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...
Last Post By: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 11:04 AMLooking 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, 12:50 PMI 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
Last Post By: Jim Koepke Today, 12:08 AMI 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...
Last Post By: Andrew Hughes Yesterday, 7:39 PMI'm looking for a nice workbench to get me back into woodworking. I do not have any power tools at this time other than a few handheld tools. I'm not sure making a nice bench is an option. Mostly I just want a place to plane and build stuff by hand to work on my skills until I can afford a full...
Last Post By: steven c newman Today, 12:17 PMSure - why not? (Votes: 9)
Never. If I needed something, I'd buy or rent it. (Votes: 10)
Maybe. Depends on the person and the tool. (Votes: 52)
Thanks Maurice, the #93 was from ebay. There is a long meandering story about finding the #10-1/2 on a run for supplies when the road into town got blocked
Jim Koepke Today, 12:51 PMNone of the car washes I use accept cash except one and the cash slot on the menu system is often broken. No humans are involved with collecting payments.
Jim Becker Today, 12:50 PMSo going to try gluing some laminations together, then putting them in the jig. Clearly I need the winch, as I don't have the physical strength to pull
Alan Lightstone Today, 12:50 PMHas something changed, or have I messed up my computer? Every time I get on the Creek for the last two weeks, I have to log in, where it used to be automatic.
Rick Potter Today, 12:50 PMFor me, it’s not about being bothered; rather, it’s about not spending time on things I don’t enjoy, especially when for eight bucks I can ride through
Jim Becker Today, 12:48 PM
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: Jim Allen Today, 11:38 AM