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: Maurice Mcmurry Today, 7:13 AMPoor guy died at 70. Left a shop full of tools. It was pretty picked over, but for $30 I got all of this: * hardback copy of Leonard Lee’s Complete Guide to Sharpening * hardback copy of Pat Spielman’s Gluing and Clamping * 48” Empire level in good condition (No, it ain’t Starrett but it will...
Last Post By: stephen thomas Today, 10:40 AMI’d like to add a router lift to my shop. I think I’ve decided on a Jessem lift, but the router motors is not such an easy decision. Jessem and Woodpeckers motor look really nice, but are also really expensive. The cheaper motor only options like the Bora don’t get good reviews, and I don’t want to...
Last Post By: Jay Moodley Today, 9:01 AMI got a 10’ piece of 1” black iron pipe and had hm cut it into 2 pieces. The bar code was too badly damaged to read so I snapped the shelf tag. The employee entered it as two pieces of pipe and I was distracted and didn’t see that I paid too much. I took the receipt back to HD today and...
Last Post By: Patty Hann Yesterday, 10:22 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 cords and longer power cords. What I've tried: - velcro ties, multiple kinds - bicycle inner tube - inner tube rubber strips - string, tied...
Last Post By: Alan Lightstone Today, 8:04 AMBeen doing it like (or equivalent) this for years. (Votes: 4)
Wow! Never thought of that. (Votes: 0)
Been doing it with mirrors. (Votes: 2)
Ain't got a boat, truck, care… (Votes: 0)
I have a 32-7/8" bandsaw that does a lot of things for me that I used to do with a hacksaw or bolt cutters. The typical De Walt or Milwaukee bi-metal
glenn bradley Today, 12:38 PMMaurice, briefly rinse out your brush in water. You don't have to get all the paint out of it. Then stand it up in a jar with warm water and a little
John TenEyck Today, 12:25 PMMy pet peeve is people who give items a 5 star review just because it arrived on time undamaged but acknowledge they haven't taken it out of the box yet.
Doug Garson Today, 12:06 PMNice! Congratulations! There is no substitute for Brazilian! A few woods come sort of close but none of them smell good. Brazilian smells like the baking
Maurice Mcmurry Today, 12:04 PMGood discussion here. Thanks. I have a copy of Glen Huey’s book Illustrated Guide to Making Period Furniture. ( 2006).That is one of the best books
Ron Citerone Today, 11:44 AM
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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