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Cherry. The bark does share the small plates of white pine, but those don't grow very well in most of Georgia and Alabama. The dominant pines are the yellow kind (loblolly, slash, shortleaf,...

Thanks everybody - I knew the Creek would come through!

Thanks for the help! The text was put in by the consultant working the design of the museum's displays - I won't let "hand bore" stay there, don't worry.

Looks like Rick was right about item #1 -...

Hello to all experts on old stuff that looks interesting! The attached picture is from a small collection of tools at Alexander H. Stephens State Park in Crawfordville, GA. I am trying to identify...

"Don't fall into the hype that your chisels have to be hand forged in a deep woods cabin by some guy who thinks he's John Galt and only uses exotic wood handles that probably would give you hives if...

The persimmon that I turned was wet and "splattery", and it wasn't because of moisture content... the tree had been dead for a little while and larvae were having a field day. The few things I...

Hey, use what works!

"Transformers", "Thundercats", and "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe". Child of the early/mid 80's....

Anybody got a Cadillac hood ornament?

I have a small stack of persimmon blanks waiting on me, and even when I was sawing it up there were grubs everywhere in the sapwood. Ugly grubs at that, with a wide head and a thin body. They get...

I'm in Rutledge, not far from Covington at all.

Its cheaper (and "prettier") to make my own. I try to keep an eye out for dead/dying or cut-down dogwoods specifically for this purpose. I've got a small supply ready to be turned when needed. I'm...

Dogwood is good for anything I can think to turn. Its one of my favorites, especially for endgrain stuff.

For what little its worth, here's my experience with several truck manufacturers...

My brother in law drove a 2001 for a few years until the gas cost got prohibitive - he's got about 1.5 hours of...

I've got the bowl gouge, the roughing gouge, and the round-nose scraper. The usable flute is short, and most folks who turn and sharpen frequently would use it up quickly. I try not to remove too...

"But the thing is, government employees receive, on average, about DOUBLE the pay and benifits that the private sector folks get."

If the comparison is being made to a clerk at McDonalds, I'll...

Government isn't the only place where lazy slackers get (and keep) jobs. I've seen plenty working at restaurants, hardware stores, gas stations. I've also gotten bad service from public and private...

I think what Steve was talking about was the dark line that follows one of the growth rings close to the heart of the blank. I've got a couple of maple blanks that have that same ring, and that area...

If you go the selling route, try to put them on the Creek first. That way you know the folks will (usually) take care of the tools and put them to good use.

You could also donate some of them to...

http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/bspm/extension%20and%20outreach/Questions%20and%20Answers%20Revision%2011_9_09.doc

This was sent to me at work from our region office. Seems like the whole thing...

What I've seen is that dry oak = good, "wet" oak = bad. The "victims" were one of my beater planes and a Stanley #60 spokeshave. Both have "recovered", but I don't leave my spokeshaves sitting on...

I have the General 25-200, and have no complaints. I bought mine in 2007 when they weren't as expensive as they are now. From what I have heard there were some electrical changes (and perhaps other...

I'm contemplating on how to best do the exact opposite... vinyl over tile... but I know the answer and that's precisely why I haven't done it yet. :D

I agree with the rest of the folks, it...

I had a similar "object" that my dad brought me about six years ago. I forgot about it, keeping it in "the pile" knowing I might use it. About two years ago I made a lamp for my sister, using the...

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