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.

Forget 'Baby on board'

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...

How many miles do you get out of your car brakes?

I drive a 2006 Toyota mostly on the highway. It has 90,000 miles with the original brakes. I don't hear any squealing on the brakes and they work fine. What do you think?

Would you - borrow a tool?

A lot of people - myself included - make it a policy to really avoid lending out tools. The list is a really short one of the people I will lend a tool to. What about - borrowing a tool?

Shop tidbits...

A few weeks ago, the mowing season began here. While in the shed, I was looking for something and checking the open containers on the bench in there and I noticed a right-angle adapter. Looking at it, I couldn't figure what it fit. I put it back into the container and continued the search for...

Random Orbital Sanders (again)

I looked at Sawmill Creek threads from 2020 until now. I figured that tool costs, availability and opinions change after 4 or more years. Over that time, there were favorable comments about Festool, Bosch and Mirka. My typical use is flat surfaces on cabinet faces and panels, not many edges...

Spalted Ash

Jim has it right. You have to make the conditions unfavorable for mold growth. That means air flow and lower humidity. It doesn't mean keeping it damp

Greetings from Japan

Very unique !

Greetings from Japan

My first work, upped on Feb 11, 2012😊


https://youtu.be/PijzkFwsIM8

FS: Two Stanley Block Planes – G12-060 and G12-020

Planes have been sold.

Spalted Ash

Clorox. Look up the correct ratio for killing mold and spray the boards with it. Live ash trees have about 40% moisture, the lowest of any native tree,

SC Pig-Picking