About 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: Derek Cohen Today, 11:04 AMMy friend in So. Dk. was given a fair amount of Osage Orange. He hauled home and called me to tell me how heavy it was. He said it had been in a barn for several years and was thrilled to have. The next day his back was hurting severely. He lives in a small town that has pretty good medical care....
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Last Post By: Alan Rutherford Today, 9:34 AMPoor guy died at 70. Left a shop full of tools. It was pretty picked over, but for $30 I got all of this: * hardback copy of Leonard Lee’s Complete Guide to Sharpening * hardback copy of Pat Spielman’s Gluing and Clamping * 48” Empire level in good condition (No, it ain’t Starrett but it will...
Last Post By: Ron Citerone Today, 9:38 PMWhile reviewing different approaches in preparing card scrapers I found the method used by Rob Cosman to be the most involved. Basically he recommends flattening and polishing the 3 surfaces of each side, eventually using a 16000 grit Shapton stone. He also employs the Charlesworth ruler trick to...
Last Post By: John C Cox Today, 11:06 AMRetirement and bourbons on the deck.............................2 of my favorite things!
Ron Citerone Today, 9:38 PMThanks Ed and Jim! Ed, the decision to use a miter joint is not really a choice here as the ogee front feet on furniture needs to be mitered to look
Ron Citerone Today, 9:31 PMJust watching this, my neighbours brother was in the Queens Own Rifles of Canada that landed in Juno. Attached a page from his book.
Kevin,
we used a Marunaka press similar to the Hess for years back when I had a crew and did whole house projects. It worked really well for the
Hi Pat.
I didn’t find out about the sale until late, so it was picked over.
As far as how one finds bargains at estate sales,
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.
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