Mel Fulks
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Thanks, Patty. I used to wonder about that Burma Shave stuff and looked up Burma ,but failed to find info on their shaving cream operation .

Barbasol sign boards were the last beacon of free News ….and always had a bit of Shakespeare-like comedy, with GOOD spelling. In school I always...

Lot of the old books suggested beech , cuz it was plentiful and cheap. None of them suggested rosewood, mahogany, or the finest of anything.

Patrick, most of the dowel plates are just too thin. Get a piece of scrap steel that is at least an inch thick, drill holes , champher.

I used to do a lot of lock miters , and I offered some help here that some found useful. But that was a long time ago before I retired. One thing...

Thanks for new information. Might just call that old boss and tell him to go back to school . But I do think he must have found some archaic , or...

There are lots of flowers and native plants that have for centuries made beautiful meadows. ‘twas the Home associations and lawn mower...

California is bringing in a lot of labor to cut lawns at low prices. That Newsome guy is a genius ! And using the tops off canned food to cut...

Fine Woodworking is good at scary minutiae. Lots of work is done with just rub- glueing ….but that doesn’t clamp fear into anyone !

Yep , and my guess is it has a different name in every town. “Grass board”, “Thing a ma bob” “The stick” “that’s the stick you borrowed from...

Just googled and it says it’s derived from oil. The guy I worked for was careful about the big jobs , he had to be extremely careful with...

I’ve used acetone , but I’ve been told it has some oil in it ! Pretty sure the info was good , and MEK is probably better. But haven’t had any...

You have to know where the Public Right of Way is . The fence has to be entirely on your property, or it’s an “obstruction” and you might have to...

Those knuckle planes are fine users, Haven’t seen any for sale in a long time , much easier to use than those “ puzzle planes”.

I think it’s under-cut to make water drip off instead of running down the face of the building. Remember they were heating with coal.

Old timers used to always put planes side down not bottom down in storage they were frugal and careful to not scratch them …. Today we have lots of...

You can make the pieces long as possible, ripped square. Then hold them together, flip and repeat. Having a helper , helps.

I think the “slicks” are 3 inches wide or more.

I listened to Zappa , he was even better than Captain Beefheart . Died of prostate cancer . If I remember right ,he was telling Docs he needed...

Well, If Paul Harvey , ….(Old Radio Commentator )was still Around he would recommend Bar Keeper’s Friend. It’s made of a soft stone that doesn’t...

Here’s the pitch ! Unless the material has pitch , I would ‘be sure I’m right …. then,go ahead !

Beautiful work , and a Clock is a wonderful companion. I bought an old one many years ago . Haven’t had it running for quite a while because it...

Early tool Glam… ‘. and nothing more’. But really interesting odd ball piece. At an auction, it could incite a riot !

I’m sure they have some good stock, but I don’t like the “genuine” mahogany ‘info , It’s all genuine, let’s hear more about what they have for...

I recently saw a vender on line selling small pieces at high prices. Google it. GOOD macrophyla mahogany is still great stuff, I would use that. ...

and .. epoxy is an adhesive , not a glue, don’t use pressure , or you will have ‘a POX’ on your project.