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I have a couple of old saws that I need to make new handles for and I have been thinking of mesquite. I need to pick up 8/4 some for a blanket chest and night stands I am planning. Thought I would...

I have thought of doing this as well. Read somewhere that most of the molding planes in the wild are actually trim carpenters plane and designed for softwood. Anyone know if this is true?
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Texas Kiln has nice mesquite from $7-10. Never shopped M&G, too far to drive, but have a friend that buys a lot from them and he is always happy. He made a very nice rocker.

Last time I drove...

Do they still grow cows on the ranches. I thought they had all been converted to exotic game and hunting leases. Seems that way around here. They only thing ranchers hate worse than mesquite is...

Marine Infantry Doctrine- "Why stand up if you can sit down, why sit down if you can lie down, if you are laying down you might as well go to sleep." Full transition takes about 15 minutes.

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Matt,

For free cutoffs first place to check is the Kitchen Cabinet Desk. Ask them if they have any discontinued samples of granite or quartz countertop. I got some very nice 6x8 inch peices a...

Since I am in the market for a plow as well. The wooden planes on eBay go for around $50 for a wedge arm type, screw arms have been going for between $50 and $100 although most are just over $50. ...

Better the 4's than the 5's I seem to be accumilating and I still can't seem to get a 5 1/2 to replace my broken one.:mad: Did Chris Schwarz recommend them lately or something or did I just miss the...

Not quite true. The BLO at the BORG uses heavy metal driers. There is BLO that is polymerized via oxygen introduction or heating. Doesn't really matter unless you have a client that is very into...

I agree PD is some great stuff just very nasty. I use it on cherry a lot. I use a cheap dust mask when handling the powder, it is that nasty. You might also want to try ammonia. It darkens...

In newer construction you definitely have a point about the wood movement. I would vote for matching shoe especially with a floating floor or a handscraped floor. I definitely know about the time...

Just be careful and don't forget about it. It is easy to scorch the sorrounding wood. No it wasn't on the saw but an old desk I was taking apart once. Luckily it was the screw holding the top on...

I've run into this a couple of times. I take a piece of 1x, clamp it across the saw nut with a 1" square of leather over the nut. This usually provides enough friction to allow me to turn the bolt....

Phil I agree and will go one further I don't like shoe at all. Base should be scribed to the floor. However if I was painting it I would definitely prepaint and touch up. Here is a trick.

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Ordered a full set from Peter along with new handles. Of course since I blame Peter for starting me down the slippery slope I probably should have ordered from Joel. Joel will still get my 3M paper...

My wife would open a can of paint and then stir it. :mad:

Yes very gloat worth and beautiful knife.

Ok as my last sharpening session demonstrated to me I really need to replace my aging saw files. Most are flea market or garage sale finds with really bad self made handles. So I went shopping an...

Jim, you might also want to try places that do quartz countertops. I picked up a few sink cutouts last month to use for this very purpose and to make the top of a sharpening station. Only issue is...

The Wife misses the snow. I don't. I was the one shoveling when we lived in NoVa. I will take pulling weeds like I did today over heavy wet white stuff any day of the week. Y'all stay safe up...

That is pretty good use of available material. Looks like it turned out better than my gauge last week.

Harry,

That is pretty much exactly what it is. Roy loves that joint. He even made a mallet using it to attach the head to the handle. It is one of those things I keep meaning to do but always...

While the stuff you buy at the BORG and most other places is not boiled but infused with heavy metal "driers" you can still get "boiled" linseed oil. Solvent Free Paint carries a whole host of...

Really nice box. The wood is very nice. Really nice job on the dovetails. Are the bridle joints on the end panels "pinned" by the through mortise and tenons of the front and back rails?

Tom Fidgen recently mentioned CME Handworks lathe on his blog. He was impressed with it. If thier bow saws and gauges are as well made then I would definitely say they are worth a look for the...

Popular Woodworking has a good article on ebonizing oak. I have used tho old stand-by of vinegar and iron. Sometimes the results would be great and other rather meh. I think that the tea bark...