Blue is old and came with NiCd batteries
Green is new and comes with Li batteries

Old blue will run with new Li batteries; tools themselves are probably about the same regardless of color.

very nicely built! thats some clear pine! did ya work from roughsawn? are you spraying or brushing the paint?
lookin at the pic i was wonderin what the step under the left side was for.
i need to wake up!

OMG - I need another cup of coffee to insure my eye balls are in focus! You should patient the process but before you do. tell us how you did that-- please.

I tried a test with water based stain and was unhappy with the result. I wound up using shellac with transtint as a tone coat. I was trying to match walnut and it worked well. The problem I see with what you want to do is that the BB ply is likely darker than your Beech. The BB will take stain etc. just fine but I don't know how to make it lighter than it is. Hopefully my memory is off and BB is lighter so you could use a good oil based stain, transtint directly or a shellac tone coat. The tone coat is the easiest to make work.

Ok, that's freakin' COOL!!!!

Nice work!

Spoken like a true Texan "Howdy". Welcome aboard and looking forward to hearing your in put as well. Just ask away.

I try to use styles in the remodeling I've done and furniture I've built that are consistent with the architectural style of my house. But in the end I do what pleases me, with no thought of resale value. Bathrooms and kitchens get remodeled every 15 to 25 years most of the time so it's not like those are forever decisions. Whoever buys my house must like it or they won't buy it.

John

For me I generally use the chop saw for rough, and the TS with a sled for final. I swap blades on my TS for rip, cross cut, etc. So using a cross cut designed blade, and the sled I can get squeaky tight cuts with little effort. Chop saws have way too much movement to be accurate. BS really isn't designed to do cross cuts, especially on longer work, support is such an issue there. Plus most blade sets will leave your final cut with a grossly wavy edge which you would have to shoot, for it not to be gappy.

Beautiful, Ron!

This one ALMOST seems too busy at the toe end for me, but I can appreciate the style. Your tote shaping is fantastic and the grain direction is perfect.

Yeah, I'm a fan.

I have the same grizzly that is listed. It has been a solid user with no trouble at all. The most I would pay it though is about $150.