"What kind of stain should I put on this cherry?"
"I think the motor on this machine has too much horsepower"
"I am sick of tool shopping"
"I have enough clamps"
any better ones?
"What kind of stain should I put on this cherry?"
"I think the motor on this machine has too much horsepower"
"I am sick of tool shopping"
"I have enough clamps"
any better ones?
Andrew, this one makes me laugh. True story: a number of years ago my aunt gave me an old cabinet that was her FIL's--dates back to about 1890, lots of gingerbread on it, locking doors, retrofitted with glass shelves, but still has the original rolled glass in it (I think it had been a bookcase at one time). It was a nice-enough cabinet, but it had been painted with flat green latex wall paint!!! I think I went through about 5 gallons of Formby's getting all of the green gunk off of it, along with multiple toothpicks, several brass brushes, etc. When it was finally cleaned up, I looked at LOML and asked him what kind of stain we should put on it. His response: "Stain, h@#$, that's solid cherry, we just spray it with lacquer and leave it alone." After we finished it, auntie almost decided she wanted it back, but we moved it across the country so she couldn't get to it!!
"No, Honey, I don't need any more wood. We have enough to last for a couple of years and I don't have a place to put it."
"You really want me to buy that biscuit joiner???"
"Nah, I don't need to upgrade my (insert machine of your choice here)."
Nancy
Nancy Laird
Owner - D&N Specialties, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Woodworker, turner, laser engraver; RETIRED!
Lasers - ULS M-20 (20W) & M-360 (40W), Corel X4 and X3
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This shop is too big.
This chisel is too sharp.
"What would I do with a Domino anyway?"
What color paint should I use on this quilted maple?
Happiness is like wetting your pants...everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth....
At a non profit I work for we took in a donation of over 60 almost new cabinet doors from some huge kitchen. The reason the they were beeing replaced was that the "woodgrain" was showing through the glazed finish.
"I think I will just throw out this old rusty hand planer thing"
"60 Grit Sandpapah and a Belt Sandah is the way to go"
"Those drawers are kind of sticky get out the belt sandah and the 60 grit"
Something I actualy heard somebody say wile carefully setting up a 9-1/2 block plane to trim the end of a board down
"You might want to put a new blade in that thing its barely sticking out"
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"No thanks honey, I don't feel like going down to my shop."
"No honey, I don't mind if we store the christmas tree, patio furniture
-insert personalized shop space albatross here- in the shop."
"Forget the dovetails. A few screws will probably be just as good."
"No, no, the neighbors can borrow any tool in my shop. Its the ones in the garage that are off limits."
"You're right. Just because he bent my shovel doesn't mean he won't be careful with my Starrett."
I do have a garage tool rule. Experience can be a harsh mistress.
Where did I put that tape measure...
Now I won't need anything else. I've got everything I need.
Any day I wake up is a good day.
Hey Hon...will you toss me those Starrett verniers?
Gary K.
Annonymous furniture maker on another forum.
" I don't get paid to do Mortise and Tenon joinery."
No sir.....I won't let you pay me that much for this project. I've only got 300 hours into it and you want to pay me too much!
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
"Can I really use a Festool plunge saw with the EZ Smart guide rail?"
And remember folks, it is just a joke keeping in line with the topic of the original post.
Steve
This occurred over yesterday and today.
After posting on CL in the artist section a woman from New York responded with:
hiMy response was a bit hesitant but professional and explained that there can be many variables including design, materials, construction and freight to New York. So I threw out a number - between $3000 and $5000.
hhow much would you ask for a platform bed twin size with 2 drawers under in wood?
Her response was:
are you using gold screws???I got a chuckle. Though I wanted to tell her to pound sand I just sent:
I found some platfomr beds twins size for less than $200.
Thanks but no thanks
Thank you for looking just the same.-joe
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"If you walk, just walk, if you sit, just sit, but whatever you do, don't wobble."
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