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I have not seen any PMs. I am interested in pictures.

We just got an external drive for the MacBook Air. The only problem I have had is remembering to eject the disc before exiting Music or Photos. I have been working on ripping the CD collection. I am...

At 85 my Father In Law went through a phase of gorilla gluing chairs and other genuine colonial antiques. The chairs are stuck together for sure. It is going to take some time to get them cleaned up....

This is sad to see. Sorry about your health struggles.
Where are your tools located?

He also did a very thorough job creating plans and programs. Having done it all digitally makes his invention almost ready for mass production. It is a very nifty sander & a great lesson in...

Darling has managed to hang on to her Swiss Army knife. It resides religiously in her bicycle pannier. It is the next size down from the Huntsman. The blade is used almost as much as the corkscrew....

A clever thing that banjo builders do is to use iron brake drums for forms. I have a wheel from a line shaft pillow block that I have bent around. It is too small for those chairs but it is an...

What a smart and capable engineer & craftsman. I watched it 2X speed and still spent too much time on the web yesterday. It was worth it to see the capability of modern techniques. I assume if a...

I used the Sears radial arm saw to make mine. The saw has held up better than the louvers. The saw got to live indoors. A flaw I often find with attic ventilation is mesh or perforations that are too...

For many years we had a tradition of cutting down the family Christmas tree with the saw that some Swiss Army knives have. My favorite Victorinox had one large blade, one small blade, scissors and...

I get to replace power attic ventilators on a regular basis. The life span has gotten shorter and shorter over the years. I think the last "Made In The USA one I installed was about 30 years ago. it...

I always liked the instruction the Gardner at our favorite garden center gave for Clematis,
"Feet in the shade, Head in the sun". They die back in the winter at our place. I have one that goes...

I was happy to see "Tight Chairs" back on the shelf at our Ace Hardware. I remember it working well. It is time to try it again.

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Green wood bends the best. For my "tree to finished product" projects I have done the bending with wood that is not even air dried.

I used 3 inch wide quarter sawn basswood 5/16 thick for slatts and spaced them 1 1/2 inches apart. I wish they were aluminum. I sure dread painting them. These are over 30 years old. Darling wanted...

Thats very clever and striking! A very good job. Having that in the room will be an excellent reminder to stop and put on an album.

Our assessors office in Columbia Missouri really hustles to keep assessments current and revenue growing. An assessor often shows up within a week of pulling a permit. At my wife's family property in...

How about making something like a wooden napkin ring with carved knurles, split that in two and epoxy glue the two halves on?

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This is a little like...

Phone calls only, No emails, No texts is my policy for craigslist. I have only been stood up once. I have had a few remarkably enjoyable experiences selling on Craigslist as well as a few Duds. I...

Be careful with smart phones too. Shortly after Darling got her first smartphone she accidentally used her credit card without knowing she was on a hotels wifi. Someone "spying on the router" used...

Film photography and admiration for vintage photography equipment is having a renaissance (rebirth) with a certain group of youngsters. I think you will have to make that part. If you make it nice it...

I just made 8 OZ of red that I am excited abut. The recipe is 1 package of red Rit dye + cup of denatured alcohol. It soaks through maple veneer very nicely and holds up to sanding.

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That all looks very nice Brian. I am trying to find a quote.... I think it is from Agatha Christie, it might be P.G. Wodehouse, or was it Downton Abby?

"It takes ten years to make a Lawn and...

The butterfly leaf is so clever! That will be a neat project!

UHMW tape is pretty amazing. If it is stuck on good hard wood I would expect a long operational life without the need for steel or aluminum. We stuck UHMW tape to MDF and used it against the table...