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    Quote Originally Posted by inceptor View Post
    I ended up getting the SawStop contractor grade. It folds up nicely and fits in my mess. I've used it a couple of times now and what a sweet saw. Plus this is the one the wife wanted me to get. Who am I to argue???
    Congrats boyo! Welcome to the addiction.

    Now that you have a nice new saw that is accurate and true, go to Homie Despot and buy a sheet of 1/2" or 3/4" birch plywood -not the cheap shit. It will cost you about $50 but you want something that does not have a lot of imperfections on the face. Then take it home and make some perfectly square boxes for your shop. Store nails in one, screws in another, your Playboy collection from high school in another; I don't care. Those boxes are your jig for making perfect 90 degree corners. It is MUCH easier to clamp a part to the side of a plywood box using a plain old F-clamp than using stupid corner clamps. Plus, F-clamps are much stronger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inor View Post
    Congrats boyo! Welcome to the addiction.

    Now that you have a nice new saw that is accurate and true, go to Homie Despot and buy a sheet of 1/2" or 3/4" birch plywood -not the cheap shit. It will cost you about $50 but you want something that does not have a lot of imperfections on the face. Then take it home and make some perfectly square boxes for your shop. Store nails in one, screws in another, your Playboy collection from high school in another; I don't care. Those boxes are your jig for making perfect 90 degree corners. It is MUCH easier to clamp a part to the side of a plywood box using a plain old F-clamp than using stupid corner clamps. Plus, F-clamps are much stronger.

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    Already have some Birch. Got it on sale at Rocklers. One of the projects I'll eventually get to is a wall mounted cabinet/box for my hand planes. That's why I bought the Birch. It's gonna be a bit before I get started though, damn it's hot in Texas right now.

    But you're right. Both Home Depot and Lowes are close by so I'll probably be getting my wood from there. I'll be going small and slow for a while until I get decent at this. I already have a number of projects in mind. One is Paul Seller's work bench.

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    Got a hand plane and some wood chisels from my Grandfather when he passed away. Still haven't found the right project tot use them though. One day soon though.
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