Mel Fulks
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I don’t think that made up stuff is appropriate for a photograph. It’s two brothers . Don’t make it shlock …. like something picked out of the...

I don’t buy the “same product” different label thing . My Dad was really thrifty and sometimes tried cheaper brands , but most of the time he...

My brother owned a Great Dane, named it Beckett and took it everywhere with him, he even used to take it out to the nightclub. Once he left the dog...

There are only two kinds of real mahogany . Swetinia macrophyla and Swetinia mahogani . The latter is the heavy dense one found first and quickly...

I remember , years ago reading that African ‘mahogany’ was often referred to as “ribbon mahogany”. When REAL mahogany was “discovered” by Europeans...

Superior cast steel… that’s the good stuff ! Having augers like that augurs well for you. Had to look that up to be sure I didn’t botch it !...

Sounds like African “mahogany “ I have proved to the chagrin of a couple of bosses that it isn’t mahogany. Make a snake out of AM and after...

When I wrote “green poplar “ I meant the dark green ,it’s heart wood and I repeat , it’s better for exterior work than a lot of fir. Fir costs ...

If you live in Texas, a compact pistol, 9mm and up works pretty good. Had a friend out walking in his suburb with his 6 year old daughter get charged...

yep, green poplar is a better outside wood than the more expensive sappy fir that some vendors try to sell.

“If the fox can’t chew it ,it will eschew it !” English language needs some updates to make sense !

Warren, that’s a good point. The wide belt sanders use so much pressure. Even after using 150 grit We had to finish with orbital sanders.

Put some ammonia in a spray bottle. ANY brand will work ….no need to buy the deluxe stuff .

With the modern rules about how the rail must be secured so that fire hoses and stuff won’t be slowed down ,or tied up, I don’t think it’s a good...

I remember seeing that and being irritated by it. Didn’t see it as courage. She knew was not going to be harmed for what is sometimes called...

I don’t use the slick almost shiny hard-black much. Few days ago I was having some trouble with a razor , tried the smooth glassy rock and it...

We used to order a lot of “soft maple” from a local company , much of it was figured. We saved the figured stuff …and waited for the phone call...

I used it once . It’s good where there is not a lot of space since it’s pretty dense and doesn’t burn . Fairly rigid and precisely flat with good ...

For that kind of stuff we always used coarse sand paper to round off the corners . We had belt sanders and disc sanders ,but sometimes they were...

Still not as fast as “hammer “ veneering . But hammer veneering is a skill ….not a bottled product .

Yeah, sounds like Bondo. Made to fill and smooth crumpled and dinged metal . Then brave wood workers used it to replace poorly made too small...

panels that thin are often “re-sawn” , but then they curl up. Sometimes you can find stuff that was sawn too thin and buy it at lower price . When...

I used an Invicta for several years in an employment and liked it.

Every time I’m at the Harbor Freight cash register they ask me to give them my address and phone number. Time for them to step up and offer...

To me the problem is it’s too much like a crate. I understand that the design is modern and some will like it, but it is shallow like a coffin....

Yes, I had to cut the rail for the slider to fit.

The old ones are stone …or wood with heavy duty coating to look like stone. Gesso? I guess-so.

I agree with Roger. I’ve been told many times by vendors that the only absolute no void stuff is Marine Plywood. MDO is good stuff.

Look at pics of tables from Hepplewhite to Victorian , then mix and match. 3 inch apron is okay for ladies ,but not for a bunch of guys. 4 inch...