Mel Fulks
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Lisa, glad you are back.

I used that method for my Hammer A3-31. But the shipper added a second pallet under the factory pallet, which made everything more fun. I used 3/4...

While working on my neighbor's remodel, he bought some M18 tools. I used his 7-1/2" circular saw a number of times and it cut through 8/4 lumber...

After we had a lightning strike on a jobsite I was working on, I got a 50 volt reading to ground on the doorknob of the iron workers trailer. The...

Took me a minute to remember….”mid century modern”….without seeing “rabbet ears” ! I think it was seeing the “horizontal hold needs adjustment “ ...

. Scott, I posted that point here once. Thanks for your efforts to stop “acridnyms “ , I coined that because when I see lists of nuttiness my eyes...

Well, I just now noticed that in the “original detail” pic the vertical bar and and bottom rail don’t even have the same profile. So I think it was...

You could make wooden “fingers”. Angled board with saw cuts making each about 3/16ths wide. Clamp to fence. Or use screws if you use a...

The more wood working secrets you have to impart , the more free labor you can get ! Here’s one: “ Yes, that’s a block plane ,but I don’t ‘wanna...

At last real wood has beaten the wildest faux-finish-fakes !! Now it’s time to sell that design to a laminate manufacturer ! James Bond would...

On a job I heard a guy complain about a router bit moving. Asked him if he had inserted the bit all the way ,and then backed it out an 1/8th. He...

Agree with Mitch. And it’s a pretty steep stair. Newel post is interesting, and the painted rail might be the work of someone who didn’t like ...

Hot hide glue for veneering was thin . Stop the vicious cycle of too viscous glue.

The corners are rounded . Not just too heavily loaded with paint ,but really rounded . Looks like they could have even been made with a router and...

I don’t like carbide knives for use on wood. They are not as sharp as steel, but are good for woods with a lot of silica ,and for plastic and even...

That’s a good looking machine ! Been years since I’ve used one of those. They have a nice feature in that each full revolution of the Big Wheel...

The knives are probably lowest grade. I would buy M2 or T1 steel, do not accept stuff described as having “same hardness as M2 “. Only high...

I’ve seen a lot of falls as people stepped over the integral benches. Sometimes one slim agile person has to get up so that a fat one can get out,...

Use a single flute router bit, they cut much faster than the standard two flute bits. Hard to find in stores , so order on line. Should be a...

A young John Wayne, Maryln Monroe, Raqel Welch.

Sounds like you need a Pegasus ! And it would take the neighbors minds off messy birds !

Take a look at post #19. I used the legs that came with the slider for support. One had to be cut and rethread. Other materials used were Unistrut...

Exterior doors sometimes look like they are coming apart at bottom rail. It’s usually just “ compression ring set”. Rain soaks into the raw wood...

I’ve glued and clamped , then used dowels. I used 1/2 or 5/8ths dowels, driven through a non -sharp hole in thick scrap steel plate. Dowels swell...

Really heavy ,beefy furniture ,that photographs like an Impressionist painting for a family of Hobbits. Don’t see many of those ,but I think this...

I’ve seen that once in the same machine that was bought used. Most likely the collar that encircles the spindle was not in correct place when ...

Great day and great story ! But Tom has not given us any tips on ‘Mom- Maintenance’ !

Thank you, gentlemen. Jacques, yes, much wood has been reduced in size on that setup and it's a pleasure to work on. Adam, I have been really...

Warren, good work there. I’ve written ‘term papers’ that were shorter….that’s how I “broke into woodworking ! “. You are a good son and friend.

I’m sorry ,that’s a terrible thing. It’s plaque in the brain….so I’m brushing mine with Crest… It used to be “old age” , now people in their ...