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Today, 5:25 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Torx bit stuck in planer carbide insert in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Easy Outs work when one will come out easily. For everything else, that needs drilling, left handed Cobalt bits. Breaking the insert will work the...

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Today, 5:14 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Wooden Countertop Finish preferences in Project Finishing

My longest lasting wooden countertop finishes were done with Moisture Cure Urethane floor finish. I know of one I did in 1991 that is still scratch...

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Today, 5:07 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Best flooring urethane in Project Finishing

I've used Bona Traffic HD, and can say that it is tougher than regular oil based urethanes. It's nothing like as tough as the old Moisture Cure...

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Today, 4:42 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Wax coated boxwood and African Blackwood in Neanderthal Haven

Boxwood is pretty hard to dry, without getting a bunch of microscopic cracking. It needs to be dried as slow as possible. I remember George Wilson...

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Today, 4:38 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Improved Side Clamping Honing Guide? in Neanderthal Haven

I was glad to hear about the new LV guides here. I don't do much shopping for tools. I have a couple of original Eclipse guides. One I bought...

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Today, 3:17 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Vaccination Arm in Off Topic Forum

My largest side effect was Relief!

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04-08-2021, 6:52 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Blackburn 9 inch dovetail saw kit in Neanderthal Haven

Add the flourish when you can cut perfect fitting dovetails off the saw.

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04-08-2021, 6:22 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread teenager skill builders in Off Topic Forum

When I was growing up, I was never taught how to "do" anything, only told to go do it. I think I was 13 when I was given the job to build 200 picnic...

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04-08-2021, 3:48 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Anyone putting off projects because of material price increases? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I'm putting off those two projects because I have plenty of other stuff on the to-do list to keep me busy. Over the 46 years that I've been in the...

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04-07-2021, 4:23 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Anyone putting off projects because of material price increases? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Yes. A 24 x 40 addition to a shop, and a dock, and boathouse complex.

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04-07-2021, 4:21 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Deck sealer. Olympic or Thompsons? in Off Topic Forum

Sikkens .

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04-05-2021, 6:27 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread What's your favorite router base material? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Synthetic bowling alley flooring. Solid, rock hard phenolic, and a little less than a half inch thick. Free if you catch a bowling alley installing...

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04-05-2021, 6:02 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Squaring Boards by Hand in Neanderthal Haven

You don't need to focus on a winding stick. Get your eye in a position so you can see over the near one, to under the far one. Raise, and lower...

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04-05-2021, 8:16 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread What about a Wixey? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Yes .

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04-03-2021, 7:17 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Window Washing in WorkShops

Jim, try the Windex brand hose end sprayers on the outside of the windows, and you may find that good enough, for the outside. They don't leave...

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04-02-2021, 7:15 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Epoxy fiberglass assistant in Boat Building

Cover your shoes with blue masking tape, even old ones.

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04-02-2021, 12:32 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Full kerf 7-1/4" circular saw blade? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?249089-Does-anyone-know-of-a-full-kerf-7-1-4-saw-blade

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04-01-2021, 12:20 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Squaring Boards by Hand in Neanderthal Haven

Sounds like you're talking about flattening, rather than squaring. Don't hold the plane down all the way across the board. Only take the high parts...

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03-31-2021, 1:40 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Handicapped shower ideas in Off Topic Forum

I think I had less than a grand in materials, and a week of mornings work, in converting that one that I posted pictures of. I just bought the tile...

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03-30-2021, 9:08 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Epoxy fiberglass assistant in Boat Building

Are you pouring, and squeegeeing, or pouring, and rolling? Hopefully, you've watched plenty of surfboard glassing youtube videos. When I had a...

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03-30-2021, 8:07 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Unisaw with extension mobile base? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I have an HTC that works fine. I had to add onto it to hold the vertical pipe for the overarm DC pickup. It's been moved on it many times, from one...

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03-29-2021, 9:41 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Laser Level quality question in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I installed cabinets, and did tile in houses I built, for decades before I had ever seen a laser level. I have several now, but still forget I have...

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03-28-2021, 10:57 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread HDPE joinery in Off Topic Forum

Sounds like a hard way to do it. I make wooden forms, like the finished product you want, and use the flexible, pourable mold making gunk for parts...

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03-27-2021, 8:49 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Window Washing in WorkShops

The Windex hose end sprayers really do work. Nothing is quite as good as hand cleaning, but they get pretty close. We have several museum houses we...

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03-27-2021, 8:20 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread good level in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I bought most of my levels before I had ever seen a Stabila. I can't remember breaking one, and if my memory serves correctly, I'm still using every...

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03-27-2021, 8:14 AM

Tom M King replied to a thread Miter trimmer in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I used a Lion Miter Trimmer for a long time, but after I bought a shooting plane, I sold the miter trimmer, knowing that I would never use it again. ...

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03-25-2021, 3:27 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Essential fixit skills for a teenager leaving the nest? in Off Topic Forum

My Dad never taught me how to do anything. He just told me to go do whatever it was.

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03-25-2021, 12:49 PM

Tom M King replied to a thread Vaccination Arm in Off Topic Forum

I was going to post exactly the same thing. It was about like a mosquito bite, to me, without the itching. My Wife, my 104 year old Mother, and I...

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