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  1. rob.nester

    New tool, yay! How to get it home?

    My new powermatic 8” jointer came into the store (yay) now I have to figure out how to get it to the house. Anyone in the Holly Springs / Cary area and willing to help me out?
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    "Classic Joints with Power Tools"

    Anyone in the RDU area have a copy I could borrow for a bit?
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    3/4 Plywood span?

    I'm curious if anyone knows what the max span is for 3/4" ply? I'm designing a new desk for my office and I'm thinking that I want to just use ply (probably 3/4 maple or walnut) and I wondered if I could make it 8 feet wide or not. I'm attaching an image of the design and would love feedback. My...
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    Trestle table in maple & bloodwood

    Finally getting around to posting this. Any feedback / comments are welcome! see more here: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=2966
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    Electrician recommendation in Holly Springs / Apex / Raleigh

    Hey folks, I need to get a 220 line in my garage and the wife want's a "licensed electrician" to do it... (something about not wanting me to electrocute myself...) Anyways, anyone have any recommendations for a licensed electrician who won't charge me an arm and a leg....
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    Request for help - Making custom dowel

    Hey folks, I'm working on a table in maple and bloodwood and I'd like to have the breadboard dowels in bloodwood and wouldn't ya know it, they just don't make bloodwood dowel :D Anyone around the Holly Springs, Apex, Cary, Raleigh area have a dowel making plate and a few minutes to perhaps walk...
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    4x4 pine posts - non-treated?

    Anyone know if it's possible to find 4x4 (nominal) non-treated pine anywhere? Or am I going to have to break out the glue?
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    Newly finished blanket trunk project

    Built a blanket trunk as a wedding gift for some friends. White oak and padouk with a cedar bottom. Much thanks to skymaster for use of his shop for some of the work and thanks to Brad for the emblem! http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?cat=2948
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    My first "furniture" project

    With the help / advice / lecturing / mentoring of Skymaster, the first of a few upcoming "furniture" projects are done! I designed these tables for my front porch in SketchUp and, amazingly, the finished product turned out to be pretty close to my initial design. The tables are made from...
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    Let's choose a finish - cypress edition!

    You guys were great with feedback on finishes the last time I asked, so I figured I'd ask again. This time around, I'm looking for suggestions on a good finish for a pair of cypress end tables for my covered front porch. I chose cypress because it's a pretty weather / rot resistant wood, and I...
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    Review this kitchen table design?

    Hey folks, I was hoping that those of you who are much more experienced than I in designing furniture would mind taking a look at the attached sketchup file of a kitchen table and bench I'm planning on making, and provide any feedback you might have. Just a note: ignore the wood grain...
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    Source for 5/4 or 8/4 Bloodwood?

    Anyone know where I might be able to find about 10-12bd ft of bloodwood 5/4 or thicker?
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    Let's choose a finish!

    So I'm planning on building a kitchen table for the wife. She's requested that it be made from either: 1) Maple & Padauk or 2) Maple & Bloodwood Now, I personally prefer the tighter grain of the Bloodwood but she likes the color of the Padauk. Either way, I want to figure out the best finish...
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    Jointer knife jig to borrow?

    Anyone have one of these type jigs I could borrow for an evening or so?
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    SYP for Workbench build? Help!

    Winning the hold-fasts and the bench dogs at the picnic this weekend was sufficient indication that the fates want me to get started building my workbench. I'm thinking a 2' x 7' bench, about 33-34" tall. I've read through Christopher Schwarz's books on workbenches and, as much as I'd love to...
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    Buying new (first) chisels... what do I need for sharpening?

    So I'm planning on ordering a new set of chisels (my first set - http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,41504&p=67707) and I'm wondering what else do I need? I watched Paul Sellers video on flattening the backs of chisels, but I wasn't sure what else to pick up to get the new chisels...
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    Router recommendations?

    Hey folks, I figured I'd get the collective input here. I'm fairly new to woodworking but I'm looking at buying a router and I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions. What I "think" I want/need is as follows: 2-1/4 hp or more fixed and plunge bases (although perhaps I should just one or the...
  18. rob.nester

    Greetings from Holly Springs, NC!

    Hey folks! I grew up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains in "Mayberry" before moving to the coast and then to New England for a number of years. Upon returning back to NC and settling into Holly Springs I recalled how much I enjoyed woodworking, diy and building things with my father...

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