Saw a sign at hoe despot and looked it up. California has banned the sale of gas lawnmowers and leaf blowers after 2024. If yours is getting tired better buy a new one in a few months. I assume they will be gone from stores by Fall. It will probably take ten to twenty years until this ban goes...
Last Post By: Keegan Shields Today, 11:26 AMAbout a month ago I began a thread about designing and building two carver chairs to accompany the 6 bentwood chairs we have owned for the past 40 years. The chairs were purchased all those years ago along with a table, which is around 200 years old. We need a larger table, and time has come to...
Last Post By: Jim Koepke Yesterday, 2:55 PMHas been restocked.. Bought 10 planks...for $30...had to cut a few of the 10 footers down, to fit into the Trunk of my Chevy Equinox... Eight 1 x 6 x 6' Five 1 x 4 x 6' And he threw in a stack of shorts And a 3/4" x 8" x 39" slab..
Last Post By: steven c newman Today, 9:12 AMOne of those sitting at the computer in the morning with a cup of coffee itching to buy a new tool ... So I come across this Veritas Scraper Burnisher for Turners and looked at a few videos reviews of it and thought why not. After reading a few reviews posted on this forum I later realized it was...
Last Post By: Patty Hann Yesterday, 7:30 PMAfter a lot of searching, the Hammer A3-31/41 (or possibly the SCM Minimax) with a helical head, is my next piece of shop equipment. Where would I look for either machine used? I've tried the usual suspects, FB Marketplace (seems to be limited to local only), Craigslist (seems to be losing...
Last Post By: Jonathan Biccum Yesterday, 1:11 PMI use them, but only for long grain cuts in applications like boxing a column or similar. Wouldn't even consider them for plywood unless the face ply
Steve Demuth Today, 12:35 PMEdward: thanks. I think it's twisted along its length. Well, there's more 3-year-old 2x4s in my garage...
Howard Rosenberg Today, 12:27 PMThat's clever. Not violating any 'rights' or anything that could be challenged in court.
Curt Harms Today, 12:26 PMI don't know if this is something you'd be interested in but some people have wired low voltage start/stop stations around their shop. They use low voltage
Curt Harms Today, 12:16 PMI've seen sidewall shinglers use a 'chisel axe' by welding a plane iron to back of their shingle hatchet, & use it to shave the corners, & trim
Cameron Wood Today, 12:13 PM
How to bend wood like this - Outdoor furniture project
Thread Starter: Alan LightstoneLooking 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...
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