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| 356 days ago |
Cleaning a cutting board - 5 replies Not a big fan of Rachel Ray – but here is a video she has on Youtube about cleaning a cutting board. Looks like to works – but have never used the salt trick. What do you all think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCVHoug4BKg&feature=related |
| 362 days ago |
Painting PVC pipe - 10 replies Will PVC pipe take an enamel paint without chipping off before Christmas morning is over? Thanks |
| 362 days ago |
Box joint blades - 3 replies http://www.oshlun.com/box_and_finger_joint_set.html Has anyone used these blades? Just curious as Rockler has them on sale this weekend for $69 and it comes with two extra blades (both 10” blades – one 80 tooth). Are they worth the money? The salesman at Rockler said that they’ve not had anyone bring them back or report ... |
| 362 days ago |
Roundovers for cutting boards - 5 replies I’ve only done a few 1” thick boards and have usually stuck with an 1/8” roundover. What do you all use for the thicker boards? |
| 371 days ago |
The flip side of Bridge City Jointmaker Pro - 10 replies I did not want to highjack Spaids blog about the cost of tools, but I wanted to get some discussion going on the forum about this particular tool. I think Bob also had a forum on it, but I could not find it to post here. If you have not seen this tool – check out the various Youtube videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtGW3YffYCQ ... |
| 383 days ago |
Dewey - 4 replies Just got home from work – but have been wanting to post this so I thought I’d do it before I got a little dinner. I’m not a very sentimental person – more a – “that’s life deal with it” kind of gal. But everyone now and then…. I find something that touches me. So I wanted to share it with ... |
| 403 days ago |
Rust products - 10 replies What’s the name of the little packets that you can put in the drawers to help with rust inhibiting? Secondly, what method would you use to remove rust from a set of forstener bits? Thanks in advance. |
| 404 days ago |
Napkin ring finish - 5 replies Finally got a bright idea for a Christmas gift for one of my bosses. She gives a lot of nice dinner parties, so, with her husband’s okie dokie—- I’m going to make her a set of 12 napkin rings. This should be a less physically demanding project, yet be very nice all the same. This morning, I’ve started resawing some lum... |
| 406 days ago |
Math wizard help please - 4 replies I’m math challenged to say the least. I’ve tried googling this but all I can find is a general calculator. I want to find a formula to figure out how long it would take to pay off my mortgage by paying extra principal each month. I’ve tried getting this from my mortgage company but the guys and gals in India don’t seem to... |
| 415 days ago |
Tissue boxes - 3 replies When you all make a tissue box cover – how tight do you make the fit of the tissue box to the wood box? The ones I see at the store always seem to be very loose. But do you size for a light friction fit or for a tight hard push fit? In other words – how much slop do you measure into the box size? Thanks in advance. |
| 425 days ago |
Table saw maker not to blame for man slicing his fingers - 35 replies Got this at work (work in a law office) This is a jury verdict out of New York. Jury got it right. “A jury declined to award damages to a man who lost parts of two fingers in an accident involving a table saw. The plaintiff, Francisco Morales, sued the saw’s manufacturer and an alleged retailer of the tool, claiming that the to... |
| 439 days ago |
Health update - 13 replies Some of you have noticed I’ve not been around lately so thought I’d give a short update on how I’m recovering from my neck surgery. I’m doing OK. I’ve started back to work full time. Problem is that I work on a computer all day and I’ve found that by the time I get home my neck has had it. So I’ve had... |
| 468 days ago |
Thank God for firemen and cell phones! - 29 replies I had a very scary experience tonight. I want to get everyone to think about their electrical outlets. My house was built in the early 70’s and as a result, it has a lot of aluminum wiring. There is nothing wrong with that type of wiring if it’s installed correctly. In fact, any wiring can have something go wrong with it. To... |
| 471 days ago |
Soap Box Derby by Sketchup - 3 replies This is pretty cool. You have to watch until the last few seconds to see the beauty of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXNnS_qtS7U |
| 472 days ago |
Projects and teaching - 1 reply It never ceases to amaze me the variety and scope of the projects that are posted on this site. I can’t imagine that anyone who visits here does not learn something from each visit that will improve their woodworking. Something that is very unique to this site is the level of cooperation and teaching that goes on. I don’t think th... |
| 476 days ago |
If you were - 3 replies a woodchuck and a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood? And if he/she/it/him/her could chuck wood how would he/she/it/him/her make money doing it???? That’s the topic for tomorrow. Sleep on my fellow jocks. (Oh and I vote that “jock” as it applies to this site ... |
| 476 days ago |
Things you don't see even if they are there - 3 replies I’ve been on LJs a while now and I have to admit to just recently noticing the runner on the bottom of the page below the support line. Sometimes it’s an ad – other times it’s a link to interesting videos to watch. Just thought I’d point that out as I’m pretty sure, I’m probably not the only one who has ... |
| 478 days ago |
Web based photo programs - 16 replies It’s purely an assumption on my part. But once you upload a picture from your computer to a web based program (such as photobucket) can you delete the photo from your computer without taking the chance of losing it off the web? I’m assuming that’s right. I’d like to delete some pictures off my computer, but don’t wa... |
| 479 days ago |
Doing podcasts/videos - 2 replies One of my woodworking buddies from a past class keeps telling me I should look into doing a podcast or videos for my woodworking things. I like to teach, but doing classes at Woodcraft or Rockler is just too much work for to little pay. I was thinking the podcast idea might be fun. I do like to teach and have no inhibition about videoing my m... |
| 483 days ago |
Good news on the health front - 16 replies Well I was supposed to have my neck surgery tomorrow, but to my surprise they moved me up to yesterday. So I’ve had my surgery and, I’m happy to report, all is well. It will take time to get the strength back in my arm and hand, but I am happily using my right hand now with no pain! I have a lovely neck brace and will have a nice lit... |
