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How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
Thread Starter: Alan Lightstone
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...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 7:35 AM

Bad job coming
Thread Starter: Tom M King
I have these two raised panel garage doors to refinish on a lake rental house. Just testing a couple of panels, it won't be too bad sanding down to bare wood, but someone had put another coat of marine varnish on the bottom two sections, so those are going to get some work with a heat gun before...
Last Post By: Tom M King Yesterday, 8:57 PM

Swiss Army ... tool
Thread Starter: Edward Weber
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/business/swiss-army-knife-blade-scli-intl/index.html While I understand the decision, I can't help think that, I carry a pocket knife, with a blade only and use it for so many tasks. I think I would be fumbling through the selection of tools trying to find a...
Last Post By: Jim Koepke Yesterday, 7:54 PM

Dumb answers to dumb questions
Thread Starter: Zachary Hoyt
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...
Last Post By: Doug Garson Yesterday, 10:21 PM

Harvey Slider on Unisaw?
Thread Starter: John Kananis
All these slider threads got me thinking. Does anyone here have the Harvey compass st-1500 attached to their unisaw? Can you speak on the quality, ease of attachment, capabilities and shortcomings? Thank you in advance!
Last Post By: Michael Zerance Yesterday, 7:46 PM

SCM T130 bearing change
Thread Starter: Tom Yaegle
Has any one here done one? Looking for suggestions, thanks.
Last Post By: Tom Yaegle Yesterday, 6:11 PM

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Stainless steel figure 8 hardware

Looking for ideas to attach a table top to the base on an outdoor dining table. Thought to use stainless steel figure 8's, but I can only find ones that
Brian Runau Today, 7:51 AM

Rocks in their heads

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Town mouse and country mouse facing off, almost come to blows!
Patty Hann Today, 7:39 AM

How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project

A clever thing that banjo builders do is to use iron brake drums for forms. I have a wheel from a line shaft pillow block that I have bent around. It
Maurice Mcmurry Today, 7:35 AM

Rocks in their heads

I said "People in the city that belong in the city". I did not say all city dwellers.
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If you like shop built tools, this video is pretty enjoyable...

What a smart and capable engineer & craftsman. I watched it 2X speed and still spent too much time on the web yesterday. It was worth it to see the
Maurice Mcmurry Today, 7:15 AM
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