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.

Those proud of their workshops, please post pics!

I'll finally be non-nomadic, and I'd like to finally build up a workshop. Before I get started, I'd love to get ideas. I'd love to see how you do things, and how you do things differently with all the disciplines here: tuners, neanders, power tool users, festoolies, etc. For those of you who...

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...

Pencil Sharpeners

I just ordered a dozen pencil sharpeners for 12$ from Amazon. These should last me through the small project I have on the back burner.:D

Woodpecker’s 96” layout tool. Well worth the money.

I have needed a long measuring tool that is rigid for checking square on doors (measuring the diagonals). I bought this a bit reluctantly because it is in three pieces and I don’t normally trust rulers that come apart. This is dead-on accurate and the joints where it comes together are precision...

Making screen panels for a lake view

At my lake house I have an outbuilding of sorts (we call it the cabana) where one side is completely open with a great view of the water front. I want to screen in this side of the building to keep the bugs out this summer. I plan on building a series of simple screen panels with poplar frames...

How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project

Whoops. I typed that backwards. What I meant to say was that I was worried that high clamping pressure would make epoxy a POOR choice.

New sod and Moles or Gophers

We had moles everywhere in our yard which covers close to three acres. We bought the house a couple years ago. I tried a few things with no luck and

How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project

I agree with Jim. However when you say "I was thinking that the high clamping pressure might make epoxy a great choice, but may be mistaken there

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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project

I would use epoxy resin both for the long working time and the bond. West Systems, Total Boat, etc.

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