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    Nice! BTW, what do you do for pegs?

    Nice! BTW, what do you do for pegs?
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    Hey, Jim! I learned a while back (if I remember...

    Hey, Jim! I learned a while back (if I remember correctly) that the wood of a Holly tree is also known as IBEX. I thought that was interesting. I made a rustic cane out of a small holly trunk.
    Steve
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    I love the design, but I'm stumped as to what...

    I love the design, but I'm stumped as to what kind of wood it is. I was also wondering if it qualified as an antique, depending on how many rings it has. :.)
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    If the project merits, you can also have a local...

    If the project merits, you can also have a local trophy shop make you a nice (etched?) brass plate with whatever information you want included. But most of the time I just use metal stamps to put my...
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    I was wondering if you're the same Ed Santos I...

    I was wondering if you're the same Ed Santos I once met years ago, who lived near the DQ (city name deliberately withheld)? I remember you making toy log trucks in fir or pine, and finishing them...
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    I'm glad to hear you're healing, but sorry that...

    I'm glad to hear you're healing, but sorry that it's going to take so long before you can get back to woodworking. Absence will make the heart go fonder, so you'll probably love woodworking even more...
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    I sure hope you heal well and quickly, Jim....

    I sure hope you heal well and quickly, Jim. Something like that must make you thankful you're still alive and able to enjoy your grandchildren and your woodworking (soon, I hope!). A few years ago I...
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    I wonder if I have been flattening my waterstones...

    I wonder if I have been flattening my waterstones correctly. Before starting a sharpening session I flatten them DRY on sandpaper affixed to a plate glass base. Of course, when flattening during a...
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    I have a shop-made "Old Woman's Tooth" router...

    I have a shop-made "Old Woman's Tooth" router plane for which I have made a straight blade only. Phil's comment about the superiority of a pointed blade for cross-grain work with a router plane has...
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    I have quite a sizable collection of WW magazines...

    I have quite a sizable collection of WW magazines and articles, which has grown to the point where storage is a problem. Although I do enjoy pulling out an old magazine and re-reading it now and...
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    A "make-do" solution is often the best! Good job,...

    A "make-do" solution is often the best! Good job, Jim!
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    Wouldu alder be worth a try, I wonder? It's kinda...

    Wouldu alder be worth a try, I wonder? It's kinda soft, though.
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    Great job, Mike! I really enjoyed the pictures of...

    Great job, Mike! I really enjoyed the pictures of this beautiful project. I find myself "pining" to build one for myself!
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    Queensland Maple or Queensland Myrtle? Or are...

    Queensland Maple or Queensland Myrtle? Or are these two slightly different names for the same kind of wood? Whatever, it's certainly beautiful, Stewie!
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    Although I currently love to work with unpowered...

    Although I currently love to work with unpowered hand tools, I would have to say that the one tool that made me a better woodworker, back in 1980, was my Shopsmith. It gave me a whole new set of...
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    I have questions about how the black powder tube...

    I have questions about how the black powder tube was used. Was it placed in the pilot hole, full of black powder, a fuse added, and then touched off? In other words, the tube was in the log when the...
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    Hey Jim! Maybe you could sell those bags of wood...

    Hey Jim! Maybe you could sell those bags of wood shavings if you put their more exotic name on them: "EXCELSIOR, only $5".
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    Wonderful work, Mike! What kind of wood was used...

    Wonderful work, Mike! What kind of wood was used in the carving? I hope your father-in-law preserves this work of art as a family heirloom.

    Steve
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    "Clear communication is important, but people who purposely hamper communication or intimidate others by intentionally selecting the most obtuse meaning of everything they hear are annoying to work...
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    Good for you, Edward! It's nice that the LOYL...

    Good for you, Edward! It's nice that the LOYL enjoys doing some woodworking, too.
    I was wondering whether you plan to do finish work in the new shop, or keep that activity in the garage?
    Also,...
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    I would have snatched those up, too, even though...

    I would have snatched those up, too, even though I have plenty of 3/8" and 1/2" chisels. Good find, Jim!
    I was down at the Oregon Coast last weekend and stopped in at the Red Barn flea market in...
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    Block Plane Rap (to the tune of “Bad Boys” from...

    Block Plane Rap (to the tune of “Bad Boys” from the “Cops” show, sort of!)
    Block Boys, Block Boys,
    Whatcha gonna choose?
    Whatcha gonna use?
    When they cut for you,
    Block Boys, Block Boys!...
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    Nice project, Jim, and one that I am sure your...

    Nice project, Jim, and one that I am sure your granddaughter, Jenny, will appreciate long into the future!
    I recognized that the wood was alder before I read the rest of your posting. I like using...
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    Jim, I take your father has passed on to that...

    Jim, I take your father has passed on to that great workshop in the sky? If that's so, that old vise has quite a bit of sentimental value, too. My dad's tools got away from my brother and I when he...
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    I just tried the web site. Seems to be working. i...

    I just tried the web site. Seems to be working. i never heard of them before, either.
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