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Old school for sure but very informative and helpful. Thanks Ed.

I guess I could have done a little more "homework" before telling my friend I would help him. Thanks Chris and Richard for your comments.

Hi Ed,
I don't necessarily agree with my friend's reasons for the tongue and groove but since I'm not going to help with the building of the hot tub, only the milling of the wood, I wasn't going to...

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. They are all good. Let me address some of the questions.

Ideally I would like to create the tongue and groove on the router table. One pass for...

Thanks Kirk,
That would certainly help with alignment but the friend/customer feels that the tongue and groove would help with "waterproofing". He currently has a similar hot tub but wants a new one...

Hello Fellow Creekers,
I offered to help a friend (read: little to no compensation for this) who wants to build a 6' diameter circular hot tub out of northern white cedar. We will be using 2x6 rough...

Scott,
Thank you again for the valuable information. This is my first experience drying and stacking my own lumber and want to make sure I do it properly. I will take your advice and pick up some PT...

Hi Scott,
Thank you for your comments and expertise. This is exactly what I was looking for. I want to maximize the amount quartersawn lumber and will recommend your first method of cutting to the...

Hello,
I was fortunate to acquire some very large (for this area) white oak logs. The largest is about 48" in diameter and the smallest about 30". These are not very long, only about 6 feet. The...

Wowzers! The grain in those front panels and the top really came "alive" with that finish. Beautiful wood. Awesome craftsmanship!

Sparky

Hello Andrew,
I live about 10 minutes from New Brunswick. Any particular area of New Brunswick you were thinking of? I have a few contacts near the Maine-New Brunswick border who I could check with...

Looks like a can opener to me.

Something different! Very nice. Please include me.

Thanks,
Sparky

When I first looked at them I thought "Southern Yellow Pine or Douglas Fir". I'm sure either one would work just fine.

I'm going to build mine out of some off-grade maple that I've been trying to...

I have the magazine. They used Douglas Fir. They look nice and are on my "to do" list.

Cheers,
Sparky

Hi Andrew,
I was looking at picture #5 (Rear Wheel) and noticed an issue. The front wheel should line up with the center of the rear wheel, NOT with the inside of the rear wheel.

I have a couple...

Hello Andrew,
I think I can help you out. My brother has a real nice John Deere M that's locked up in his barn. Let me get in touch with and try to work out a time to meet him there. Hopefully this...

This is my 6th winter with a pellet stove here in northern Maine. It's my primary source of heat for my 1600 sq ft home and I'm very happy with it (Harman stove).

As for your question about...

If your wife bought it for you for your birthday... it's the best saw for you at any price!

Sparky

I figured him to be about 8 feet at the shoulders and the rack 6+ feet wide. Yes you can smoke the meat but will probably be dry since there is very little fat. It does freeze very well.

I made a...

I live in northern Maine and we have plenty of moose up here. Some of them get to be pretty BIG as you can see from the attached pictures. The pictures were taken about an hour from me on the...

Unsettled weather (snow/rain) for the weekend. Hopefully not too much of either one. The local rivers are already flooding due to ice jams. We don't need any more precip for a while.

I'm going...

Thank you CW McClellan. I'm in!

Sparky

Nice freebie! Count me in.

Sparky

I'd like to opt in.

Thanks,
Sparky