Mel Fulks
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I had forgotten that ‘three way’ test . Made sense when I read about it , but it’s gone now. But ,as I reported earlier, when I struck a line...

I’ve seen things like that ‘fixed’ with a bed bolt cover. But you need two of them , since you only have one small mistake! People will love...

Back when Michael Angelo was working with marble to make statues, he avoided straight lines . So he got by without a lot of expensive straight-edges.

Well, Thank you, Dave ! The reason I made it was to lay out a sundial for 37 and 1/2 latitude. Not much demand for sundials , until people find...

I like the 4 foot aluminum rulers , the wide ones , about 1 and 3/4 inches wide and 1/8th thick. Pick two of them and test them side by side. I...

Have you tried ultra- lite mdf ?

“The Great Fix That Became An Embellishment.” Especially the tapering. I suggest a taper ,arrowhead type thing at the top to ‘let it soar ,some...

Oil floating in water is called “pond scum”.

Years ago I saw some small bandsaws that did not have a way to adjust. If that is the way your saw is made, you might have to make some kind of wood...

Should have a small wheel to turn to get the ‘loop’ in right ‘lane’. Occasionally you get a “band “ with a crooked weld that causes trouble.

Patty, It’s called “copious esthetic”

Not the best way to become a nationally known beloved figure and break into show-business.

Don’t look at “the grain direction” , look at the direction of the tiny , little , dash’s of grain , and sometimes they change direction. So ‘ya...

Depends on the brand. Right now I can’t bring up the good one. Avoid the $1.00 brand new …on store junk table type.

Spring is an Earth- Sun thing. Weather temps are mixed. There are records of cold through Summer for some places that usually get ‘normal...

Sure, but don’t knock yourself out, I would just brush on some Kilz primer and let it dry. Then paint

The old Japanese saw makers were getting too many complaints about kinked saws and got tired of warranty fixes. So they the started putting handle,...

Yes , a good array. I’ve used mainly old fashioned smooth shaper knives and corg stuff. Using corg with a bearing ,it’s often hard to get the...

The Eastern tradition was to make the tools hard to use , so that the number of guys who could use the danged stuff would be reduced , thereby...

You just move the knives to the next corg . “ I’m your next -corg neighbor “. And bearings of different sizes can make for more exact...

That photo looks over-exposed !

Corrugated, or ‘corg ‘ head like I discribed for my bearings

Some places avoid poplar because they bought stuff that that was crazy crooked. That is usually from bad drying. It needs to be air dried before...

Glenn, you sure got some great grain match there , or is that “contact paper” ?

I would use Tite bond 2, it cures faster than Tite bond 3 , and I use a sharp knife to shave of a bit of wood in the center of one piece in each...

I think Dave is right. Go to Google check-out

Stephen, some people will not eat food with odd size pieces . Chunks are tolerated or loved by most. Purreed is also good. But foods ,especially...

John , RED oak is porous, you’re ‘sposed to use use WHITE oak ! But I bet NO RATS …or mice got in !

Shawn, bread used to mold quickly, now it doesn’t. I don’t know why. Could be “better living through chemistry”. Used to see that on TV. I...