Mel Fulks
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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...

YEP to all of Andrew’s post. High grade knives can be bought, same size and they will all weigh the same. Low grade stuff cut off the same steel...

In one of my first woodworking jobs I managed to get a long standing door making practice changed. It was getting management to decree that the...

Is it possible that the belt needs a twist in it , and doesn’t have one ?

“Convex side down” . Is certainly correct and important. It often makes the board MOVE to straighter on the OTHER side at same time. For...

Nothing wrong with Colonial Williamsburg. Some fine work is done there. Wallace Gusler figured out how early rifles were made ,while some other...

I think there is a lot of good coverage in this thread . But I would not make stave core stiles out of mahogany plies and pieces. Nor would would...