Hello! I have a 10 year old that has started learning about woodworking through boy scouting.

Are there any kits (including tools) that will let him take the basic skills he’s learned to the next level? I’ve seen kits from a company like BeaverCraft but don’t know anything about them.

I have a Milwaukee m12 screwdriver right now. Looking to get an m12 fuel drill on Black Friday but I’m also wondering if impact drivers are used? I want to make dressers and tables as a hobby.

I had a few trees come down so I bought a mill for my chainsaw. Originally I had planned to store the lumber in my garage and basement. I'm now realizing I don't have enough room in my garage and my basement is super musty.

So, if I stack the wood with air flow but it's out in the elements, will it still dry out? I know it'll gray but I'll have to ckean up the boards anyway.

Yellow pine, white oak, and tulip poplar if that makes a difference.

Hey all. I am having some trouble making a decision on a dust collector and would love some feedback.

I was going to go with the Powermatic PM1300TX-CK (2 micron, canister style), because it is in my price point, Powermatic is a step above JET, and I like that it goes down to 2 microns.

I was basically decided and then I came across this article from Wood Magazine, which recommends the JET DC-1100VX-5M (5 micron, bag style).

The article runs test on dust collectors and found that while the Powermatic had better airflow, the JET performed the best of all the collectors for filtration, and that the Powermatic was actually the worst in the entire test.

This seems contrary to what one would assume - the Powermatic is supposed to filter finer particulates (2 microns compared to 5) and Powermatic is supposed to be a superior brand to JET. (It also costs a few hundred dollars more).

So I am wondering what folks here think of this test and what they might recommend. Go with what the (one) test says, or stick with what is advertised as the better performing dust collector? Also, what do people think about bag vs canister on these?

Thank you!

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I have the opportunity to buy a woodmaster 612. Any experience using one? I understand that it's actually a Bellsaw planer, and pretty much bomb proof.

Looking for opinions on how well they work and confirmation that they last forever. What's your experience with snipe on these?

My next project is possibly going to be a Morris Chair but the plans don't account for the upholstery. It's not just a cushion on a slat frame; it's sinuous springs attached to a sized wooden frame.

Is this something any local upholstry shop will do? Does anyone know if I bring the completed chair into the upholstry shop, or do I build the frame and bring that in? Help me with the process please.

Thanks!

Hello everyone. Manufacturer recommended that i make this jig with mdf, but i prefer not to use mdf ue to its health concerns, what can i replace it with? Plywood? Normal planed wood such as beech or maple?

Hey woodworkers,

The wood I crosscut keeps tearing/splintering using a fixed circular saw. The saw blade is a 'General purpose' blade for riping and crosscutting.

Also, yes I know my blade is due for a clean... I'm getting round to it!

Thank you!

I need a proper table saw to replace the warrior 10" POS i build into a table as my first project, and this popped up on marketplace right away.

Its only 22 years old, which i think isn't bad for these? I can't tell much about the condition from the pictures so I'm hoping that you savvy veterans might have an opinion on whether or not I should pick this up.

It's only ~5 miles away, but I do need to rent a truck to move it and figure out how to get someone to help, so all of that is a consideration too.

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I appreciate your help in advance!

I'm going to make some file handles on the lathe for my first woodworking project and would like to get some nice wood. Obviously I'll only need a few small pieces, so where do you guys go for something like that?

I recently moved into a home and the previous owners had a desk between two built-ins (base cabinets, counter top and shelves). They used it as an office but we don't need that and wanted to change it to a dry bar. We removed the desk (loose fitted in the space), got more base cabinets and a butcher block counter top.

I shimmed the back wall and bottom of the cabinets to make them space the space level across the face and are level from to back. The issue I have is not with the butcher block. There is existing molding on the built-in tops with an ogee profile. My initial plan was to use the off-cut of the butcher block as a guide to cut it with an oscillating tool, then slide the block underneath, but of course, it doesn't meet up nicely with the two, and a gap would still exist.

Looking for some help with the best way to finish this. My new though is to notch out and L for the majority of the counter top so it can slide under the molding, and then for the front inch or so, use a rasp and sand paper to try and match the negative of the ogee profile so it fits nice and hides the gap.

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I would like to stain the wooden rails in my house and a coffee table matte black. I've already tried painting the rails black with high-quality Sherwin Williams water-based paint, but that has only lasted 1 year and now I'm getting lots of wear on high-traffic areas where people put their hands. I've honestly always known the paint option is temporary and wouldn't last long, but it was the quickest option as we were moving into this new home.

No that's we've fully settled in, I'm ready to redo it all the right way...and restore a coffee table in the process with the same color. What are my best options to get a more durable matte black look?

I have a problem. I LOVE tools. Recently I’ve been wondering about upgrading my ROS to a higher-end mirka-style and I’m wondering if the juice is worth the squeeze. I’m already using cubitron discs and I never knew that there was this much of a difference. So now I’m wondering if there is a better experience that I just don’t know about. Thanks in advance!

So I'm getting old and standing on the cement in my shop is hurting my back more and more. So my question to this subreddit is what do you put on your shop floor to cushion but is still easily sweepable?

Wife wanted a coat rack that didn't have visible hooks all the time, so I found some foldable white metal hooks that I am going to recess into this rack I just built and paint it all white to match the rest of the trim in the house. I thought the cove moulding would be a nice touch to it but also don't want it to not flow with the rest of the trim. If it helps, the house design is "coastal" style.

Rack without cove

Test piece of cove for visual

Foyer area. Rack will go where the arrow is pointing

High quality furniture/box hardware.

Looking for recommendations for lesser known hardware brands that make high quality parts like knobs, hinges, pulls, feet, etc.

Basically looking for brusso alternatives.

Thanks.

Hey everyone! Every year in my family we do a secret Santa and we drew names today and I need to make a project for a four year-old boy. He’s into all of the classic boy things like trucks and dinosaurs, but I’m completely lost on what I should make for him.

Please let me know if you have any idea ideas thank you !

My brother from the United States is going to visit me soon. He is a carpenter, I used to work with him for a while before I went back to Europe.

Over here, woodworking turned into a hobby. I mainly do cutting boards, small tables and other small projects.

What are cool woodworking related things you can think of which only exist in the USA or are just more affordable in the US, so he could bring them for me?

I’m using mainly Milwaukee M18 tools, in case that matters.

Thank you

Hey guys, One of my good mates recently passed away in a Tragic Shark Attack, He was a professional Diver and loved everything to do with the Ocean, I’m after some inspiration for a memorial piece I’m going to build for his friends and family, I want something that everyone can see/enjoy and will pay homage to the great man he was. Any Ideas/Inspiration will be much appreciated TIA