While putting away toys..found this in a drawer..
   
Seems to be a way to open it up and sharpen it?
   
Just have to figure HOW to sharpen it.....
   
Before I can place it into a Brace drill.....

How cold can it be and still pour concrete. Should take roughly 3 yards. Adding on to the porch to make a 3 season room. I have been to busy to start it earlier but the wife wants it now if not yesterday. I don't mind working in the cold just not in the snow.

Is it asking for trouble to have sliding doors ride directly in dado tracks directly in the plywood or would it be better to line the dadoes with some commercial track product?

Been reading through some older posts and haven't gleaned much for my project situation. I'm building an large built-in for my daughter's house. The casework will be painted, and for contrast they want the bookshelves to be maple - not stained, just sealed and finished. I've built the shelves by doubling up maply ply with solid maple banding. I want a satin amber hue that's durable. I don't have spray equipment, so will be limited to brushing or wiping. 

Woud Zissner Amber Shellac followed by General Finishes High Performance satin be a good combination? Or would Arm-R-Seal Satin be a simpler process? The more I read, the less confident I feel. 

TIA!

I want to make a coffee table for the LOML.  Is there a standard for the length in relationship to the sofa?  Should the 1.61 : 1 ratio be applied to the top.  A 44" long table would be 27 1/2" wide.  That seems a little wide to me.  I already know that I will be making the top 20" from the floor.  The design will make that dimension easy to lower by cutting off the legs.

Festool MFT/3 - $500
Local pickup in SoCal’s Inland Empire

The table’s front rail has a nick in the metal from an overly deep cut but it is totally functional.

Comes with over $100 worth of bench dogs from TSO and Veritas,  a wedge clamping system worth $40, and leg stiffeners from Festool.

Does NOT come with the original track that came with the table.  That track is worth $80 at Amazon.  The original track met with a kickback and got scared.  You can have it for $80.

I think I’m going to get one of these Bora Centipede folding work tables. Trying to cut down sheet goods on my garage floor is killing my back. I want the 36 height, and I noticed that I can get the 30 » with the 6 «  height extensions for about $70 less than the 36 » model. Is the 36 » model worth the extra $, or are the extensions just as good?

I always wanted to be able to construct tambours, and have started a test project, a small pencil box, the plans for which were obtained from the wood archivist website. The author describes using Irish linen bedded in yellow glue to hold the slats of the tambour together. He advised caution and wax to avoid accidentally gluing the slats together.

I've seen other authors recommend silk or canvas in place of the linen, and contact cement for the adhesive. I think a milled ball and socket joint is sometimes used.

Are there other methods of holding a tambour together? Has anyone ever tried using a permanent tape like Gorilla Waterproof Patch and Seal in place of a fabric? I'm currently planning to try that tape. If it works well, it will be a major improvement over fiddling with glue and fabric.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Do I need to calibrate my Festool parallel guides, regular and thin cut, every time I put them on the track? Or should they stay true when I take them off and on.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

not sure if everyone knows this but Acme tools are selling jet clamps with buy one get one free on the 24", 31" and 40"

https://www.acmetools.com/jet/hand-tools/

Lean~