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Darling has managed to hang on to her Swiss Army knife. It resides religiously in her bicycle pannier. It is the next size down from the Huntsman. The blade is used almost as much as the corkscrew....

A clever thing that banjo builders do is to use iron brake drums for forms. I have a wheel from a line shaft pillow block that I have bent around. It is too small for those chairs but it is an...

What a smart and capable engineer & craftsman. I watched it 2X speed and still spent too much time on the web yesterday. It was worth it to see the capability of modern techniques. I assume if a...

I used the Sears radial arm saw to make mine. The saw has held up better than the louvers. The saw got to live indoors. A flaw I often find with attic ventilation is mesh or perforations that are too...

For many years we had a tradition of cutting down the family Christmas tree with the saw that some Swiss Army knives have. My favorite Victorinox had one large blade, one small blade, scissors and...

I get to replace power attic ventilators on a regular basis. The life span has gotten shorter and shorter over the years. I think the last "Made In The USA one I installed was about 30 years ago. it...

I always liked the instruction the Gardner at our favorite garden center gave for Clematis,
"Feet in the shade, Head in the sun". They die back in the winter at our place. I have one that goes...

I was happy to see "Tight Chairs" back on the shelf at our Ace Hardware. I remember it working well. It is time to try it again.

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Green wood bends the best. For my "tree to finished product" projects I have done the bending with wood that is not even air dried.

I used 3 inch wide quarter sawn basswood 5/16 thick for slatts and spaced them 1 1/2 inches apart. I wish they were aluminum. I sure dread painting them. These are over 30 years old. Darling wanted...

Thats very clever and striking! A very good job. Having that in the room will be an excellent reminder to stop and put on an album.

Our assessors office in Columbia Missouri really hustles to keep assessments current and revenue growing. An assessor often shows up within a week of pulling a permit. At my wife's family property in...

How about making something like a wooden napkin ring with carved knurles, split that in two and epoxy glue the two halves on?

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This is a little like...

Phone calls only, No emails, No texts is my policy for craigslist. I have only been stood up once. I have had a few remarkably enjoyable experiences selling on Craigslist as well as a few Duds. I...

Be careful with smart phones too. Shortly after Darling got her first smartphone she accidentally used her credit card without knowing she was on a hotels wifi. Someone "spying on the router" used...

Film photography and admiration for vintage photography equipment is having a renaissance (rebirth) with a certain group of youngsters. I think you will have to make that part. If you make it nice it...

I just made 8 OZ of red that I am excited abut. The recipe is 1 package of red Rit dye + cup of denatured alcohol. It soaks through maple veneer very nicely and holds up to sanding.

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That all looks very nice Brian. I am trying to find a quote.... I think it is from Agatha Christie, it might be P.G. Wodehouse, or was it Downton Abby?

"It takes ten years to make a Lawn and...

The butterfly leaf is so clever! That will be a neat project!

UHMW tape is pretty amazing. If it is stuck on good hard wood I would expect a long operational life without the need for steel or aluminum. We stuck UHMW tape to MDF and used it against the table...

I have been puzzled by the idea of ceramics being used for machine parts ever since the kids started talking about ceramic skateboard bearings. Ceramics are used in Formula One cars too (or so I have...

Gulvit can be a very helpful product. I have used it to extend the life of masonite and OSB siding that has started to deteriorate with good results....

Another part of the inspiration for this thread is the project pictured. It has been sitting on the bench since December waiting for me to decide how to proceed. I am working on it by hand and have...

I am having a little trouble visualizing your design but am thinking aluminum should be just fine. Strips of Formica might even do the job.

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Butterfly table leaf snip from the web

I am happy to pass along that the most stately Sycamore I have ever come across survived the construction of the I-70 bridge near Rocheport MO. It is a big beautiful monster. She who knows best...