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    Dave Anderson NH

    Time for some levity

    Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NH

    With all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.

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    Kory Watson

    Help me choose a shaper from 3 options.

    Thread Starter: Kory Watson

    I 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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    steven c newman

    A Design Problem

    Thread Starter: steven c newman

    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...

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    J.R. Rutter

    Italian classic - sander gloat

    Thread Starter: J.R. Rutter

    This SCMI/Samco Unilev 15 arrived at my shop last week. I'll be using it with a power feeder to sand edges. I'm working on an attachment that will let me work to a final dimension with precision. This type of sander is more popular in Europe than here in the US. I haven't come across many of...

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    stephen thomas

    Toothing planes? practice?

    Thread Starter: stephen thomas

    Something 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...

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    Tom Bender

    Experience with reciprocating saw?

    Thread Starter: Tom Bender

    We 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?

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    Derek Cohen

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    Jim, the only way I know to determine the grit level is to use it ....

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    Phillip Mitchell

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