Mel Fulks
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I've got several old pairs . All bought cheaply at junk shops, haven't seen any newer ones anywhere close in quality. Im sure I looked for brands...

I like the idea of having a cut off. We have to have a pressure reducer, I've never been given a reason. It broke without assistance when we DID NOT...

There have been some really nutty leak devises . One was a large under toilet water catcher that had a cell phone that called you when a leak...

I think the stuff I use for the urethane caulks is Zylol

Barry, thanks for posting that. Takes it from the impossible to just a lot of work !

Even your good explanation of the process leaves me with little understanding. But it's a lot better looking than the simple balls used by most of...

Agree. Some times the machine is being sold because the owner thinks he is just never going to get it set up.

Dave,any board that has a bend that is similar to a piece of sheet metal bent sharply in a tool for that purpose should just be cut off before any...

This has been covered pretty well. But you forgot one thing! For some ,especially employees, using a jointer is just pushing a piece of wood. ...

Joe, I see now that I answered a different question. Sorry. If the shape is a simple modern "bread loaf " I would use scrapers and sanding by...

That's interesting, I'm not sure I would ever see what's going on if I picked it up at a tag sale. It reminds me of a local family that used to do...

I would do it in place, you are not going to come up with a better way to hold it right side up. Opinion piece : I think the railings should...

That book is by Douglas Spotted Eagle. Covers new and old methods.

Look what the Indians did, I think there is a booklet about their methods. Not many skills around that go back farther, I'm pretty sure hundreds of...

I use just one Costco light hanging close to cieling . Three seed flats rest on news paper on book case. Lights should be pretty close. Most...

I don't see small flaws as any problem ,especially on complicated pieces. But perfection is good,too. Congratulations !

Mark , I agree MDO is a great product, but I've done tests,too. If the edges are not at least painted well the wood plys split . That is not an...

Edward, you have been more lucky than I have with "exterior " plywood. I see it used and painted,too. But mainly on dog houses and tool sheds. ...

UF works real well for that. Sticking the laminate on was a problem from the beginning ,the stuff fell off the early Art Deco elevator doors. The...

I like MDO but in most respects it's no better than standard fir plywood covered with painted canvas. The cloth is actually thicker than the...

We recently had that long thread about EXTERA mdf. Good product ,but heavy. The painted canvas treatment would allow many types of material.

Tony, next one you check should be the Oxford English Dictionary. I do find your post interesting as there are so MANY words that were coined for a...

They are only acronyms if they can be pronounced as a word. And I said in the beginning they would cause acrimony!

I see a flying bat at bottom center of of pic 4 . To the right of the bat, close to edge of box, there is a man's reclining head. Chin is...

Not seeing the nail heads is a little too modern for me. I used headed stainless nails.

Most A&C stuff is too clunky and grim for me. But I like the moderness and refinements of this one. Congratulations on new commision too.

The three story Art Deco high school I attended in 1960s had one phone booth in the second story hall. One of the all wood and glass type ,with a...

Do you mean the project will not have a roof? Or you have the roof figured out and don't want advice on that part of the project ?

If the face is a piece of wood applied to a different piece of wood, then I would remove the "show face". Use a router to to make some grooves in...

They have so many living on the street , could be its to make sure they don't have access to drinking it. Etiquette requires that when the can is...