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I wish I could take credit for this. I forget where I saw it

You’re welcome!

Marking gauges are more accurate.

@inkandbarrel thanks for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I totally see your point. Rob has done a video like what you are talking about. Here’s the link: th-cam.com/video/JTXGgZqnX0A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=UrZ2ZjVXqplsZAbm

Thanks Ben! Glad you enjoyed the video! Do you have any projects on the go?

@@garynelles I've been chainsaw milling some decent walnut logs. Really pretty slabs.

Cool!

Glad you enjoyed it.

You’re very welcome! I wasn’t going to do a video on this project, but I thought I would take a slightly different approach to making the video anyways. Thanks for tuning in.

Thank you very much for your kind words. Maybe it will inspire somebody else to think outside the box a little bit too.

Wow I’ve never been compared to Norm! Thanks for the compliment. I’m glad you liked the video

Thanks. I wasn’t sure if the design was a little too far-fetched or not so it’s nice to know that somebody likes it.

I just used a few standard hardware store “L” brackets. Nothing fancy. Thanks for watching Noella!

Thanks for the compliment. I am unsure how to help you because I have not had that machine for 1.5 years. I had so many problems with it so I returned it. Here’s my follow up video: Watch Before Buying a Laguna Jointer // It Might Save You Money th-cam.com/video/SRb7cEE0CI0/w-d-xo.html

Both outside layers are ½” thick. The gap/center space is 9/16”. Thanks for your support!

Thanks Seth!

That’s a good question. Maybe I threw this video together quickly in the middle of doing something else??? I really don’t remember.

Thank you. I appreciate your feedback!

It’s good to hear that you’re having better luck than I did. Laguna did tell me that they estimated 10 to 20% of their jointers had the same problem that mind did. Yes, I definitely had a dud.

I would have to go back to my receipts to see how much it cost but I don’t think I have any more than about $75 into this apron. I think I spent about $150 on enough waxed canvas, webbing, length adjusters, etc., but that would be enough to make two aprons so I have a bunch of extra stuff left over. For me it wasn’t so much about the cost but about being able to get an apron that was specific for how I worked that would hold the tools that I own. Keep in mind it took a lot of hours to produce because it was a one off product that I’m probably never going to make again. It took a while to design all the individual pockets. The base apron itself was super fast, but it was the pockets that took all the time. Once again, thanks for watching one of my videos!

@@garynelles ah, I was confused. Thot the basic one came from the company but of course u did say the gf made it so that is awesome. That is easily worth a few hundred. She did an amazing job too.

@victoryak86 i’ll let her know you approve!

@@garynelles ha ha absolutely 👍. Wasn’t intending to come across as some sort of expert esp design of an apron lol. I was just glad to see the magnet idea was thought of before (and probably a fairly common feature for all I know). I’m half way inspired to get some leather and the other parts but I’ll need more than a few instructional vids on sewing leather lol. But I’m sure if someone were to buy your exact apron as she made it, I think it would cost close to $900 (easily). The ones on that site before customizing are $650 I think.

Given the amount of time involved, I would just contact Leather By Dragonfly and get Michelle and Patrick to make me an apron so I could move on with life.

I have not done a dedicated video on my shooting board. I did build the Rob Cosman shooting board and that’s what I use. I typically use my Wood River 5 1/2 on my shooting board or my Veritas low angle jack plane. Either one works great. Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. I’m glad you seem to be liking my channel! Here’s a couple shooting board videos for you

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th-cam.com/video/ft_MSz-6guA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CRmIVYnY8LK3vj41

My apron does have a small rectangular area of magnets on it. It allows me to put drill bits or screws readily at hand. Interestingly enough I have used the magnet area more for a very small engineers square more than anything else

Good to hear. Keep me updated on the progress!

​@@garynelles finished the tops today, well, almost finished. Anyway, houndstooth dt's came out great thanks again for your instruction here on TH-cam! I tagged you in a photo on Instagram but i really don't know how that all works very well so might not have done it right. Anyway, thanks again sir!

@carlson.douglas.w dude, I just saw the instagram posts you made…. Your dovetails are: th-cam.com/video/KhNenN-3wg8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aS5Jgp-RrAM6dC7x

True

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Do it!

Hi Linda. I assume you mean the gap stop? It’s 1 1/2“ wide and you just pick it up and slide it one way or the other to make it change depth. Here’s a link: th-cam.com/video/NhYMDrhfzws/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sDRHWJZtFrzbqyKy

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it. Thanks for tuning in as well. Your assumption is correct.

Ya they look weird but after you’ve used one you’ll never want to go back to the stock ones even if your hands don’t have arthritis.

Basically neighbours!

@@garynelles Yes, very close indeed. Thank you for the awesome content.

You keep watching and I’ll keep creating!

