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I just picked up a copy of the Nov/Dec 2014 issue at our local independent bookstore (who else would carry this magazine on their shelves?) and no mention in there and the issue is still full of subscription cards (you know…the pesky ones that always fall out on the floor when you're reading a magaz...

I recently shuffled around my magazine subscriptions, dropping Fine Homebuilding and Wood, renewing Woodsmith, and adding ShopNotes…I was surprised to get the following e-mail yesterday: "Thank you for your 2 yr ShopNotes subscription. Due to business realities we have decided to cease publishi...

Hard for me to have much perspective on this as I live right in the "heart" of redwood country, so redwood is easy to find around here…but I will say when it comes to working with redwood, it's often pretty hard to find any of reasonable quality compared to the qualities that made "ol...

Posting deleted, so it must have sold...

Great planer but I wouldn't spend that much on one used.

Wow…that's crazy cheap! The strip sander alone brings close to that on E-Bay. Someone will jump on this one quick.

Man, I'd be hard pressed not to make room for it somehow if that came up for sale anywhere near me...

The machine itself is presumably not too old, as the bandsaw and jointer both have the newer upgrades, but that being said it clearly has been poorly stored and cared for - lots of obvious corrosion, which would lead me to believe its been stored outside and exposed to the elements. Lots of TLC and ...

Looks great!

I got on their email list too. ONLY because they had a 30 day give-away contest. I get at least 2 or 3 emails a DAY from them. Going to unscribe to it SOON. I think I initially got on their list as I purchased a couple of books from them a year or so ago…but I too have done their Father's Day 30-da...