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    Sometimes, when the most careful scraping still...

    Sometimes, when the most careful scraping still leaves small pits, you have to dig into the bag of tricks and burn in some colored shellac sticks.
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    I'd lose the Cabinet Scraper. For really...

    I'd lose the Cabinet Scraper. For really difficult grain like you encountered, only the control you get from the feel of a well-tuned card scraper will do.
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    Two cheap, easy, and invaluable lighting methods:...

    Two cheap, easy, and invaluable lighting methods:

    LED headlamp.

    One of those cheap clamp on lamps with a 1/2" tenon that goes in a clamp. The clamp went in the garbage (they always slip); I...
  4. I saw a few from Bora at Amazon but not that one....

    I saw a few from Bora at Amazon but not that one. It's perfect and I just ordered it. Thank you.

    There goes my new career, though.
  5. What this country needs is a good 25 dollar tool roll for chisels!

    Got done gifting those who were neither naughty nor pouty and Googled around last night for that best boy of all, me. All I want is a tool roll for my chisels. That shouldn't be a big ask, right? ...
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    I have the same problem even with progressive...

    I have the same problem even with progressive readers. I solved the same type of issue in aligning my phono cartridge stylus with an 1800 Lumens Cree Headlamp ...
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    It's been nearly 2 months since I ventured into...

    It's been nearly 2 months since I ventured into the bedroom/shop but now the total hip replacement is nearly 2 weeks behind me and I actually felt well enough to play a few records today. Quite a...
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    Card scraper vs. #80 and others? One word,...

    Card scraper vs. #80 and others? One word, Benjamin Braddock..."touch".
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    I bought one of these from Lee Valley recently....

    I bought one of these from Lee Valley recently. It works about as well as a padlock on a jobsite box that merely keeps an honest man honest. Price is right for what it does, though.

    No substitute...
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    Back when I had a working shop and traveled to...

    Back when I had a working shop and traveled to job sites (late '80s) I built these https://www.finewoodworking.com/2007/01/09/build-a-classic-sawhorse which lasted more than 10 years and did...
  11. I'll be sure to ask if he's using A2 or LV-11 :D...

    I'll be sure to ask if he's using A2 or LV-11 :D

    Thanks for all the good wishes. The afternoon of my right hip replacement two PT guys came by to show me how to use the walker and take a few...
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    "Sittin' on my groceries" The greatest musical...

    "Sittin' on my groceries"

    The greatest musical talent to come out of the '60s. A talent that has adapted and endured. I have a shelf of nothing but her albums and concert DVDs.
  13. Want to see some really interesting carpentry?

    I'm having this done to my left hip in two weeks. Had the right done two years ago. Can't wait.


    https://youtu.be/AwH1ZACzB6A
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    Don't be a NINO, use a Rock.

    Don't be a NINO, use a Rock.
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    Hat's off to Ken and others who can free hand...

    Hat's off to Ken and others who can free hand without rounding off the bevel over time but couldn't agree more with Derek.

    Once the bevel is re-established, though, in my Veritas MK II, the few...
  16. I can relate to that, my "shop" is the spare...

    I can relate to that, my "shop" is the spare bedroom.

    Just this morning I returned a 2 3/8" blade from the 30* bevel I had on it to the original 25*. 4 sessions with 60 grit paper on a piece of...
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    Jim, I've seen you make this point, agreed to by...

    Jim, I've seen you make this point, agreed to by others, several times here. Working almost exclusively in native Western North Carolina Walnut these 12 years, I've yet to see any heartwood lighten,...
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    Making some progress on a long neglected project...

    Making some progress on a long neglected project to convert an amplifier from a Printed Circuit Board build in a metal box to being point-to-point wired in wood. Neanderthal only in the use of vacuum...
  19. Use the Schwarz? https://youtu.be/Avd8u9nWQAU

    Use the Schwarz?


    https://youtu.be/Avd8u9nWQAU
  20. For a long time, with their 97dB efficiency, I...

    For a long time, with their 97dB efficiency, I used a 1.8 Watt UX-45 amp I built, a direct descendant of the circuit from the first "talkies" speakers used in theatres and many console radios of the...
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    Just to summarize, you sanded the finish with the...

    Just to summarize, you sanded the finish with the right grit, but not the raw wood. As far as the raw wood goes, whether you sanded right from the planer or after hand planing and scraping makes all...
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    Oh, you guys are talking about getting...

    Oh, you guys are talking about getting Shellacked.

    Here’s my recipe:
    In a Dairy’s milk shipping container, a block of ice chipped to get through the neck.
    Add 4 bottles Everclear, 16 #10 cans...
  23. Sanding dust, the Bondo of the Dovetailer

    Sanding dust, the Bondo of the Dovetailer
  24. Thread: New plane

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    One sure doesn't learn about the Fenian Raiders...

    One sure doesn't learn about the Fenian Raiders in American schools, I had to Google the battle.
  25. Next up, November 11, is an opposite Hip...

    Next up, November 11, is an opposite Hip Replacement. Then I'll have a stereo pair in Titanium :D
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