My friend in So. Dk. was given a fair amount of Osage Orange. He hauled home and called me to tell me how heavy it was. He said it had been in a barn for several years and was thrilled to have. The next day his back was hurting severely. He lives in a small town that has pretty good medical care....
Last Post By: Bradley Gray Today, 9:47 PMAnswer = Tape
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Last Post By: Basil Stetson Today, 7:43 PMWhile reviewing different approaches in preparing card scrapers I found the method used by Rob Cosman to be the most involved. Basically he recommends flattening and polishing the 3 surfaces of each side, eventually using a 16000 grit Shapton stone. He also employs the Charlesworth ruler trick to...
Last Post By: Edward Weber Today, 2:34 PMi have a adapter for a chuck on a morse taper and it works great,,my only problem is then i put it in the headstock to use it come out after you turn the machine on the morse taper comes out,,,i know you can make a drawbar for it but my problem is,, its flat with no threads,,it has a small hole but...
Last Post By: jeff oldham Today, 9:42 PMThis is a bit behind the curve, with cordless tools taking over, but I have not come up with a good cord tie after decades and many attempts for extension
Cameron Wood Today, 10:06 PMI do alot of glue ups ..it's all hardwood..oak..walnut..maple..cherry and about all hardwood..it really makes for a beautiful project like bowls...large
jeff oldham Today, 9:57 PMI expect wood bleach will cost more than another piece of wood, not to mention the extra effort without a certain result.
Tom M King Today, 9:55 PMThe mandocello was several computers ago - can't find any other images. Here's an osage music stand:
I took it to a machine shop and after looking at it he showed me were it was actually hitting because it was too long....he told me to grind it down where
jeff oldham Today, 9:42 PM
Time for some levity
Thread Starter: Dave Anderson NHWith all of the negativity and political stuff going on with the Covid-19 virus it is time to look at the humorous side of things. Feel free to add more, but keep it clean or it will be deleted.
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