Any woodworkers?

Doweling is so last millenium.
But that is an excellent jig for it.

 

Biscuits only align in one plane anyway. Dowels are best in some applications. The Festool Domino is a fantastic tool for a doweling application.

 

Shrug.
So is all of the best furniture.

 

Touché my friend

 

I got a el-cheapo Tool Shop biscuit joiner. Always had good results. I think as long as the work piece is clamped tight and everything on the joiner is good and tight results are usually favorable. Square marks help to(first lesson I learned the hard way)

 

That would be a huge problem! I take it you can no longer return it. Have you contacted Freud? They are usually a reliable brand. They may repair or replace to make it work right

 

Almost grabbed a used-for-one-project Ridgid thickness planer for 50% off new price, but didn't really care if I had it. Listed for $200 locally, I offered him $150, he countered with $175, I said $160..

Sold elsewhere, but I wasn't in the market for one so I'm okay with it. I'd only have been floored to get it for such a massive discount. Good deals to be had out there.

 

90% of our stuff is tweakers selling old crap that's been sitting outside for 10 years.

The planer was being sold by a guy in an old folks community about 25 minutes from me, and the biscuit joiner deal I got was found 2 1/2 hours south of me.

Some good stuff and a lot of beat up garbage, I assume like damn near everywhere. One blessing I do benefit from is a large population in my area, but not sure how much.

2 great deal finds in 6 months is probably as good as anybody sees, and about what I expect.

I check almost every day.

 

I paid full price for the joiner ($100) because it was significantly better than anything else in that price range that was new.

The planer was the same deal, both like new with barely any use and mature owners who didn't let them turn into garbage. $175 was a steal, IMO. I belueve they're $369 or so new, plus tax - so a substantial savings. Figured if he would take $160 then I'd have a killer deal that I'd likely never see again and then can justify buying it without immediate need. If he didn't, then I still have $160 in my pocket. Admittedly a bit amazed I didn't go for it, as I'm a bit impulsive, but not having any kind of mental or emotional investment in the deal was a nice change. Still a little bummed it's not in my garage, but not disappointed.

 

Fucking vintage.

The only word possibly more abused on craigslist is "beautiful." Especially WRT couches.

 

On a related note to Craigslist finds, I got the Porter Cable 577 biscuit joiner in hand this past Sunday, and I am jazzed. Not only is it in like new condition, but as I had hoped with it being an older manufactured version than the current model, it includes the 2" blade - which is new, unused!

I paid $100 for it, with a ton of biscuits, and the 2" blade alone is $50-60 or so brand new. Total score!

 

Weather was nice so I decided to do a little more work on the slab. I'm an absolute noob and this is my first project. I really don't care much for this slab (wood type and defect issues) but I'm determined to finish it. Already looking for another slab project. Anyhow, thought I'd share some progress.



Dang woodworms. Decided to use a dental pick to carefully scrape what I could out.



Now it's time for a little elbow grease with a finer grit. Still needs more work before I even think about using tung oil.

 

All those little holes and marks are beauty marks. Makes it one of a kind.