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I have run out of mesquite pen blanks. I'll holler when I get some more . Thanks Michael

I have some more Mesquite Pen Blanks for the Freedom Pens Project if anyone is needing them. A large perecentage of them are nicely burled. I make them up from offcuts from my furniture and from...

Gary,
I just bought one a couple of weeks ago and think it is great. I was using another much less expensive jig, and had actually made up a thin piece of wood with the angle markings on it for...

I hadn't heard of Construction Specialties. I'll try them the next time I'm in Austin. The last time I was in the Woodcraft they had the pads without the threaded hub. I didn't even go by there this...

I don't like the hook and loop disks because they have too much play (cushion) between the pad and the disk and can allow uneven sanding in places. The PSA disks don't seem to do that. Plus, they are...

Well,
I feared, Porter-Cable being bought by black & decker would start to manifest itself to me personally in reduced parts availability and/or poor quality tools. I saw the reduced parts...

I was telling ya'll my table is clean, however I didn't mention my bench along the wall. Hah! you can hardly see the top of it, most of the time. Sort of like Vaughn, I use it more as a horizontal...

I work a lot of Mesquite and it really will turn your hands dark black/purple and I use lemons to get it off. I keep a bag of Lemons in the fridge and just slice one in half after I wash my hands and...

I used tung oil/BLO/Turps on mine first and then keep it coated with Johnson's Paste Wax when I do my machines. It keeps the glue and epoxy from sticking to it and works great. It is a 6'x6'x2" Maple...

Hi Vaughn,
The inlay in the knot is a pyrite "Sun Dollar". They are found in coal mines and look pretty neat. Thanks for the complement on the benches. The dovetails cut on a curve are pretty fun...

Bob,
I love the shop. You have done a great job with a limited space and the outside is really cool. I love the old oil compnay signs and Coke machine.

[QUOTE=Bob Noles]I had a little time to...

Hey Jackie,
I don't have a lathe for making pens but I sell a lot of pen blanks with my lumber business. I would like to donate some blanks to your group if you will give me an address to ship the...

Hi Carl,
I have sold some furniture in one of the shops in Fredericksburg, but don't have any there at the moment. I have seen some really nice things there. I will have quite a few pieces of...

Hi,
No, Llano isn't near Plano. We are about 75 mile West of Austin and Northwest of San Antonio in the Hill Country. We originally are from Monahans, out west of Odessa, but 36 years of wind and...

Try out IntelliCAD It is Free and fairly high powered program.
http://www.cadopia.com/ In the upper right hand corner of the page is a link to download the evaluation copy which is fully functional...

Hi,
I just discovered SMC. After browsing through the threads, this looks like a great resource. Just thought I would pop in and say HI.:D