Russell Beeman

Okay, I have received the message pretty clearly, I am going to change my plan to include aprons. Thanks for the advice everyone!

So, the only reason I was avoiding an apron is because I wasn't sure about attaching it to the top without any screws. Also, something I forgot to mention in my original post, I have a planer but no jointer. I am buying the wood from a local sawmill and was going to get rough cut, but now that it is getting down to it, I don't know if I can. Thanks for the input so far everyone.

So, I am a couple weeks away from starting my first project. I plan on making a coffee table and so I have made some plans and even done a rough SketchUp model that I will post for you guys to critique and tell me what I should change. I am basically laying my plans on the judgement table! I have a pretty limited number of tools, but I feel like I can make this table. I will list the tools I will be using and let you guys tell me if I should get something else. The table will be 13" tall, 3' wide, and 5' long. I plan on using QSWO for the top and using a finish or stain that maintains th

Ha! Cooper, I had some pretty limited access to internet as I was in a pretty strict training environment. Now I am back to semi-normal, living in a house with my family and what not.

Hello everyone. I was getting to be a pretty active forum member for a while and then the Army, in all it's wisdom, moved me back to Texas for 85 days and now I am in Maryland for the next 10 months, but I am finally somewhere where I have time for the forum and more importantly, where I should have time to work on some wood! (as long as this hurricane doesn't blow us away). Anyway, I look forward to reading about the projects that you guys have been working on and hopefully I will be posting pictures of my project soon!

That's a fine looking shop! One to be proud of for sure. One day I will have shop pictures, of my shop, first I need to get myself a shop!

I am not really giving advice, but more asking a question. Would it have been possible, since the piece was not glued together yet, to mark the thickness of the shelf on all four of the legs and then used either a dado or a router to take out enough room to slide the shelf into all four legs, leaving room for movement but maintaining the appearance of a tight fit?

That looks great! Welcome

Yup! I'm going to SFO to pick up my brother-in-law this weekend and taking him back a week later, I hope to make a stop at Jackel's on one of those trips!

Thanks for the tips guys! I don't know if I will be able to get it yet, but I may try!

I found this Delta Table Saw on CL and wanted to know if this is a good deal or not. Thanks for the input guys.

Okay, maybe it's not that exciting, but I bought an HD77 from a guy on craigslist and it seems to be in pretty good shape and it should last me a good long time. No one around here cares so I had to tell someone. It's not a tablesaw but it's the best I can do right now. This is a slow build up but I'm getting more excited with every step! I'm going to make something out of wood sooner or later.

So, it seems like the reason I didn't understand the purpose was because it was over complicated. Now I understand that I definitely will not buy one. Woodpecker products look really great and seem really well made, but are any of them groundbreaking or worth the money?

I've read the description, but I still don't really understand. I almost bought one last night on my first trip to a WoodCraft store and I thought I should buy a Woodpecker product. I ended up just buying a normal 24" ruler/ straightedge for about $20 cheaper and I don't know if I will ever need a story stick or not.

Those are really nice