Time for some levity

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.

Recommendations for sailboat for novice sailors

Hello, I’m looking for advice and recommendations for a good plan or kit to construct a sailboat for a novice crew. My 10yo daughter went to sailing camp last summer and had a blast. It was a skills based camp that eventually leads to racing and ASA certification. They used what appeared to...

Milling machine as a mortiser

Hi all, I don't look often, but when I do it seems there are absolutely no used mortising machines out there. Something I've always wanted (someday) was a knee mill. There's a place near me that has had a Cincinnati Contour Master for sale forever (years and years). They re build these...

Dumb answers to dumb questions

I used to feel frustrated when I would have listed something for sale on Craigslist or Facebook and included the town where I lived, and instead of looking it up on their devices people would write to me to ask "where is Orwell" (where I used to live) or now "where is Piercefield?". I finally...

Are they building standalone car washes like crazy in your area too?

They are going crazy building standalone car washes in my area. I know of at least three currently under construction nearby, and a few others that recently opened. Car washes are going up all over the Minneapolis metro area. There will easily be three times as many standalone car washes once...

Lumber supply

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..

Bandsaw Blade Gave Good Service

I recently put a 1/2"x .025 Dimaster on my MM16 to try them out for my general purpose cutting. I generally use a 1/2" or 3/8" blade for

Bandsaw Blade Gave Good Service

Timberwolf Silicon Steel 1/4" x 6 PC .025

After a lot of hard use it snapped, while I was not around. It surprises me that it did not

liqudating entire wood shop

Vietnam veterans....

Bruce, you can order a copy of both your service record and all your medical records through Kansas City. If you present the treatment records from

Dumb answers to dumb questions

I think I see part of the problem:

All the K&S tubing I've ever seen is brass, not copper. (I went through a ton of it decades ago,