I carry a Benchmade Mini Barrage always. It has a single 2.9" drop point blade. It stays sharp and is for general purpose use. I love it.
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I carry a Benchmade Mini Barrage always. It has a single 2.9" drop point blade. It stays sharp and is for general purpose use. I love it.
I have always thought every able bodied American should do some sort of national service. Military, maintaining forests, community work, Peace Corps, nursing homes/hospitals, something to help...
Sounds like a Grey Fox to me. We have a lot of them where I live. Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains in Calif.
I hit 80 on January this year.
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I am a member of Sawmill Creek and the other Woodxxx forum. Other forums also. I no longerparticipate in the "Off Topic" forum of the other Woodxxx forum. They are now completely dominated by QANON...
I reload for a variety of calibers. I have worked my way through 3-4 different reloaders over the years. For the last 15 or so years I have been using the Dillon Precision RL550 machine. If...
I have the same problem. Also have many cutting board for wife plus all other family members. I sometimes make coaster sets of scraps. About 4-5 inches square. A set of six for friends is usually...
Mine did. Especially around the stomach.
For general purpose work I use the Forrest Woodworker II blade. For ripping I use the Freud Glue Line Rip blade.
I had the same problem. I ordered denatured alcohol from Amazon, to ship to California and had no problem. I use it for mixing with shellac flakes. This was about 6 months ago.
I live at 5000 ft elevation. I use, not often, a vacuum press for my veneers and have no problems. I use Unibond 800. I have had no problems ever. I have never had a problem with veneers coming...
I have an old Stanley #4. I bought a Hock iron, but kept the original chipbreaker. It has turned out to be a great smoother. I use this and the Veritas bevel up smoother. Veritas for difficult wood,...
You might try "Henderson Hardware" in Fort Bragg, Calif. I don't have their phone number. They make a variety of brass hinges of very good quality. I don't know if they make the specific type of...
I have a Grizzly19" bandsaw. It is about 10 or so years old. I mainly use it for resawing cherry, walnut and PO Cedar, but also for other tasks. I love it. I, many years ago, tried to use the blade...
I have the two Veritas dovetail saws and the Grammercy tools 9" dovetail saws. I use all of them, but I definitely like the Grammercy Tools saw the best. It just feels good and cuts true. However I...
Bevel up planes can be given camber. See Derek Cohen's article " The Secret to Cambering Bevel Up Plane Blades" on his website. http://www.inthewoodshop.com/index.html
Have you considered making your own woodie? I have made about 8-10 for various uses. Block planes, smoothers, jack, jointers, etc. I have three smoothers, one a 55 degree for difficult wood. Mostly...
Same as Phil Mueller says. I seldom use BLO or other oil finishes. But if I do (on cherry) I first lay down several very thinned coats of shellac to prevent/minimize blotching. As Phil said: don't...
There is always a lot of contention on building versus buying a workbench. I went through this about 5-6 years ago. Build or buy? To me a workbench is just another tool. I bought a Lie-Nielsen...
I have the LV bevel up smoother and an old Stanley #4 which I have fettled and installed a Hock Blade. I use them both for smoothing. The LV for larger pieces and the #4 Stanley for smaller pieces....
I noticed that the Duda Energy listed the chemical composition as Stew Denton stated. This is the company website. However I looked at the mandatory Safety Data Sheet at this web site...
I don't have a problem with humidity where I live. Sierra Nevada mountains of California. For example right now (2:30 PM) the humidity is 35%. Typical. In the winter you generally need to put on some...
Thanks all. I have decided to go with Klean Strip Green. The idea of gasoline in the mix doesn't sound too good. Maybe not important, but why use it if other proven products are available. I have...
Has anyone ever used this product for preparing shellac? If so what are your conclusions for shellac preparation?
"Duda Energy eth950 Denatured Ethanol"
The safety data sheet states...