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    steven c newman

    Lumber supply

    Thread Starter: steven c newman

    Has been restocked.. Bought 10 planks...for $30...had to cut a few of the 10 footers down, to fit into the Trunk of my Chevy Equinox... Eight 1 x 6 x 6' Five 1 x 4 x 6' And he threw in a stack of shorts And a 3/4" x 8" x 39" slab..

    Last Post By: steven c newman Today, 9:45 AM Go to last post
    Tom Bender

    Systainers?

    Thread Starter: Tom Bender

    In my small shop most things are kept in drawers and anything like packaging is turfed out rather than claiming space. Tools like drills share bits etc with other drills and are easily accessed from drawers. If my router lived in a Systainer the accessories would have to live elsewhere, at least...

    Last Post By: Jim Becker Today, 1:18 PM Go to last post
    David Schmittou

    liqudating entire wood shop

    Thread Starter: David Schmittou

    Due to health reasons, I can no longer use my shop, I'll be selling everything starting with my Lathe tools and the Powermatic 3520B: Woodcutter coring tool W/laser. $350 Sorby texturing tools - the complete set W/ micro set. $250 Sorby captive ring tool set (3 pc.) $60 Elbow hollowing tool W/...

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    Jim Koepke

    Trying to Find Part for my Tripod

    Thread Starter: Jim Koepke

    I have a Gitzo tripod that was bought in the late 1970s. The rubber ring for tightening the nut on the telescoping section to raise and lower the camera has finally stretched to the point of uselessness. Years ago when talking to a rep. at Gitzo I was told the part is unavailable and my model...

    Last Post By: stephen thomas Today, 11:30 AM Go to last post
    Perry Holbrook

    Diesel tractor over revving, why?

    Thread Starter: Perry Holbrook

    I've got a 23 HP diesel Kioti tractor, 3 years old. As I was operating the backhoe at about 1/2 throttle, the engine suddenly over revved, smoked for less than 10 seconds and then died. I checked all fluids, temps, etc looked over the engine for any obvious problem and all was fine. To my...

    Last Post By: Jim Becker Today, 1:21 PM Go to last post
    Kevin Jenness

    Zappa

    Thread Starter: Kevin Jenness

    I got hold of the Mothers' first album Freakout when I was about 15, don't know why, maybe I liked the cover art. I liked the cynicism of the lyrics and the sendup of doowop but I didn't really understand how unique the work was and it has taken a long time to appreciate Frank's compositional style...

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  • Aaron Koehl

    by Published on 02-27-2011 5:33 PM     Number of Views: 28798 

    Do you have woodworking knowledge you're just dying to share?
    Want to be an author at Sawmill Creek?

    Now you have a new area to publish articles!

    If you want to publish an article, you can join our authors group, which gives you access to a forum which is open only to would-be authors at SawmillCreek. This is a staging area for new articles, where you can post a new article, and we'll review for publication. Once you're ready to publish it, we'll promote it on the front page of SawmillCreek!


    The process is simple:

    1. Join the Authors group by visiting this page.
    2. Once you have access, visit the Authors forum.
    3. Start your article by creating a new thread in that forum.


    TIPS

    If your article is too long for a single post, don't fret ! Spread your article over multiple posts, and we'll merge them together into a single post when the article is ready to be published.

    Try posting pictures inline for visual interest.

    Choose a catchy, yet descriptive title!

    Writer's Block?

    We're looking for tool reviews, woodworking tips, woodturning techniques, jigs and fixtures, finished projects step-by-step, finishing techniques, social woodworking experiences, and even good compilations of our existing thread topics.

    Good luck and Happy writing!
    _Aaron Koehl_
    Published on 01-05-2011 7:24 PM     Number of Views: 35231 
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    An article on segmented bowls by one of our original moderators, Ken Salisbury.

    This article describes the process used to make the following bowl.

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    Published on 01-02-2011 5:43 PM     Number of Views: 8762 

    Jack Explores the excitement and some of the challenges he faced when
    introducing children to woodworking.
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