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    Dave Anderson NH

    Can the dead vote? Non-political

    Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NH

    Since retirement there have instances where my sometimes unoccupied mind conjures up weird scenarios One came up today. Our Town Moderator in conjunction with the Board of Selectmen and the Town Clerk have postponed tomorrow's town elections because we are expected to get 8-12" of heavy wet snow...

    Last Post By: Jim Becker Today, 9:31 AM Go to last post
    Alan Lightstone

    Outdoor bench with bent lamination curved legs

    Thread Starter: Alan Lightstone

    Aaron's thread got me really interested in building one of these, so I'm now figuring out what wood to use, and how to build this: Not my original idea, but really love the design that Aaron showed on his thread: https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?297723-Legs-for-a-midcentury-bench I...

    Last Post By: Aaron Liebling Yesterday, 10:28 PM Go to last post
    Paul Ricard

    Spindle moulder setting up for curved work

    Thread Starter: Paul Ricard

    Hi guys, I have Felder F900Z spindle moulder along with the Felder Curve Moulding Guard. My current project is to make curved windows and a big 4 sash balcony door. The shape of the frame, which is 2.7meters wide, is shown in .pdf attachment below. My question is: What is the best way to setup...

    Last Post By: Paul Ricard Yesterday, 4:51 PM Go to last post
    Jason White

    What’s your favorite hand plane?

    Thread Starter: Jason White

    My current favorite is my No. 6 Veritas fore plane. I ground an 8” radius camber on it so I can flatten the face of a board before running it through my thickness planer. I don’t have a powered jointer anymore because I lost part of a finger on it (completely my fault) and it took up too much space...

    Last Post By: William Fretwell Today, 9:08 AM Go to last post
    Dave Zellers

    Bluebirds!

    Thread Starter: Dave Zellers

    So a week ago, both my dental hygienist AND my dentist were talking about the bluebirds that visit and or live in their yards. So now I'm all about building a couple BB houses. I have plans and the basics of what they like, but just thought I'd check in here and see if anyone has had any success...

    Last Post By: roger wiegand Yesterday, 8:35 PM Go to last post
    Tom Bender

    Pocket knife vs TSA

    Thread Starter: Tom Bender

    We hadn't flown in a few years and forgot some things. My wife carried a tiny multifunction knife in her purse. It had a 1" blade. TSA took it. In my shaving kit I had a pair of scissors. They measured and said "Ok the blades are not over 4" These were both in carry on baggage. In checked luggage...

    Last Post By: Perry Hilbert Jr Yesterday, 6:23 PM Go to last post