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Yesterday, 11:10 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Chris Swarz surfaced at Highland Woodworking. in Neanderthal Haven

I appreciate and am glad of careful research made accessible to folks so that all can benefit. I wish they'd put more effort into typography and...

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Yesterday, 11:02 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Lee Valley now selling Bridge City Tool Works stuff in Neanderthal Haven

I bought the Chopstick Master v2 as part of the family vacation budget the other year and have been very impressed by it --- it's allowed me to share...

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Yesterday, 1:10 AM

William Adams replied to a thread Does anyone have any standard birthday cake candles lying around? in Off Topic Forum

4.87--4.88mm in diameter for a set of "Cakemate" candles.

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Yesterday, 12:50 AM

William Adams replied to a thread Lee Valley now selling Bridge City Tool Works stuff in Neanderthal Haven

For the explanation of why the rosewood got dropped please see: http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/john-economaki-designer-of-tools/

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Yesterday, 12:47 AM

William Adams replied to a thread Tablet PC..Do you have one? What do you use it for? in Off Topic Forum

Yeah, that's why I said: >The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is quite nice by all accounts, Android can work well if you can find apps which work well and...

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12-14-2018, 6:06 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Tablet PC..Do you have one? What do you use it for? in Off Topic Forum

The HP Zbook X2 uses the latest generation of Wacom EMR which debuted on the Samsung Galaxy Book 10/12 --- 4096 pressure levels, tilt in supporting...

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12-14-2018, 6:03 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Pivot Hinge/Hardware for hidden door disguised as a bookcase in General Woodworking and Power Tools

The Lippincott Williams & Wilkins office in Philadelphia has one which is the door to their conference room --- way cool --- no sign of sag, and it...

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12-13-2018, 9:39 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Tablet PC..Do you have one? What do you use it for? in Off Topic Forum

I've used pen computers by preference since PenPoint on an NCR-3125 --- I prefer using a stylus since it is more expressive than a mouse. -...

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12-11-2018, 2:49 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Chris Swarz surfaced at Highland Woodworking. in Neanderthal Haven

Actually, that is winding down and will be over soon: https://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-this-weblog/

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12-10-2018, 6:12 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Chris Swarz surfaced at Highland Woodworking. in Neanderthal Haven

Working as a writer doesn't pay much --- he's mentioned doing furniture commissions, and folks usually won't wait forever on that, and of course, the...

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12-09-2018, 10:09 AM

William Adams replied to a thread Rules of thumb for structure strength? in Design Forum

The U.S. Forestry Service has many publications on wood. The one which should apply here is: ...

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12-05-2018, 10:51 AM

William Adams replied to a thread Working After Retirement - Thinking out loud in Off Topic Forum

You might want to look at information which is available for hobbyist CNCs, even if you get a higher end machine --- the concepts are the same and...

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12-03-2018, 5:21 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Christmas gadget ideas in General Woodworking and Power Tools

Nice position to be in! (I think I'm half-a-dozen tools away from being in the same position --- except I'll also need a shop and a bandsaw, and...

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11-30-2018, 9:20 AM

William Adams replied to a thread Artsy component of woodworking in Neanderthal Haven

The best book on design I ever got was one on Japanese Flower Arranging (ennobled by some brilliant comments and sketches penciled into the margins,...

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11-26-2018, 8:04 AM

William Adams replied to a thread Bicycle security in Off Topic Forum

As noted, you don't want to be the nicest bike at the rack, with the most easily defeated lock --- that's the one which gets stolen. One thing...

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11-20-2018, 11:37 AM

William Adams replied to a thread Does anyone know what "Amazon's choice" means in Off Topic Forum

It's an algorithmically determined badge. The item which is most often purchased by folks using your search term if it has low returns and no...

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11-19-2018, 12:42 PM

William Adams replied to a thread Which slotted screwdriver tips: Cabinetmaker or Keystone? in General Woodworking and Power Tools

I recently tried to put together something of a survey of hardware fastener sizes and screwdriver sizes: ...

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