Saw a sign at hoe despot and looked it up. California has banned the sale of gas lawnmowers and leaf blowers after 2024. If yours is getting tired better buy a new one in a few months. I assume they will be gone from stores by Fall. It will probably take ten to twenty years until this ban goes...
Last Post By: Edward Weber Yesterday, 6:59 PMAbout a month ago I began a thread about designing and building two carver chairs to accompany the 6 bentwood chairs we have owned for the past 40 years. The chairs were purchased all those years ago along with a table, which is around 200 years old. We need a larger table, and time has come to...
Last Post By: Jim Koepke Yesterday, 2:55 PMHas been restocked.. Bought 10 planks...for $30...had to cut a few of the 10 footers down, to fit into the Trunk of my Chevy Equinox... Eight 1 x 6 x 6' Five 1 x 4 x 6' And he threw in a stack of shorts And a 3/4" x 8" x 39" slab..
Last Post By: steven c newman Yesterday, 8:07 PMOne of those sitting at the computer in the morning with a cup of coffee itching to buy a new tool ... So I come across this Veritas Scraper Burnisher for Turners and looked at a few videos reviews of it and thought why not. After reading a few reviews posted on this forum I later realized it was...
Last Post By: Patty Hann Yesterday, 7:30 PMAfter a lot of searching, the Hammer A3-31/41 (or possibly the SCM Minimax) with a helical head, is my next piece of shop equipment. Where would I look for either machine used? I've tried the usual suspects, FB Marketplace (seems to be limited to local only), Craigslist (seems to be losing...
Last Post By: Jonathan Biccum Yesterday, 1:11 PMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
I think that plan's a winner, Mike. I was trying to think it through in my head, and you nailed it. That should work.
Alan Lightstone Today, 8:24 AMBuilding anything is like that. Finishing up always takes longer than it seems like it should and it's hard to completely finish anything before getting
Tom M King Today, 8:22 AMI thought of assembling the segments before sawing the curves, but because the diameter is so large, the piece would hit the back of my bandsaw fence.
Alan Lightstone Today, 8:21 AMI don't think wood or gas would make a difference to the taste of the pizza. Temperature and cooking on hot bricks does, at least if you're trying to
roger wiegand Today, 8:20 AMHow long are the boards you are working with?
Its quite hard to make a completely flat planer sled over long distance. If you made an 8' sled for
How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
Thread Starter: Alan LightstoneLooking for a new project to do. I've been spending a few months upgrading the workshop / fixing minor annoyances, and really need to actually build something. I ran across this in a magazine ad. The furniture is supposedly solid teak, though I don't think that will be in the cards for...
Last Post By: Alan Lightstone Today, 8:24 AM