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  1. One can never have too much wood as i know about...

    One can never have too much wood as i know about that latest score as it came from my shop. All of that wood i had for over 20 years and some of it 40 years. It was time to downsize and I also...
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    BLO does bring the colour out in fir. it will...

    BLO does bring the colour out in fir. it will eventually turn it into a nice nut brown colour ( it just warms the colour right up). 1 st coat only then put your finish on top
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    think that they are coming back into voque. guys...

    think that they are coming back into voque. guys are hunting for these saws now it seems. i do have my brother's 797 and have to put it back together
    ron
  4. this is the most complete live edge table that I...

    this is the most complete live edge table that I have come across. the whole table flows from top to bottom and there was thought put into the composition of it. Don I think that you should get it...
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    Kenneth S. Pratt he went from start to lockup in...

    Kenneth S. Pratt
    he went from start to lockup in one year by himself. he did buy an old t4 crawler tractor that he rebuilt and that was his helper in putting any thing up will the aid of poles and...
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    thread is only 3 years old. the saw was...

    thread is only 3 years old. the saw was originally built by bob walker in Nanaimo, B.c. bob built saws for competition and they were called a Walkerized saw. there are a few you tube videos on his...
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    "Another solution is the fire place or wood...

    "Another solution is the fire place or wood stove". not really good for the environment. that and burning garbage in the fireplace or stove. the neighbours don't appreciate the smell either
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    i always use nitrile gloves with finishes. I...

    i always use nitrile gloves with finishes. I always ballup any rags or wipers that i am using and wrap them in the gloves as I am taking them off and one glove over the other. they are in there tight...
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    here is a painting of the Rendal back in her...

    here is a painting of the Rendal back in her working days. Rendal is the name of a Norwegian town or county. it was a Norwegian who built the boat and i was told that there were no power tools used...
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    biggest problem at the start will will be getting...

    biggest problem at the start will will be getting her from jumping in the water all the time, but she is quite trainable. All of my Chesapeakes have a great desire for the water.
    I am going to...
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    here is a picture of it in 95 and looks like she...

    here is a picture of it in 95 and looks like she may have a few halibut on board. boats do look better in white.
    https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1600x1200q90/922/kyTNEg.jpg


    It's lines do...
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    it does need quite a bit above water line. the...

    it does need quite a bit above water line. the whole top stern has to be replaced and the bulwarks will get it too
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    this is my buddy...

    this is my buddy
    https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1600x1200q90/924/OyGFI9.jpg
    ron
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    next project coming

    https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1600x1200q90/923/YdphO8.jpg
    https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1600x1200q90/924/WwMtfJ.jpg

    we were both under construction at the same time. she was registered...
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    the other part is going up or down the stairs to...

    the other part is going up or down the stairs to get something and when you get there, what did I come for. then you go back to where you were to remember what it was. your mind can get sidetracked....
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    Holtzapffel turning tools

    about a year back a friend dropped by and asked me if I wanted these oddball turnings tools which were on the small side all stuck in an ice cream bucket. Since I am not one to really turn things...
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    I am glad that you do not believe in Malcolm...

    I am glad that you do not believe in Malcolm Gladwell's philosophy of 10,000 hours ( the outliers) make a master. Hours alone really mean squat. there are very few that have the capabilities to...
  18. Thread: Hemlock

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    this was the piece of hemlock that my brother...

    this was the piece of hemlock that my brother Mike procured for me to use for the above pieces. he just went down to Mayo lumber in Nanaimo(he lived in Nanaimo) and told the guys what he wanted and...
  19. to bring photobucket images back to life on your...

    to bring photobucket images back to life on your computer there are some add on avail and they work. tried it
    firefox. ...
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    Poll: friend of mines father has just recently passed...

    friend of mines father has just recently passed and Geoff had given me this can of raw linseed oil and have dated it back to around the 1st war time. can is still sealed and it still feels pretty...
  21. do you also have different tools for different...

    do you also have different tools for different days?
    ron
  22. well if you cut a few you get an eye for the...

    well if you cut a few you get an eye for the bevel. if the skew needs sharpening , just sharpen it and get on with it. only if I ever need an exceptional cut would i hone a turning chisel and...
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    van dyck crystals, blo, oil based polyurethane...

    van dyck crystals, blo, oil based polyurethane
    ron
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    yes there is a lever mechanism and a triangular...

    yes there is a lever mechanism and a triangular block which is actuated when one move the lever sideways under the top that pushes that top pieces out and down it goes. just lift it up till the sides...
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    small oak table

    q/sawn white oak table that was recently completed for a customer
    http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/922/uQIURq.jpg
    http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/923/ntgNyQ.jpg...
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