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Thanks Kevin Jenness! the Shaker Legacy is a remarkable book. I have looked at all of the pictures and read a few paragraphs. I had previously read about the Shakers utopian philosophy and wisdom...

I see Lapeyre has added a cushion to the center rail to ease the pain when you fall on your backside while descending facing forward.

Cheers! The later days are not for wimps. Another song that resonates lately is from Richard Thompson;

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Unlike stairs ladders are unregulated in the building code. The most important thing is to come down facing the rungs in the same way that you went up.

Lovely! Mahogany is one of my favorite woods. Your workmanship shows it off well.

Decoupling with floating fasteners is very important for sound proofing. Lots of insulation and lots of drywall will help a little, decoupling helps a lot. Green silicone adhesive followed by...

Good job well done! Lots of effort and craftsmanship went into that project.

I would cut and carve a pocket, glue in a block of wood, then carve it to match the profile, stain and varnish the patch. I use an X-acto saw and chisels to operate on furniture and would make a...

Bruce Page's posts are reminding me of the Stan Rogers song "Last Watch"


https://youtu.be/4_Qy_q57uOk?si=ohpnCG6rVqbCf_fB

They dragged her down, dead, from Tobermory
Too cheap to spare her...

Here are image of a very poorly applied coat of polycrylic down the middle of the maple and along the edge of the mahogany, then side by side. I will add oil varnish and natural light later in the...

Almost all of my work experience has been among people with a limited supply of cash but tons of ability. I try to emulate them and do my best to fix all of my own stuff.

That must have been a massive guitar. My guitar sides are seldom thicker than .090" and never wider than 4 7/8"

My father in law has a McCullough chainsaw from the 1970s. He always ran it dry and shook every drop of gas out of the tank before putting it away for the season. He last put it away in 2016. I put...

Mine were very dark too at 13 and 14. The neighbors had extra glasses. I hope they weren't the recalled ones. I enjoyed the shadows more than looking at the sun.

We will have to use the welding helmets. Glasses are sold out here. We have blue skies.

I have been experimenting with heat treating wood but have not tried oak yet. I see real advantages with some woods when taken to 214 degrees for the last 24 hours of the drying process. Many woods...

Here is a link for the manual Ken Fitzgerald mentioned.

https://www.ereplacementparts.com/delta-37190-type-jointer-parts-c-3275_7655_13888.html

If the fence is warped you could glue 1/8 inch...

Not long ago I tried to get a mental picture of how big a tank would be need to be to hold the worlds daily supply of crude. With the help of the web I came up with a cube shaped tank 800 feet long,...

I like when threads come along that spur agreement. Creekers like good clean fuel, good boots, good food, sharp tools...

Several of the instructors at the career center in our town do not have degrees. Including the gentleman who taught the 608 class I took there.

Back when I bothered to insure my business I took the courses and became certified for HVAC only to find that I could not afford the huge increase in my insurance premiums. I wanted to install...

I posted about this before.
I spent hours and hours on an old Davis and Wells 6 inch long bed. The former owner had given up on it after having the beds surface ground. It was still wonky. I...

They were not thoroughly dry. They are after 3 hours near a fan. I will try some varnishes later.

Neat-O! I like the design a lot and your workmanship looks excellent. I can imagine those in a nice furniture store with a hefty price tag.

I appreciated finding Thomas Wilsons reference to his "self-styled Tool of the Month Club".
I wonder how far Mr. Wilson took that idea?
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