In a Master ( and only) Bathroom in the house...where all the wood cabinets are real wood...with raised panel doors.....these are to be changed over next.. Butt jointed corners, surrounding flat, plywood panels...20 coats+ of white paint ( Lead?) was supposed to be 4 doors here, until someone...
Last Post By: steven c newman Yesterday, 8:17 PMSomething in one of the other handplane posts got me thinking about a subject that has puzzled me. Rigorous experiments by industry and the NFPL show that the best glue joint is between 2 matching smoothly knife planed surfaces. This includes hot hide glue; maybe excepting epoxy. Yet since...
Last Post By: Doug Rasmussen Today, 6:43 AMApologies if this has been posted previously, but my search of the forum found nothing. I've been watching this series for a number of weeks now and found it fascinating. It covers the restoration/rebuilding of a 100 year old sailing yacht. The scale of the build is huge and I can't imagine the...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Yesterday, 4:15 PMWe have the Ryobi ONE+ 18v battery system so I'd like to stay with that. Looking at the reciprocating saw for trimming branches and possibly shop work. Getting older and trying to not buy any more tools but at $58 it doesn't make a big dent in the plan. Will it chew thru 3" limbs?
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 9:40 AMI've acquired a Desmond Stephan Mfg, Co. (Urbana, Ohio) woodworking vise. I was going to resell it, but I have decided to keep it. I did a rehab to it (disassembled, sandblasted, painted and polished). I don't have any pictures right now, but will later. I've searched quite a bit for this...
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Until someone gives me a new on as a gift. (Votes: 5)
Whenever I feel like it. (Votes: 5)
I have many wallets and rotate them. (Votes: 0)
Don't carry a wallet. (Votes: 2)
I use a money clip instead. (Votes: 1)
I bought a house! It came with a 2-car garage, so I’ve got the luxury of having a whole half of a garage as a work space after using a 7’x11’ space at
Ben Ellenberger Today, 10:33 AMThe 2019 film Tolkien is a powerful glimpse into the life and mind of the Author. The parallels to the good and evil struggle of WWI, preserving mental
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Maurice Mcmurry Today, 10:16 AM"Tomatoes, sausages, nice crispy bacon..." :-D
Patty Hann Today, 10:06 AM"Concerning Hobbits" is one of the few pieces in Howard Shore's stunning soundtrack (of all three movies) that can be played as a stand-alone
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Help me choose a shaper from 3 options.
Thread Starter: Kory WatsonI love making windows and doors in my free time, this is my hobby. I eventually want to do timber framing too. A shaper is an important part of making the above, and I want to upgrade. Background: My current machine is a Jet JWS-25CS (3HP, up to 3/4 spindle) I need support for a 1 1/4''...
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