The first time I saw Festool, I honestly thought that they were tools for rich people who want nice, expensive tools in a beautiful shop but never build anything. I didn't think any real woodworkers...
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The first time I saw Festool, I honestly thought that they were tools for rich people who want nice, expensive tools in a beautiful shop but never build anything. I didn't think any real woodworkers...
And that can was probably less than seventy-nine cents when originally sold. :)
Looks cool. I was going to ask why you went to the trouble of all that marking with a protractor instead of just drawing the arc with a compass but I thought you were going to round over the end. I...
Steve - Thank you! That's good information. One thing I'm getting from your comments is that shellac is the better finish or am I reading that wrong?
I have no idea where I got this idea from. It's definitely not from my experience as I never used the stuff until recently and it's too soon to make any judgements about it.
What I'm talking...
HAHAHAHA.... everyone knows that zombies hide all the rabbits. So I have to kill a zombie to take his rabbits so I can make weapons to kill zombies.
(I'll look into rabbit glue - thanks!)
Skill-building for the Zombie Apocalypse (which itself will be stinky and nasty what with decomposing bodies walking all over the place).
I'm currently in the middle of a project and using hide glue for the first time. I really like the stuff.
I've seen several people online make their own from plain rawhide chew toys (not flavored...
Thanks, Marvin. I will definitely look them up. I love watching good craftsman or even just seeing their work. It's nice if it's things I'm interested in but I'll watch anyone who knows what...
Hi Marvin,
I'm glad you're finding some of it useful. Thank you!
I've never understood why people who have a router table and a table saw use the table saw for dados. Maybe it's something I'd have to do once or twice to understand. I always use my router table. ...
I learned how to roll my fingers apart when I glue mine together. I avoid CA like the plague but sometimes it really is the best choice - particularly when I have something that I can't figure out...
A tip on using activator. I see this all the time on YouTube - people spraying the activator on the wood with the bottle of CA still sitting there.
Anything that you spray mists all over and...
Thanks, Jim. I really appreciate it!
This is an RC flying wing I designed with a buddy of mine. Basically he designed the outline and I designed the rest including the construction methods. Then I built it.
It's named, "Thwing!"...
By the way, for those interested in the slingshot, there are a ton of free patterns out there including the one I made mine from. I think it's slingshot forums or something but just google, "Bill...
Thanks, Frederick. For years I would stop what I was doing to make a set for someone. It had honestly never occurred to me to sell them because the way I see it, it's just a triangle with holes in...
Hi Lee. It's all on my site.
This explains what and why. There are free plans to make my first system. It only took a vertical press in one location using egg crate attachment.
The new...
Bill Hayes' Patriot Slingshot Post 5:
I used my small spray gun to apply thin coats of gloss Deft lacquer with retarder added. These shots are after spraying but before sanding and polishing. It...
Bill Hayes' Patriot Slingshot Post 4:
Still more sanding to go at this point but getting closer...
Bill Hayes' Patriot Slingshot Post 3:
This handle is highly modified from Bill's original design. But it's still the basic outline. Shaping it prompted me to buy a real rasp and an oscillating...
Bill Hayes' Patriot Slingshot Post 2:
These are my first set of Forstner bits. I didn't know if I even needed them so bought a cheap set. I think this set was $30 for 12 of them or so. They...
Bill Hayes' Patriot Slingshot Post 1:
Bill Hayes is famous in slingshot circles. He's a prolific designer and builder. Also seems to be a pretty freakin' good shot too!
I live in Hurricane...
When I was stationed in Germany, all my shop equipment was in storage. I had a place in Germany where I could build so I bought a magnetic system that had been available for years. It was pretty...
Tractor Roof Post 3:
I sealed the roofs using one or two coats of BLO. It's up to Joe to finish finishing them. :)