Stan Calow
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Also a voracious reader. I have a Nook and I love using that for reading in bed and taking on trips. But much prefer real books. So I have a...

Quit bragging, Lee.

I made a zillion burgers in my teen years. Do you want pretty or do you want cheap?

The last quick change artist I encountered was at the Fenway Park ticket office. Shorted me a ten in change. I will never forget the smirk on his...

I thought there was a way that they could remove the spurs ultrasonically - not true?

Some of you may know if this is true or not, but my understanding is that the difference between white and dark meat is the dark meat had more blood...

I am planning ahead to downsizing, and I think the last tool to go will be my lathe. It's the one tool with which you can go from raw material to...

The sweet potato calculation in the OP was what we used to be taught as a story problem. A calculator won't help someone figure out how to solve it...

I'll take a shot. The unfinished piece looks like it could be ribbon mahogany. Any chance the woodworker made musical instruments?

Yes I believe it's the oil component of any oil-based finish that turns yellow.

Agree with James - ash is what I would use here, and there's plenty of it cheap since all the ash trees are dying. Too bad its not common where you...

Those legs look good with the table. Wood legs with aprons might have looked clunky with a small table like that, IMO.

I thought I read that they had also discovered large deposits in California, in the Salton Sea area.

What is the purpose of the BLO in your schedule? Popping the grain doesn't seem necessary, and it doesn't improve the adhesion of the varnish, does...

You know, I asked a Porter Cable rep at a woodworking show about this a long time ago. I was asking about the small 1 hp PC router which was what I...

Every project I do starts and ends on a workbench. Sharpening is something done occasionally and can be done without power tools.

It's not just about extending your life. I've seen friends with cancers on their heads and faces, and it's not pretty. You can get melanoma in...

an exam by a skin professional is worth it. They can see spots and potential problems long before they are visible to you, especially on places like...

I remember seeing a DIY TV program >10 years ago that had a story on router bits. They said that there were only two companies in the US that...

This is what irks me about this current tipping frenzy. If you have to tip before the service is even provided, it's not a gratuity for "good...

There is definitely a learning curve to them, and give serious thought on how you're going to support the vertical workpiece through the cut. I...

For many years, my go-to-screw for home repairs and projects (not woodworking) has been the Simpsons Strong-Tie #8 1 1/4" self-tapping. Home depot...

I use the much-maligned gas-powered leaf blower to move the leaves into rows, and bag with the mower as you do. Yes you have to stop a lot to empty...

Well, the implication of seeing a bunch of numbers like that is that you have all that stuff in your tap water, when the likelihood is you don't. ...