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: Brian Elfert Today, 8:41 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 PMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
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Alan, you can absolutely use Dominos for those joints, but as Derek points out, dowels, using a center can be easier to execute because of the curves.
Jim Becker Today, 9:50 AMAlan, I have a Domino but preferred dowels for this situation. Dowels are easier to position accurately (using the centre points), and just as strong
Derek Cohen Today, 9:23 AMTuesday Morning...not moving around all that great ( Groin Pull), was able to take a couple photos...will see IF they turn out here..
That is incredible. Nicely done. Impressive. I’m trying to imagine what your storage system for many small pieces must look like.
Peter Mich Today, 9:11 AMTom, I made my flattening/cutting/clamping table modular so that it can break down into easy to handle and store pieces when it's not needed or I need
Jim Becker Today, 9:10 AM
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...
Last Post By: Jim Becker Today, 9:50 AM