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Our most recent one in our foyer seems to be much better that the first generation type we bought several years ago for our cabin. It's worth looking around to see what's available. If my current shop lights are reaching their end-of-life phase I'm going to need several of them.

I have installed various types of these at home & at our cabin. At a ceiling height of 9' my perception is they don't direct light downwards as well as these shop lights that came with this house. We don't have a Costco here but I'll look for something similar. Even if it gets me through this...

Had an 8' shop light go out. House built in 2014 & I assume that is how old the light is. Likely a dinosaur in LED terms. Appears both the driver & the LED boards are bad. If I can't find replacement parts or parts to retrofit into the current fixture I'd like to just swap it out. I'm in the...

I have only "jointed" one glue up with my track saw. I had to do a single tapered glue up to make this Cottonwood slab deep enough for my cabin countertop. I was concerned it wouldn't be a flush enough cut but it has held up for years. It experiences probably 100 degree temperature changes each...

I do prefer the 110" track for long rips. But I got mine steeply discounted and ended up with a straight one. Many reports of slight curves in the longer tracks. With that said, I do also have two, 55" tracks and the Makita connectors and do use that when doing a long rip at my cabin or other...

I use the Oshlun 48 tooth blade for plywood. I have used it to rip Cottonwood and Elm. Best guess is I'd want something more rip oriented for oak. I have no doubt the Oshlun could handle it but there would be some edge cleanup for sure.

Counter at our cabin is local Cottonwood. Not sure on exact species. Filled gaps with black epoxy.

I grew up in Ohio & there were "hybrid" builds where two skirt/splash boards were put on the interior/exterior side of the poles. Poles were (usually) cut off flush with the skirt boards & then a sill plate was installed that bridged both skirt boards. Then traditional framing on top of that. I...

This. And since there is a good chance of wax still remaining, I would consider a hard wax oil for the final finish. They are expensive but are a popular choice for tables & probably would have the best chance of being compatible.

Since you are already in the Makita ecosystem, they do make track compatible circular saws. You won't have the plunge feature or dust collection compared to a regular track/plunge saw. https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/XSH08Z I already have a Makita corded track saw but if I needed...

I made a boom arm to help keep cords & hoses from getting caught on the track. It's not perfect but really helps. If I ever commit to a spot for my saw station I'll dial it in better.

I decided against trying to have the grain telegraph through. But did want to comment that I'm very impressed with this SW Emerald Urethane. Rolled & brushed some red oak trim. Wife moved my brushes so I had to use a slightly older brush that was a bit stiff/gritty. Just a small amount of...

I just picked up a quart of this but haven't applied it yet. I have both oak and ash trim that I'm applying it to. Any suggestions for a primer that will allow some of the grain to telegraph through? I have sample boards primed with both de-waxed shellac and waterborne polyurethane. I had both...

I stumbled across a discussion on Reddit recently about tote storage shelves where the boxes hang from runners on the lip on the upper rim of the tote. I suppose one advantage of that would be no horizontal surface for clutter. And less money in material. More 2x but no plywood. Obvious...

Bravo. Great job. Subscribed so I remember to go back and look go through all of the great pics more closely when I have more time.

I've seen using plywood efficiently a couple of times and wanted to mention one thing I've done in the past for storing deeper tubs. I cross cut sheets of plywood into three, 32" x 48" panels and two go into each 8' wide shelf. So out of two, 4x8 sheets there is enough material for three shelve...

Festool has track saws and sanders that are brushless and corded. Not sure of the models off the top of my head. They may have others as well.

I'm surprised there aren't more options like this: https://www.woodcraft.com/products/truetrac-universal-saw-adapter-plate?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3uGqBhDdARIsAFeJ5r2WxjhyNkACOTNjnkJGZ_4DOKuDbbtJ4nDPy3LjycoTRdYDQjbC3IEaAoryEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Or 3D print files to accomplish the same. Not sure how...

Are you limited to the Makita 18V batteries or are you also invested in the Makita 40V system? I have heard good things about the new Makita 40V. I do not recall if the 40V has a riving knife. As far as the vacuum, one thing that would steer me towards the Makita over the Milwaukee is the...

I do not like Microspikes for ice either unless there is a crust over it equal to or greater than the depth of the spikes. Pretty much only hard packed snow is where I use them. Unfortunately we don't get much of that here. It's usually powder or melting away. But in the right conditions, I'm...