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When one of my grandsons was to be given a knife, there weren't any extras in my accumulation. We went looking for a Swiss Army knife like my own and could only find one without a cutting edge....

Hi Stephen and welcome to the Creek.

Some of my projects have been documented during the process of building them and then posted in which ever section seems appropriate.

My projects being...

Thanks Keith, they make it hard to find a part for an older model from when instead of numbers they used marketing names.

Found some similar tripods and parts, but still not quite the same. The...

Many years ago when my dad didn't like an increased assessment he called the county assessor and said if he would pay that much for the property, he could buy it and we would be moved out in 30 days....

Funny you should mention that Tom. Today doing another search with the same terms B&H came up with a couple of hits.

They are listed at over $20+ shipping.

The problem is they list the tripods...

One odd result of this is surely thanks to internet tracking.

This morning one of my regularly visited sites was festooned with advertisements for Gitzo tripods.

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Great, after having...

Maurice, I have an Estwing hammer that came to me with loose disks. My first step was to give the leather disks a ample application of oil sold for conditioning baseball gloves. That helped a lot....

I can't find any model number. All that it says about the model on the top is Gilux Reporter and Made in France.

jtk

When I sold my truck on CL, there were four emails within the hour. Sold it to the guy who got back to me first.



They may have had others who got in first and the item sold before it getting...

Thanks to all for the suggestions.



This looked promising but the bottom of the page lead me to > https://www.amazon.com/CATTONGUE-GRIPS-Non-Abrasive-Waterproof-Outdoor/dp/B08CS3Q3Y4/ <

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Each state, county, city or township has their own way of doing things. Many have similar operations. My understanding of laws on the west coast have no bearing on what may be going on in New York.
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Jim, nice dog bone idea. You live in a large city and could likely find a salvage company with old window panes you can buy cheap.

I've even been lucky at one architectural salvage company to find...

Nice finds.

jtk

If you want the full paranoid rundown, search on something like > dangers of coffee shop wifi networks < change "coffee shop" to hotel or any other network location you can think of.

If you have a...

I have a Gitzo tripod that was bought in the late 1970s. The rubber ring for tightening the nut on the telescoping section to raise and lower the camera has finally stretched to the point of...

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)

jtk

Looks great

jtk

Wish you were closer.

jtk

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.

jtk

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 >...