Q & A
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Cutting Curved Seats
Our experts weigh in on a reader’s question about making the flat seats on a batch of red oak children’s chairs a more pleasant concave shape.
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Advantages of Long vs. Short Belt Drives?
The table saw, band saw and planer all have long drive belts – is there an advantage to this or can I replace them with shorter belts?
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Raised Panels Made from Plywood
How do I match the cut sections of the raised panel with the rest of the door or panel? Do I have to use solid oak to make the panels? Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
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Trouble with Concave Joints
I have a 6″ Craftsman benchtop jointer. Every time I run the edge of a 3- or 4-foot board across it, the cut is concave and not straight. What can I do to correct this?
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Repairing Badly Damaged Furniture
I work for a furniture wholesale business where most of our merchandise is shipped from overseas. Recently, one of the shipments that we received was very badly damaged.
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Band Saw Is Just Drifting Along
I have a nice 14-inch band saw that I purchased new. I have an assortment of blades. But no matter what size blade I use, my work always drifts from the fence.
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Saw Blade RPMs
I believe the blade turns at about 5,100 rpm. The cut is very smooth, but I would like lower noise levels. So how would decreasing the rpm affect the saw’s performance?
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Why Have an Adjustable Output Table?
Why is the output table on a jointer adjustable? The answer to a rather straightforward jointer question turns out to be equally practical and creative.
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Gluing vs. Nailing Floor Boards
We are currently building a new home and will be installing a wide plank antique beech floor – the boards vary in width from 8″ to 14″. Would it be better to glue or nail the floor down?
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Left Tilt Safety on a Table Saw?
I use mitered corners on my boxes and I noticed that the saw has a left-tilt blade. Does it work well? Is it dangerous?
