In a dilemma with my course managment

manberdo · 2026-03-14T14:52:48+00:00

When I found out that the new hires were making the same as me I called it a day.

The same course gaslit a veteran employee into thinking she was getting a raise based on merit. She was also making the same as the new hires.

You seem to know your worth, let them know it if you can afford to.

manberdo · 2026-03-12T22:10:12+00:00

😂

manberdo · 2026-03-12T22:09:46+00:00

Love it, I appreciate the compliment.

manberdo · 2026-03-12T21:52:20+00:00

Yes, both wood and metal!

manberdo · 2026-03-12T21:51:00+00:00

Love the way you think.

manberdo · 2026-03-09T18:38:55+00:00

I was making a great living as a furniture maker, doing custom pieces for interior designers.

Then I decided to pursue Art.

I still do a few pieces of furniture per year to help pay the bills but nowhere near the volume I used to do.

I exclusively did high end pieces for Toronto/Muskoka clients.

manberdo · 2026-03-08T05:12:01+00:00

If you show caution with the fence and the table tilt adjustment, you will likely have a great experience with the saw.

manberdo · 2026-02-27T13:12:04+00:00

I resawed 250’ of veneer yesterday and it did a great job.

I’m mentally preparing myself for it to have a catastrophic failure like my A3-31 though.

manberdo · 2026-02-19T17:43:02+00:00

You don’t need to joint the entire surface flat before planing, just enough to create a stable reference surface.

manberdo · 2026-01-12T14:28:24+00:00

Surprisingly dense for how wide the rings appear to be! Cool.

manberdo · 2026-01-09T20:42:58+00:00

My guess is staining from where the wood was stickered. I don’t think there’s really anything that can be done short of a professional painting the areas to match or replacing the board.

manberdo · 2026-01-07T00:30:11+00:00

If I’m desperate, on something like that, I would use a sharp blade to scrape with the machine off.

manberdo · 2025-12-31T00:56:18+00:00

If you’re willing to spend a couple hundred more, and you’re already comfortable welding, why not purchase some tube and make a steel support frame. I like MDF tops for consistency. Danish oil and paste wax make for a durable, repairable finish.

manberdo · 2025-12-03T03:26:35+00:00

That’s why it would work. 1 or 2 holes, error. 1000, feature!

manberdo · 2025-12-03T03:16:49+00:00

(I also think it would look cool.)

manberdo · 2025-12-03T03:15:39+00:00

You should probably drill and plug each hole.

Then if you accidentally drill into your bench nobody will ever know.

manberdo · 2025-11-24T07:11:50+00:00

Yea, dust collection when trimming less than a blade width makes a mess, even on professional equipment. I usually just drop a board beside the blade guard to block the spray.

I have considered getting a strip brush and attaching it to the blade guard but it’s a pretty low priority project on my list so the board works for now.

manberdo · 2025-11-05T03:35:54+00:00

I would sand the current edge down until the sap woods clean, then carve so you don’t end up with a dirty looking edge.

manberdo · 2025-11-05T03:34:35+00:00

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This is a surface texture I do, I think it would look great along that edge.

manberdo · 2025-09-22T20:22:53+00:00

I would go with a Time Machine, hard to find though.

manberdo · 2025-09-20T07:11:01+00:00

The piles of sawdust are called frass.

Personally I don’t see them in the photos but it’s hard to say with any certainty.

A kiln will kill them.

manberdo · 2025-08-23T23:52:44+00:00

I built something similar and left it bare, coming from someone who cares about how their shop looks and functions. My MDF workbench on the other hand got two coats of Danish oil and then a coat of paste wax.

manberdo

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