The infeed table is what presents the board to the knives. Will it still be flat? Yes. Should it be coplaner with the outfeed? Yes. If say your operators side is lower that the pulley side on the infeed table, you will always end up cutting more off and in just a few passes, the operators side will be 1/2" thick and the pulley side will be 1". It will be flat, yes, but not exactly what you were expecting.

Guy was giving this away at B&B, I posted "I'm in" and I got it! Free shipping too.


Edwin Jagger de89 with a Muhle handle




Really nice shaver!

Start them all with the drill press and drill to max depth then finish them with a 1" ships auger. Its edges will guide it straight by following the previous hole

I've never used Padauk either, but most wood darkens and/or fades from exposure to UV light. Cherry darkens initially, but eventually fades. Walnut fades from the get go. I guess Padauk just fades, too, or maybe turns a different color, but I don't really know. Anyway, if UV light is the culprit the only way to stop it, or at least delay it, is to use a finish with a dual UV package. One component protects the finish itself from yellowing, the other protects the underlying wood. General Finishes makes one product I'm aware of that has that dual package, High Performance Poly. I've used it on a few cherry pieces and, after 5 years, they have not changed or if they have it's so little that I can't tell. SW's also makes what I'm told is an excellent product but I've never used it because I think it's only available in 5 gal minimum quantities. ML Campbell and others probably make similar products in solvent base; the GF HP Poly is the only one I know that I can buy in gallons or quarts and is WB.

John

I'm thinking brace

He usually does.

You might ask a sign shop. I think they use it often.
Jim

I did the same thing a few weeks back. Just bought my first house at 23, wanted to spruce up the Ash floors. Cleaned it with mineral spirits, 1 coat of the Dewaxed Shellac mentioned, and a few coats of Bona Traffic HD. Was worried about it because it's a 2 part and I've never touched the stuff. Used a 9" deck applicator on a broom handle. Went on in a breeze.

Put it on really heavy or it will alligator in thin spots. $120 a gallon but the results are worth it. Keep animals outside where they belong and it will hopefully last for decades.

Do what you can to keep hair and dust off the floor when finishing. Not sure how anyone is able to do that, I can attest. But for the $175 spent on 350 sq ft of hallway and living room, couldn't be happier. Best of luck with the construction! The experts will be along shortly for feedback.

Jake

Excellent resource. I have a first ed of Marquetry on my shelf.

Mine is undergoing surgery right now, but essentially I have several cabinets saved from Habitat for humanity. Mine happen to match, that was a first time though

I build a low slung plywood base with 2x4" on top of the plywood, and mount the wheels on the bottoms of the overhanging 2x4's. See pic, but that is for a single cab I use as a rolling tool carry. Mostly I put a lunchbox planer on this one. This allows a drop of 1 1/2" to 3" of height over many ho made bases where the wheels are just put under everything and the cabinet sitting on top of it all.



My chop saw stand used to have folding wings, which came down for the arms on either side of the saw for work support. I have more room now and am planning a 8' long version, with the saw set over to the right side to allow longer stock to sit on the right of the blade. I have had chop saws since before they offered dual bevel options, so I'm used to working from one side. My plan is to mount 3 or 4 Hab for Hum cabinets on the base, and top it with a sheet of ply with a 2x4 support frame boxed around the cabs, so as not to increase height, set the saw up on that, and build boxes on top at the saw plate height to support stock. Those will have T Track to make sets for length limiters. (repetitive cuts).

Between the cabinets below I will leave open a space to put a dust vac, and plan to have a box mounted on top of and behind the saw that will catch all (maybe most, fingers crossed) of the dust coming off the saw, and pull it away via the vac. I'll make pics as I get it going.