Mel Fulks
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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...

I think the real reason breadboxes were invented was rats. Without rats ….a clean cloth cover was fine for home cooks, since they didn’t have...

When I was a kid a POPULAR magazine did a piece on jar openers. Piece of wood with with piece of loop of leather. We have a real smart group...

I read Hayward’s books at least 50 years ago, and was enlightened and impressed. Superior to everything else then available.

I think it’s a fire-proof cabinet . They were expensive.

Yes, the dead can vote. Ghoul-gle it.

one piece can spring some because of angled ‘short grain’. Two pieces splined , just make a stronger, non bending unit. In most cases I put...

I remember it from an employment. Some in management liked the “press releases” ,and bought some. Customers did NOT like it. Management did not...

I agree with David. The ebony doesn’t need it anymore than a diamond needs a “clear coat”.

Tom, that’s good info. Could be that there was ,or is a government thing about where the stuff could be used, like office space with people in it....

Contact cement is the standard, widely used stuff. They used to rate its hold as 5 to 7 years, and that’s often too long for those who are...

Patty ,one thing that will help is to make , or buy , a large router base with a knob on an elongated base . Then you can clear your mind of fear ,...