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.

How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project

Looking for a new project to do. I've been spending a few months upgrading the workshop / fixing minor annoyances, and really need to actually build something. I ran across this in a magazine ad. The furniture is supposedly solid teak, though I don't think that will be in the cards for...

Cheap Bandsaw for Resawing

I'm a hobbyist on a limited budget looking for a bandsaw, primarily for resawing. Let's say, 12" of 8/4 hard maple cut down the middle would be the maximum I would ever ask of it. I'm under the impression that I'll need a steel framed bandsaw for that. What else do I need to know? Are guides...

Is there a small, accurate table saw?

I need to downsize my hobby woodworking shop a bit, and would like to have a table saw that is smaller than a cabinet saw with the extension table. Is there a smaller table saw that would still be as accurate as a cabinet saw? Most of the smaller saws are jobsite saws, and they don't seem to have a...

AC electrical puzzlement

This morning I plugged in a small electric heater for the bathroom. No sign of life, figured it was either the heater or outlet. I turned off the circuit breaker (after I found it, panel is poorly labeled), removed the outlet and began poking around with a meter. Black to white was 0 volts, I was...

Box for Cremation Ashes

A friend recently asked me to make her a cremation ashes box (for herself). I did some research and the recommendation is one cubic inch per pound of body weight. All fine. But then she suggested that we make it as something she can use while alive. I thought of a jewelry box but I know...

Battery operated leaf blowers

If not a mechanical person and don’t know about keeping good gas your equipment by all means get a good battery operated one. I find its a challenge

Cheap Bandsaw for Resawing

As far as blades go, I've become quite partial to the Lennox bi-metal blades. They far outlast any carbon steel blade I've tried (I've tried most of them),

Battery operated leaf blowers

20v DeWalt, use 5amp batteries with it. If you want to go at it for hours then 8,9,12,amp batteries
I prefer 5 amp and change as needed as I only

In-floor hardware - any ideas?

If there is a machinist in the congregation, get him to turn something out of brass for the mating parts. The part into the floor needs to fit in a Forstner

English Tool Chest - Pickup in Lombard, IL (western suburb of Chicago)

English tool chest for sale (made based on the Anarchist Tool Chest by Chris Schwarz).

Made of clear pine, with 3 oak trays. Contains

SC Pig-Picking