end and the blades rotate via a motor, cutting off the outside and hand feed from there. Need to be careful as a third friend got some 2nd degree abrasion burns when it started spinning the square stock he was feeding. IIRC it was made in Nova Scotia. There's a couple of commercial dowel mfrs here in town, but they don't offer tours. One bought McFeeley's a couple of years ago. Sometimes I think Woodpeckers is trying to be the red jig and hand tool equivalent of Festool. I don't understand the economics of "one time tools" that need engineering, design,testing, prototyping, patents, machine set up, and promotion for a limited run. Edited May 29, 20188 yr by kmealy
May 29, 20188 yr 21 minutes ago, kmealy said: I don't understand the economics of "one time tools" that need engineering, design,testing, prototyping, patents, machine set up, and promotion for a limited run. Nope, me either except much high end user cost & profit directed specifically to a minority of "must have" collector/owners...end result, minimal inventory on a shelf. GM only made limited run of this year's Indy 500 Pace Car Corvettes too, but they pretty much sold them out. Commanded a premium price; limited market, but that market is willing to pay the price. Woodpeckers has some cool stuff and appears to be high quality but with their price point, they limit who will buy.
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