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Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NH
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.
Last Post By: Dave Anderson NH Today, 3:45 PM

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: Alan Lightstone Today, 8:16 AM

Forget 'Baby on board'
Thread Starter: Rick Potter
I need a bumper sticker that says 'Nobody on board'. Tesla has opened up the 'self driving' app on newer Tesla's for a free 30 day trial. It is factory installed on all of them, they just don't turn it on unless you pay, which we didn't. All of a sudden there is an octogenarian who cannot...
Last Post By: Rick Potter Today, 2:44 PM

Shaker Window Sash Profile
Thread Starter: James White
Hellos All, I need some help with some window sashes. I am tasked to build some window sashes for an interior partition wall between a pantry and kitchen for a client. I mistakenly offered a shaker profile. However it turns out the cutter set I was planing on using only goes to a max thickness...
Last Post By: William Hodge Today, 12:59 PM

Are they building standalone car washes like crazy in your area too?
Thread Starter: Brian Elfert
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...
Last Post By: Tom M King Today, 10:26 AM

Hot water sulfur smell solutions
Thread Starter: Ron Citerone
My cottage is on well water. Several years ago we started with the dreaded sulfur smell, hot water only. I had a plumber replace the anode. Smell came back eventually. I found the model of the anode he installed and see that is just aluminum. Seems like the one I need is aluminum/zinc? Has...
Last Post By: Brian Elfert Today, 10:28 AM

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Blade lubricant for resawing with bandsaw.

Great feed back thankyou.
I'm often using partially seasoned DF and other unseasoned species and note there is some build up in the gullets.
STUART Robertson Today, 5:49 PM

Blade lubricant for resawing with bandsaw.

We did not see a pitch buildup either, but you can get some with pine, eastern cedar, and some exotics(Bloodwood, Bocote, Chechen) I'm assuming all these
Tony Joyce Today, 5:32 PM

Creating an aged maple finish

I haven't used Waterlox in a couple of decades. Instead I mix my own: 1/3 varnish, 1/3 Boiled linseed oil or tung oil and 1/3 turpentine with a drop
Michael Schuch Today, 5:27 PM

Creating an aged maple finish

Thanks for the follow up. I learned a lot on this thread. Mostly that coloring is not something I want to do Thanks for the Minwax OMP review.
Prashun Patel Today, 5:21 PM

Creating an aged maple finish

Just to wrap this up, I ended up using a toner to get the color I needed on the maple while keeping the mahogany compatible. I sprayed one coat of Minwax
John TenEyck Today, 5:00 PM
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