I debated about starting this thread now or later, but decided on now because, well...I might forget something. :o As a little background, at our previous property, I was blessed with a reasonably sized, fully conditioned space for my shop in what was originally a three-and-a-half vehicle garage...
Last Post By: Jim Becker Yesterday, 8:04 PMHi All, I've spent a lot of time reading and learning in these forums, so thank you to everyone who makes this a valuable resource. We are having some work done on our home in the SF Bay Area of California and our painters got overzealous with scraping the old paint off of the windows and...
Last Post By: Tom Bender Today, 7:35 AMI just saw an ad for 7 rusty saws for $25 and I may not be able to resist. One has the thumbhole but broken horn. It might be worth buying the whole lot but I'll have to get better at cleaning them up. I hate the mess. Hopefully someone will buy them before I decide to bite the bullet.
Last Post By: steven c newman Yesterday, 9:50 PMThere is a pretty neat article in the Jan/Feb issue of Popular Mechanics about restoring a Mosquito. For those unfamiliar with this airplane it was constructed almost entirely from wood. Fuselage was a 5/8" thick sandwich of plywood and balsa!! That, combined with two RR Merlins made it a...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Yesterday, 9:08 AMBuilding 6 ft high, 28 in wide, 12 inch deep solid 3/4 inch walnut bookshelf , no adjustable shelves. I have dados for all shelves. The sides are a little bowed, requiring some pressure with clamps to pull them together with the dados. Not a ton, but some. I'm trying to decide if I need to add...
Last Post By: Derek Meyer Yesterday, 6:39 PMReally nice boxes. Tell us more about how the floating tops are fitted into the banding of the lids.
Lee Schierer Today, 7:47 AMDerek is as usual, well researched. BS is shameless in their pricing.
My go-to sharpening guide will remain the Veritas MKII.
I have free-handed
The painter and his insurer are going to balk at the price of a quality restoration. Be prepared for that. May involve a lawyer.
Be sure
Downsides of the BS: the LN, another side-clamp guide which registers the back of the blade, is much more compact (better use of stone) and nearly half
Derek Cohen Today, 6:59 AMWell it'll be a user, but no harm!
On another related note, the two halves of the handle are very loose under the pewter rings. Any advice
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith 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: William Lessenberry Today, 12:45 AM