Cameron Wood
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Then there is the less known fact that block planes are for planing blocks i.e. end grain butcher blocks.

The tool came with all the goodies- knife setting jig, sharpening jig, spare knives, spare bolts to hold the knives on, wrench, but the metal case...

I agree with this, except for the ever-present Swiss Army knife, and I carry a Gerber multitool, which is used almost 100% as one hand operable...

A combination of feeling grumpy, and contributing to our mutual entertainment. You come here looking for something to read and think about, right?

Yeah, add Bosch tools to the list. Probably a 25% success/satisfaction rate from many of their tools over many years. By far the worst of the...

Looks like 8/12- ugh, everything wants to slide. The foam rubber pad helps a lot. I've had guys hang gutters from up top on ply sheathing, three +...

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I still have and use my 6' wood step ladder, purchased in the '70s. In steady commercial use that whole time. Know as the 'ironwood' ladder on the...

$125 plus shipping, tax= $158. Fences, spare knives with big nick, very beat up box.

Thanks for stepping up! The mirror frame got completed and installed (see 'projects') The jobsite jointer should have it's first on the job use...

Nice. .....

Patch it, paint it, live with it. This is not an easy project. The sill is, or should be, fastened to the jambs (sides), and there is often not...

Don't be talkin' about filing notches in my Shinwa precision rule!:eek:

I have some newer F style Jorgensen clamps with the plastic handles. The screw is smaller, and they are overall a bit lighter weight than the older...

Here's my assortment. The two in the foreground I laboriously reground for left handed use. the others must be used right handed, or pushed...

In previous discussions, the Restorer tool has come up short in reviews- underpowered & others IIRC. These wire wheels fit the Bauer tool, but rub...

Off to a bad start saying he's using plywood as he cuts up OSB.

I have the Harbor Freight one like Tom M King's, and the Makita wheel sander. The HF is very handy, & the speed control allows use at a low speed...

That's a hang board, for rock climbing grip training. The ceramic heads were made by my mother.

I'm currently reading a 900 page book in bed at night. It's heavy and I'm less than 1/3 done.

Thanks! Black oak is not commercially milled (AFAIK). I got a bunch when I lived in far northern California, where it grows amid the DF that is...

These are the bomb for reading in bed- don't even bother with anything else. In use for at least several years, my wife and I both use them. ...

Bit of a language barrier, but here's a nice one. The blades have a double angle, which is great for us left- handers. I've gone to a lot of...

Dennis, Thanks for having kept this thread up- I've enjoyed it, in my relatively short time here. Nobody stepping up to take over?

My thought as well...

Uppers: pine boards, doors with cleats, surface mount hinges on stiles- no bottom rail. Lowers: plywood boxes, pine end panel, doors as above,...

Do folks actually use all those holes? How much time does one spend fishing fasteners and small parts out? My bench dog holes don't go all the way...