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Its fun to get a peek inside your shop! Keep up the good work. Don't forget to surf (at least a little).

After watching the launching of Tally Ho, I re-realize how much I / we have enjoyed both the building and the messing about.
This March our Rangely turned 30. It has a dipping lug rig but the...

I have some old copies of Small Boat Journal from the seventies. There is an article about two guys who sailed from New Orleans to New York in Lasers. I hope I can find thoses magizines. It is an...

I just started "The Wager" by David Grann. I am enjoying it. Life and death on the high seas! (as experenced from a warm, dry, comfortable chair).

I just watched the launching of Tally Ho. Another...

I used boat winches with seatbelt style webbing. Even with two 2 inch straps and a ton of pull on each, clamps and cauls were still required to flatten the layers.
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I learned some about the forces required to make bent laminations from the video about the making of Stienway pianos. "Work around from the center outwards" . The bending and clamping is shown right...

The I have followed several threads about Memorial Boxes that the woodturners here at SMC have posted. There is some remarkable work back in the wood turners archive.

Here are some forms with access to both sides. I will try to dig the round window form out of the shed. It is set up like a BBQ rotisserie.

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Remarkable! I tried to watch my old VHS version of The Last Sailors the other day and decided I need to get a digital copy. Leo & Tally Ho would fit in nicely along side many of the boats and sailors...

The "Dark Day" is an interesting bit of Shaker history. This article tells more of the story.

https://www.shakermuseum.us/sun-not-appear-dark-day

Large wheel size is largely beneficial. I think it is more important to have large wheels than large H.P. (although you really need both). Re-saw blades on small wheels work harden quickly and put a...

All of my fixtures have as many spots for clamps that the space allows. This fixture looks excellent but there is room for more clamps. For something this wide I make the form flippable and put two...

We have several counties in MO that have no county wide building department whatsoever, and it shows. In those areas subdivisions create restrictive covenants and lenders require buyers to prove...

The Delta Homecraft 8 1/4 inch is another nice vintage option. These had a drill press and jointer that shared the same motor. I have the drill press set up on its own. I regret giving the jointer...

A way to get around the 10 foot rule is to be sure the auxiliary structure is less than 100 square feet. Garden sheds and small, portable, auxiliary structures <100 SF do not require permits in our...

I have something similar in the shed. I plan to set it up as a dedicated 1/4" dado. Mine is a really neat little saw but the arbor tilt does not tilt the motor so its usefulness is limited. The...

I finished the book. I was brought up by Post-Puritans and married a Post-Puritan young lady. The fact that 4 of the Shaker Gatherings went on to become prisons and / or correctional institutions...

There is Micro Mark If you want to go real small. My small saws are a Ryobi and an antique Wards Powercraft.

https://www.micromark.com/mini-powertool/-saws/table-saws

I also built a "detached" screened dining room on a deck. The fact that it sat on a deck that was attached to the house allowed it to be built close to the house.

I saw this at a coffee shop & thought of this thread.

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I prefer not putting wood in the ground too. Occasionally it is unavoidable. I have started using plastic post protectors where a buried wood post is the only option. I also go out of my way to find...

I have had that rule explained as being for fire spread and for fire fighter access around structures. An all metal building might qualify for a variance. Obtaining a variance is a big deal in our...

Thanks Kevin Jenness! the Shaker Legacy is a remarkable book. I have looked at all of the pictures and read a few paragraphs. I had previously read about the Shakers utopian philosophy and wisdom...

I see Lapeyre has added a cushion to the center rail to ease the pain when you fall on your backside while descending facing forward.

Cheers! The later days are not for wimps. Another song that resonates lately is from Richard Thompson;

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