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02-27-2021, 3:06 PM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Looking for Advice on Kitchen Cabinet/Closet Plywood in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I just mic'ed the last batch I bought about 6 days ago and it had a face ply thickness of .023 on the best side. There are voids but the Columbia...

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02-27-2021, 2:46 PM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Looking for Advice on Kitchen Cabinet/Closet Plywood in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I used HD Radiatta Pine ply and 1X's for some shop cabs and I agree with you. It is nice stuff especially at the price point. A little fuzzy when...

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02-27-2021, 11:45 AM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Can There Ever Be "Too Much" Wood? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Pete Seeger was ahead of his time in this modern world of groupthink, Love the song, hadn't heard it in years.

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02-27-2021, 11:35 AM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Looking for Advice on Kitchen Cabinet/Closet Plywood in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Thank you Julie. I've used carefully selected Borg plywood for several face frame kitchens with few issues. On cabs that have an exposed side, I'm...

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02-21-2021, 9:37 AM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Precut plywood in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I'm not going to defend the quality of box store plywood over Baltic Birch or AA grade plywood, and it is inconsistent in quality from week to week....

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02-20-2021, 10:52 AM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Precut plywood in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I've been using Home Depot's resource, namely a big panel saw to have sheet goods broken down a bit oversize before loading. First two cuts are...

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02-15-2021, 4:54 PM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Surfacing End Grain Cutting Boards in General Woodworking and Power Tools

This is how I do them also. Careful glue up to keep things aligned and 80 grit Rubin to start out at.

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02-15-2021, 1:30 PM

Jon Grider replied to a thread The Creek just had a birthday in Off Topic Forum

Happy Birthday Creek! and thank you Keith and all the mods that make this happen.

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02-15-2021, 11:10 AM

Jon Grider replied to a thread What are your other hobbies besides Woodworking? in Off Topic Forum

Jim, film photography is making a bit of a comeback. B&H for one still sells color negative and B&W film and developing supplies.

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02-12-2021, 1:19 PM

Jon Grider replied to a thread What are your other hobbies besides Woodworking? in Off Topic Forum

I like film photography. Mostly B&W street photography and some landscapes too when I'm doing my other interest, backpacking and hiking. Love reading...

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02-09-2021, 11:32 AM

Jon Grider replied to a thread I'm kinda surprised-- in Off Topic Forum

What is this Superbowl thing, a new breakfast cereal?

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02-09-2021, 11:30 AM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Scam Calls, From Where Do They Come? in Off Topic Forum

Sounds like Indian higher education engineering degrees are even less meaningful than USA's business degrees with 1.5 million awarded yearly. No...

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02-08-2021, 3:00 PM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Moving an 8" Jointer to Basement in General Woodworking and Power Tools

That's close what I did, with 3 of us. Lifting by the tables may nudge them from being co-planar, and that can be a pia to readjust. My sled was...

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02-08-2021, 2:05 PM

Jon Grider replied to a thread Moving an 8" Jointer to Basement in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I made a sled, bolted the base to the sled and with help from my son and sil slid it down the steps. Sil stayed at the top of staircase pulling and...

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02-04-2021, 6:22 PM

Jon Grider replied to a thread End grain cutting board from small scraps in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Perhaps you would like Mtnwood"s You Tube channel. His chaotic pattern boards are pretty cool, and a great way to use cut offs from other projects.

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