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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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    Ole Anderson

    The Tips and Tricks Thread

    Thread Starter: Ole Anderson

    OK, let's see if this gets legs. Some time ago I asked (in the Forum Tech Support forum which apparently almost no one reads) if we could have a separate forum dedicated to workshop tips and tricks. Well that didn't go anywhere, so why not just have a thread dedicated to your ideas around the...

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    Brian Gumpper

    Your Favorite Value Clamps

    Thread Starter: Brian Gumpper

    I need to pick up some more clamps in the 36 inch range. I figured I’d see if anybody had any value options that work well. I have some Bessy and Jorge now but just trying to save a couple bucks.

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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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    Warren Lake

    roofer madness

    Thread Starter: Warren Lake

    today on the way to the post office saw this bloke up on a roof bit of light snow and ice but not much and he was on the other side of this roof on the edge facing down cleaning the eves. I had to turn around and did and saw no rope. The photos dont show how tall the home is or how steep the...

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    Wayne Nicholson

    Unknown Block Plane

    Thread Starter: Wayne Nicholson

    Hi, I am back with more questions. Picked up a block plane at the flea market last week. It has no manufacture ID on it. Using EBay for ideas, I found it was similar to a Craftsman and a Winchester 9” block plane with an adjustable mouth. The lateral adjuster is missing and it was rusted to beat...

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