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With the Bailey style adjuster that would be a Lie-Nielsen. Being so used to the depth adjuster backlash, play or sloppiness, makes using a plane without any a bit awkward. My plane with the most...

It is surprising that it could be patented.

Maybe it was to direct air toward the saw dust to blow it off the line so it would be easier to see. (yeah, that's the ticket)

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Looks great

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Wish you were closer.

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Search > two charged over sycamore gap tree < to find various sources on this story.

It appears the two men have also been charged with causing criminal damage to Hadrian's Wall, the Crown...

After the base frame triangles were assembled, any remaining waste was removed.

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This is where a Japanese pull saw is handy.

The brace in the picture was used for driving the screws....

Being one to be easily distracted, my tendency is to do math problems at least two different ways. Here the Pythagorean theory and trigonometry were used. It actually revealed my error. It has been a...

As stated above, my one experience dealing with him is more than enough for one lifetime.

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Yep.



It is a very basic and light weight bench.

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A bucket was modified and filled with concrete to keep the bench from tipping when edge planing longer boards. The bench is only...

Thanks Maurice, the #93 was from ebay. There is a long meandering story about finding the #10-1/2 on a run for supplies when the road into town got blocked by a landslide >...

My dad may have made up for yours. I think he made a sandwich once or twice. He wasn't much to do any cooking as I recall. I know my mom made sure most of my brothers and I knew how to cook. I now...

We live off the road about a hundred yards or so. The refuse bin needs to be taken up to the road for pick up. I did make a handle that makes it easier to haul the bin up to the road, but sometimes...

And I always though an oxymoron was a big lug without any common sense. :eek:

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My wall mount sharpener is mounted to a bench in the shop.

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The opening for the pencil is self adjusting to hold various sizes of pencils. It also feeds the pencil hands free. For some...

Glad it helped. Just be careful to keep your eye on what you are doing and keep the fingers clear of the blade.

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Money laundering was my first thought. We had a self serve car wash that closed here a few years ago. Not sure if the one across town is still in business.

When it rains as much as it does around...

Tom makes some great points.

For me every plane purchase was a balance of the price tag, how much the seller might budge, how much work and/or cost of parts were going to go into putting it in...

My woodworking used to be done on a Black & Decker Workmate. There are a lot of woodworkers around the world who work on the ground. The bench is just a way to hold the work. It doesn't have to have...

Hi Nicholas and welcome to the Creek.

There is a Sawmill Creek Classifieds for listing items for sale. It is only available to contributors, imo a well spent $6.

It also gives email abilities...

Yes, I believe this is the consensus on proper use of wire nuts.

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This comes down to a matter of "common sense." A commodity that seems in short supply in modern times.

3M makes a wire nut with a claim of reusability.



The wire nuts supplied with light...

The longer it sits the more it means no one else wanted to meet the price or even make an offer.

The longer it sits, the more likely someone might be to take a lowball price.

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WOW!

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These are my favorite pliers for making a hook to go around a screw or post.

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The smaller pair was given to me by my dad. He had them since before I was born.

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I see them, no idea who it is.

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