Mel Fulks
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I wouldn’t worry about it, and in employments I’ve seen management say , “Don’t worry about it They measured everything when they made it”. Now if...

You can use plywood with a slight slope , covered with canvas glued down and painted . Goes back to 1890s ( with boards). Lasts for years .

Well done ! A great piece for the bunk-house…. with a no-bunk clean design. A never to be forgotten memory,and a treasured kindness.

I’ve tested steel machine knives by using them like “drawknives” . The real M2 and up will leave a shiny surface and cut without a lot of force....

Real M-2 is good . There are ..or were , some supplier’s advertising that their steel was “ Same hardness as M-2” …..and it was , but it did not...

I think this all started when some of the women’s department store manakins….I prefer “girlakins”, refused to wear clothing. And they knew the men...

Ask your “subjects “ to sing “ God Save The King Guy”

Ken , I take this stuff seriously. I would add “ Ken was trying to save all all of his old girl friends pics and and his collection of of old ...

I used “Never Seize” , works for a long time . Messy, wear plastic gloves . Change gloves before any surgery!

Beech was cheap, so it got used for a lot of stuff. All the old books said make your woodworking benches out of beech. But Honduras mahogany,...

You could replace the side-lites with splayed panels . If there is enough room, a splayed piece across ,ties it all together. And some mouldings...

Brian , I’m not sure either ! My impression was you wanted to get all the pieces glued flat as possible. If all the dominoes were cut from “...

I would just put all faces down ,on a flat surface covered with plastic.

Anthony , It looked like a pattern makers vise . Maybe it’s not. That’s all I got. Pretty sure someone on Sawmill will have the answer. You...

Yes. They usually just need some adjustment, often from an unneeded adjustment. Looks like it might be missing a nut that might be hard to find. ...

I thought it was Art Vanderlay….but if I’m wrong, remember, an R …can be rolled….away

Art Newvau or Art Deco thing that probably held pencils , change ,and medicine .

I keep going back to look ! Confushus say : Chineszee ….not easy ! It has EARNED its stripes !

Just read the label and don’t buy anything that says ‘good for scrap books’. For on line search ,ask for “high strength “. Try “double faced high...

I would remove wood from the convex side , that often makes the board straighter on both sides .

Even fine planers are ,or were sold with cheap poor quality steel. Couple shops I worked in used the low grade knives . In one my employments the...

Don’t know what the thing is , but it sounds like your lumber was not kiln dried .

I’m sure the “back bevel “ helps. But probably on the lowest grade knives , as that is what comes with most machines. T-1 or M-2 steel is what’s...

I zinc so many speakers have galvanized their audiences that the amount of good pails now available , pales compared to years ago. And those Wizard...

When a board is wider than a jointer you can put it on the best flat surface ,and glue some wood strips and blocks .to make assembly non rocking . ...

I wouldn’t use an expensive brass kick-plate. I would get a piece of the thin tempered Masonite….like the clip-board stuff, and glue light canvas on...

I only used Ipe once, on a deck ,did have to glue a couple of pieces . It was so long ago that I don’t remember what glue I used . I do remember...

Looks like the material on the bottom of the door has gaps that hold water, and possibly leave the water no path but to exit thru the narrow space....

Richard , they have been using seals on USA space craft. Seals are necessary, only one failed .

Yes. You could also put a moulded piece across extending an inch or more. Years ago I made some . I’m sure you can photos of such things. To seal...