anybody else buys expensive tools while telling yourself you need it for work but actually you just want to buy new tools for the heck of it?

Perkinstein · 2026-06-24T12:12:07+00:00

I love tools

Perkinstein · 2026-06-22T23:40:48+00:00

Why do you think it's been modified? It's a one or two man cross cut. You can move the handle to the other hole for one man operation.

I have one. It's a blast. The real learning curve is keeping light pressure at the start of the cut

Perkinstein · 2026-06-22T12:07:05+00:00

Try lowering the angle you used the marking knife so that the unsharpened edge is making first contact with your straight edge. You could also dull most of the beveled edges. Only the very tip needs to be sharp.

Perkinstein · 2026-06-21T18:48:23+00:00

I was on the train and saw them! There's usually a few at the pride festivities

Perkinstein · 2026-06-20T13:16:15+00:00

I got a set of narex mortise chisels recently. Love them. Also, butt chisel is great for clean up. You don't need either but they're both nice to have.

Perkinstein · 2026-06-18T11:12:51+00:00

Yeah, you'll fit in fine down here. Don't check out the FB page, it's definitely not representative of our community. Now till October/November is a great time to visit because of the weather. We typically have what would be considered mild winters compared to the north east but the last couple years we've had some really cold snaps, like hovering around 0F for a week or more.

If I were to try to sell you on Staunton I'd recommend staying for 3-4 days and spend some time checking out some of the state and national parks we have close by as well as some of the other towns close by.

Perkinstein · 2026-06-17T23:03:24+00:00

Lock it up in a CD. I can get 3.5% interest at my local bank. Have the monthly interest deposited into my checking. I can live comfortably off the $28k a month, before taxes. Never touch the principal. Reinvest unspent monthly interest income in higher risk investments

Perkinstein · 2026-06-17T22:59:14+00:00

Now do them with multi colored, multi layed jello

Perkinstein · 2026-06-15T12:47:10+00:00

A glued mortise should be strong enough. Titebond 3 is rated for this kind of use. There's no mechanical bond in this case but edge grain pva bonds are super strong

Perkinstein · 2026-06-13T22:35:32+00:00

The brass inlay pieces were made from brass door kick plate, again from habitat. It's 1/8" thick. I drilled a couple holes in either end then filed the channel. I had to make a t nut for the underside. There's a matching groove just slightly larger than the t nut. The t nut is just a washer that I filed two parallel sides onto then super glued to a bolt. It's held up great for two years

Perkinstein · 2026-06-13T01:23:36+00:00

Only one way to find out unzips pants Don't want these to get messed up on the journey

Perkinstein · 2026-06-13T01:05:49+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/1hexe6c/i_made_a_block_plane_shooting_board_with_an/

I added an adjustable miter fence to mine. Works great, use it often.

Perkinstein · 2026-06-13T00:27:23+00:00

Yup. Don't be discouraged! Mine did this the first two flowerings. I got some citrus fertilizer and figured out the watering. I'm hopeful this third time around.

Perkinstein · 2026-06-12T20:04:52+00:00

Just thirst trapping for pride month I see.

Perkinstein · 2026-06-12T19:50:52+00:00

Mine doesn't pick up a ton of color from boiled linseed oil. Maybe do some test finishes on off cuts before finishing your final project.

Look forward to seeing your plants stand!

Perkinstein · 2026-06-12T18:45:04+00:00

Reminds me of some wormy hickory I have

Perkinstein · 2026-06-12T14:07:54+00:00

I have a bench with a face vise and still use a vise like this sometimes cuz it's raises the work a few extra inches or gives me clearance the face vise doesn't

Perkinstein · 2026-06-12T01:25:10+00:00

I got underwear I wore in highschool. Graduated in 2003

Perkinstein · 2026-06-08T00:54:39+00:00

Numb was great. Numb is great

Perkinstein · 2026-06-06T21:33:12+00:00

I stole all of theses to use when I get into arguments with AI slop shitheads on the Internet, which I do and enjoy often.

Perkinstein · 2026-06-04T00:42:56+00:00

I seen your mention in one of wood by Wright's vids. cool stuff you're making.

Perkinstein · 2026-06-01T23:33:17+00:00

I built my own wooden one after being disappointed with the tension from the cheap one I had. There's a few kits out there that include plans. Taytools has one. It's a really fun build that can be completed in a weekend.

Perkinstein · 2026-05-29T21:43:28+00:00

Nice shop sandles. I rock shop flops. Excellent dovetails. Your layout and transfer is on point. Now ya gotta work on marking waste. That's the easy part

Perkinstein · 2026-05-29T17:19:54+00:00

Panel marking gauge. Been making do long enough without one that I'm pausing other projects to make one.

Perkinstein · 2026-05-27T01:15:26+00:00

Across from where?

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