I have a 4' jointer jig for my table saw, but it has limitations. I was wondering... can you cut a straight edge with the track saw, use that as the reference edge, then get a good jointed edge on the table saw without the jig?

I haven't seen anyone do this on YouTube, but it seems kind of straight forward unless I'm missing something.

Just bought this saw and set it up, there’s a super slight variation between the fixed and rotating surfaces that wasn’t present on the DeWalt it’s replacing. When sliding a board in from either side, it barely catches on the edge where the round part meets. It’s the same on either side, and isn’t very pronounced, but I feel like I should be able to slide a board in from either side without anything catching, even if it’s very slight. Anyway is this normal? Is there a way to adjust it? Is it even worth worrying about since the saw is bench mounted? Seemed like a real nice saw, just wanna make sure it’s not flawed given the price.

Fungus likes my bamboo table, too much.

Looking for advice. I have (had) a very nice patio table made from bamboo ply, cut into 6" strips and mounted on a metal frame. For the past few years I've been battling mold infections because my climate is warm with high humidity and sometimes water rests for too long before evaporating off (it's not covered). I've tried refinishing it, applying oil-based stains, Lasure (a type of french product for wood protection here, a transparent exterior stain). The infections come back.

With a cover, humidity is sufficient to bred more fungus.

Any suggestions for how to bring this back to health - I don't mind recoating once per year. At this rate, I'm stripping and sanding it once a year anyway...

Hey woodworkers! The mods here gave me the green light to announce our Winter-Themed Woodcarving Contest over on r/Woodcarving. Whether you're new or experienced, we'd love to see your creations! You'll find all the details on our pinned post!

I'm a fan of protecting my body but having eye protection, a respirator, and ear protection is just too many things that don't really work well together sitting on my head. Has anybody used a full face respirator/ mask kind of thing? Why aren't they more popular?

This one seems pretty good, does anybody have feedback?

https://pekesafety.com/products/powercap-active-particulate-papr?variant=31337357738062

Building my first woodworking shop and I was wondering which online and physical stores I should be watching for good Black Friday sales on woodworking equipment. I already have the 15% Harbor Freight coupon, but I was wondering if there are other email lists I should be subscribing to in order to find some good deals. I’m particularly interested in sales for clamps. Thanks!

I grabbed this Ridgid joiner for 75 bucks today! Needs the blades sharpened but other than that it works great!

Ive read some useful posts on this topic before but just thought I'd ask for any tips or good sources of information for building your own sauna. I've been looking into it for a while now but any general advice would be great :)

So this is something I am wondering as a beginner, but as someone without a lot of space it makes me particularly curious, but what do you do with the furniture you build? Like if it is stuff you build for the joy of building it but don't necessarily have a need, where does it go? Like say a bookcase or chair or big table or chest of drawers, etc....do you sell them? Thanks.

Here are a couple of my first attempts. The thinner one is made from standing dry crabapple tree branch. The other is made from driftwood from the Great Miami River with a piece and walnut maybe (piece of pallet banding wood from Lowe's FREE!) and a broken off branch knotted White Oak. Finished with Teak oik and Howards Feed and Wax.

Hi everyone,

I just had a general question for everyone related to woodworking school. I am relatively new to woodworking, but I have always been interested in it. Over the past few months I have taken a number of classes at a couple of woodcraft locations, began reading some books about woodworking, and obviously watched numerous videos. After taking the woodcraft classes it seems that a few of the very talented instructors went to furniture making school at some point in their lives. I am very interested in making furniture and I will soon be taking a Furniture Making 101 course at woodcraft. While they do offer a Furniture Making 201 course (less frequently), I am wondering if taking both course will actually give me the full confidence to make some pieces of furniture on my own.

I would love to attend furniture school, but all of them that I have seen are multiple states away from me. Having a full time job, a home, etc, that obviously makes it very difficult to attend on of these schools both financially and locations wise. My question is, how would you go about learning enough to feel confident enough to make furniture? Are there online furniture making schools? If there are obviously they can’t be as good as hands on instruction.

I would love to make furniture for myself, my family, friends, and probably some pieces to sell. Help me out! Give me some ideas if you have any! I’m all ears!

Hello! I’m interested in buying a Kreg foreman and I see a used older db110 for sale. I don’t believe this model is made anymore. It looks more robust than the current model the db210. I have seen that sometimes new models of tools are improved and sometimes tools are made worse.

Does anyone have experience with these and feel like one is superior to the other?

Thanks in advance!

Current table saw: 9” Beaver/Rockwell contractor type, circa 1980s. Motor hangs out the back, belt drive etc. Full cast wings on both sides, and the fence is cast and slides along the 1” round rails that also hold the wings. You know the type - no roving knife, guard etc. Resides on a mobile base. In terms of ability to cut wood, it does what I need no doubt.

Current space - crazy bad floor of patches together concrete. Extremely tight, and it’s Jenga to move so any project, let alone one involving the table saw. I spend far more time shuffling shit around so I can work than I spend working, and it just sort of sucks.

Would you recommend: remove rails and go aftermarket for fence, so you retain function without the size? Cut the rails off at the wings and just deal with not having them at all? Get a job site saw and pass this one along? Any other suggestions?

Normal use: little projects, frames, shelves, some furniture scale stuff. Hobbiest only.

Thanks for your thoughts folks. Just struggling to figure out what the best oath forward is.

Made a gift for someone (to put their weed in) and I haven't decided if I love it or hate the look of these yet. Leaning more towards hate though and thinking about starting over.

Just purchased a practically new Grizzly G1026 Shaper 3hp with a 1/2hp power feeder.

I am just finishing multiple room remodel and am hoping to mill down and cut some simple profile trim in walnut to trim out the rooms.

Can anyone point me towards a good resource for safely using this machine? I have experience with tablesaw, router tables, planers, jointers etc so understand wood tooling, but have never used a shaper before and want to be as cautious as possible.

Also. Open to any recommendations on where to buy cutters. Amana?

Thanks all

It looks like they ran out of one type of wood and matched with another. Are these both maple? If so is there anything I can do to make them more closely match in color? This is going to be used as a desk top.