@garynelles I will and it inspires me to do it. Maybe one day I'll share things I've made lol

I know the Dewalt 735 is about 90 lbs but offhand I don’t know about the sander. It’s fairly light. I would estimate less than 40 lbs. This design will work fine for any weight difference because when you are using one machine or the other all the weight is vertical. However, the top will be more challenging to flip the greater the weight difference is. I hope that helps.

@@garynelles Thanks for the reply, it is helpful.

You’re welcome

Greg,….. I accumulated 26 roll ups and decided to roll them all this morning. ALL 26 WON! Lots of coffees and donuts. A couple subscriptions to the athletic and a couple subscriptions to SiriusXM. Needless to say, I ended up buying a lottery ticket immediately following that.

@@garynelleswe weren't quite so lucky this year; only a handful of coffees, donuts, and points.

You are very welcome. I’m glad you liked it.

Yikes. It would seem as if somebody has already abandoned that machine. I’m speechless. Best of luck to you. If you do decide to unpack it and set it up, I do have a pretty comprehensive set up video. Laguna JX8 Assembly and Proper Table Alignment th-cam.com/video/l-3p0AyqUPc/w-d-xo.html

@@garynelles yes it came fully assembled it even had chips and saw dust in it? Like they tried it before shipping and then didn’t clean it out…. But with that said the indeed and outfeed tables are like in the “v” configuration lol to the blades …. Ugh

Wow. I’m beside myself.

@@garynelles yeah sucks both dealer and laguna are like we will see we will talk to the other mean while I have an expensive paper weight in my garage not even sure if I should take the time to complane or not

I’ve known a few people with the Veritas twin screw chain drive vice and nobody has had good luck with it. I’m not super familiar with it but something inside always loosens off and then the two handles hit each other and you can’t properly tighten it with enough pressure either. Google some reviews about it before buying one. I would hate to see you regret it after the fact. I know my neighbour wishes he didn’t have it. Yes Benchcrafted vises are great. I love mine. They are likely a little less expensive for us here in North America but they are still pricey. I figured I would have and use it for 30 years so I just bought them. So far no regrets. Happy woodworking Mikey!

Any bench is better than no bench at all. I love my Roubo. Definitely use hardwood for your next bench. You won’t regret it. Thank you for another comment…. Keep them coming!

@@garynelles over in the UK, sycamore can be pretty affordable. I understand it's similar to soft American maple, so perfect for this kind of thing. The other alternative is using oak beams. They're also produced up here for architectural uses, so also reasonably cheap if you don't mind air dried to a higher moisture content.

I would personally avoid air dried lumber for a bench if it’s greater than 2” thick but that’s just me. I would be concerned that it would still move around and my bench top may not stay flat all year long.

Mikey, thank you so much for commenting. I really appreciate it. Comments like yours help motivate me to continue creating content. I’m sorry to hear that your shop has had some bad luck.

@@garynelles it'll all be for the good in the end, I now get to build a far larger, more sturdy workshop shed that'll be much less frustrating to work in. It's just going to cost a bit of time and money to build.

If I understand what you typed correctly, then that will not draw bore the joint when you hammer the dowel into it

I’m hoping to get a lot of use out of it Kevin. Thank you for tuning in!

Super easy!

It’s my understanding that the round bottom spokeshaves are intended to do inside curves, but it seems like most people just use a flat bottom one and have the blade protrude out the bottom more so that they can do an inside curve. I’ve used it a little bit more since releasing the video and they’re pretty easy to use. You get the feel of it very quickly. You should give it a try Scott. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it.

They are quite easy to set up and use. This one worked even better after I sharpened it.

I don’t recall exactly what I did in that video but currently when I sharpen my chisels I do 2 or 3 at a time. I start by flattening the water stones then I sharpen the widest one first and work towards sharpening the narrowest one last. The whole time I work the whole surface of the water stones to reduce the amount of dishing out that may occur. Although in an ideal world you want the edge straight, it doesn’t have to perfectly straight. They can be slightly imperfect and the chisel will still cut just fine so you can get away without constantly flattening the water stones for sharpening chisels. Plane irons on the other hand require the stones to be perfectly flat for top performance. Thanks for watching, I hope it helped!

Although I see your point, I don’t necessarily agree 100% with you because the callipers still have a flat spot at the end that is 1/32 of an inch wide so it’s not a knife edge cutting in. It’s just simply less surface area between the jaws compared to deeper in the jaws so yes, it may be possible to compress the shaving somewhat. Regardless of whether or not, we agree or disagree I did what you said, and measured four layers to be 0.0025” so one shaving is 0.000625” thick. Your comment is highlighting a very good point that we need to be aware of the methods in which we test and report data. If we do multiples of something the error can compound or multiply several times over. Also, if we squeeze the callipers harder they will give us a smaller measurement. Thanks for your comment David. It helps keep all of us on our toes and thinking.