andy bessette
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I built one that is an assemblage of mortis and tenon face frames, plywood, formica, and piano hinges. It is a copy of one that a client had a...

WAY too heavy!

I agree for the most part. Face frame cabinets have a lot of wasted space. Euro cabinets became in vogue in the US in the 1980's and suddenly our...

I would use steel for a bracket like your sketch. I would design it to be made out of bar stock rather than cutting the shape out of plate. If your...

For exposed 3/8 inset hinges, the old fashioned standard I learned is 1 3/4 styles and rails unless a style will have two hinges back to back, then...

The best way.

What a lovely place!

I have been making a homemade version of these steel keyholes for coat / hat / dog leash, wall hung racks. I make a pocket so they hang flush. ...

Good luck! Those look great! Coincidentally we had a pair in our back yard in town last week for the first time in 35 years. They were just passing...

Commercial fishing on the Missouri River stoped in the early 1980's due to elevated levels of mercury in the fish. A few of the net fishermen are...

III is also brown which I like for dark wood. For your lovely Maple maybe try Extend, I, or II.

I remember reading in Smithsonian magazine in the 1980's about trees in Canada that were puzzling scientists because they had no growth rings. Turns...

Andrew, If you did not get first place shame on the judges. It is lovely! I have some reclaimed bits of 100+ year old construction lumber, some...

I have been looking for an opportunity to show off my Nephews chops flying a drone. I think this company may need him.

Some how David Bailey slipped passed my radar. I will enjoy checking his work out. His story is sad and amazing.

My only complaint about S.Y.P. is that it gums up sandpaper. We do not see lovely finish grade boards like you describe in the mid-west. I remember...

The handle is very nice. It looks like Brazilian Rosewood. My gun cleaning rods have a T handle that spins to follow the rifling. A handle like that...

It is a great and true account of the events that led to the invention of the sewing machine. It is a story my Mom loves to tell. She has the details...

It is the arrow that was shot at Mr. Singer (in his dream the night before he had his breakthrough with the invention of the sewing machine).

Our Yoshino Cherry in the front yard is just starting to wake up. It is in decline and not in the best spot. I am going to try to transplant a root...

I was never an Andy Warhol fan. Our kids took their art classes very seriously and informed me that his work is important. It at very least durable.

Home made is for sure the way to go! We need to do a better job. The soup is superior and we keep the salt down and quality of ingredients up. We...

There is a thread from about a year ago with an offer from a member who had put up some north woods Beech billets for making planes. My mistake,...

Making some planes out of Black Locust is on my list of things to do. There are lots of knowledgeable contributors here at SMC. I have some old...

Any discussion of TSA always leads me to play the song Airline Agent by James McMurtry.

If your D.C. piping is metal, clogs can be found by tapping along the pipe and listening for a change in tone. This works well on house gutters and...

Not too long after 911, my father in law forgot to leave his cherished Victoranox at home for an international flight out of Boston Logan. He...

$2.50 a can for Campbells is hard to believe. Two years ago $2.50 would be a splurge and I would get Progresso. I have almost decided that I like...

Scotch Broth is another that I have heard lamented by the shrinking population of local old timers. A good can of soup or good packet of dry soup is...

Very Elegant! I am curious about your technique for the clever leg to seat joint.