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| 489 days ago |
Borrowing Tools - 31 replies I just read this post Treehugger and it got me thinking: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/peer-to-peer-tools-cut-co2.php First of all, how do you feel about lending out tools? Would you be willing to do it for a relative stranger (even if he/she paid)? Personally, I’d be afraid of them doing some long term damage that I wo... |
| 579 days ago |
Vintage Craftsman Sabre Saw - 9 replies I know there has to be an old timer out there that can help a young buck like me out on this one… I picked up about a month ago an old all metal (steel, I think) Craftsman sabre/jig saw at a garage sale (Model: 315.26750; 3.0 amps). Motor runs well and it seems to be in good order. The (for lack of a better word) collet where the blad... |
| 583 days ago |
Wooden Bike - 5 replies I think I have seen a topic about wooden bikes before, but I was wondering if anyone had shared this particular creation before: According to the report, the entire bike (linkages, chain, gears, and all) is completely made of wood. This is amazingly impressive. My question is: Can it actually be ridden? ~Danny Boy |
| 587 days ago |
Approaching the Vendor - 9 replies I have a wine rack plan that I am fairly proud of. In the back of my mind I have this nagging desire to try and sell this to some of the winos in my area. There is a great wine shop that I know of that is very well respected and that I think would be a perfect place to try and sell these. So now the question: What is the best way to approa... |
| 597 days ago |
Money, Apprently, Does Grow on Trees - 14 replies One of the local organizations in my area, Heartland Tree Alliance, did this great promotion for Missouri’s Arbor Day on April 4th. The figured up the savings to the Kansas City Metro Area for certain trees and put price tags up on them. One of the trees in my area was worth $70,000!!! Total, out of the 30% of trees that where catalog... |
| 608 days ago |
Hip to be Square - 11 replies Recently, I noticed that all of the squares I have in the shop are desperately out of true. I’m needing to get a replacement that doesn’t break the bank. So, I’m asking on the basis of value: What is the best try square or combination square out there? (Or what company is the best?) ~Danny Boy |
| 608 days ago |
Smell my Wood... - 30 replies Last night I was cutting into some wood that I have never used before (Brazilian Cherry) and I noted that it had a very pleasing smell to it as my hand saw rip through it. It got me to thinking about the smells in my shop (no, not the bad ones). I really enjoy the smell that pulls up in the air as I’m working with wood. Doesn’t rea... |
| 614 days ago |
Just got the below from Keneth who just joined... Hmm... - 10 replies Dear I am Keneth from Africa. I am happy to meet you with hope you will not betray my trust i have in you. I am here to let you know my arm of contacting you first. I want to handly my only inheritance to you. but before that i will get to know you more. Here is my email address keneth9@myway.com which i prefer you cantact me through to enable m... |
| 618 days ago |
Hackleberry - 7 replies Anyone use any of this wood? Is it good for anything or fireplace fodder? I’m asking because a guy in my neighborhood just felled one today and I may try to talk him out of some. Thanks, Danny Boy |
| 618 days ago |
Reclaiming/Recycling Wood - 17 replies My wife has convinced me (though she will deny having anything to do with what she calls “my idea”) that I should attempt to use more reclaimed or recycled wood for my wood projects. So, I checked this book out from my local library and got a few ideas on obtaining, prepping, and making projects out of this stuff. So, I’m c... |
| 622 days ago |
Alternative to Biscuits - 3 replies I have a plan that I want to use to make an Oak Pie Safe but it calls for the use of biscuits in the joinery. Now, I’m not an expert on furniture history, but I’m pretty sure that pie safes didn’t have those originally. So, I’m looking for an alternative to this. Basically, I want to use the same basic design I have bu... |
| 629 days ago |
Miter Box Suggestion - 12 replies I’m looking for a suggestion on a new miter box. I’m looking for one similar to this: I’m planning on using it in a similar manner as you would use a electric miter saw (cutting items to length, compound miter cuts, trim, etc). Anyone have a suggestion or any experience to share? ~DB |
| 697 days ago |
National Treasure Desk *Spoiler* - 5 replies I know, this seems like it would be better off in the coffee lounge or on a completely different site but I had a question for the more talented among us about something I saw in the movie that I thought was wicked cool. Stop Reading Here If You Don’t Want Me To Spoil the Movie For You* The Resolute desks in the film have a secret co... |
| 703 days ago |
Pine Strength - 1 reply This could have gone in with the discussion on the 2×4 contest for Jan ‘08 but I wanted to get a bit more clear about my individual question. Does anyone know whether long-grain pine wood is strong enough at 1/2in. for most box building purposes? Okay, that may be vague or confusing or both… I know 3/4in. is good for pl... |
| 705 days ago |
Firefox troubles - 6 replies For some reason I can’t get some of the fancy features to work on my home computer running firefox. For instance, the green drop down that is at the top right of the page doesn’t send me to the appropriate site. Anyone else have this problem or have a suggestion? |
| 713 days ago |
Ryobi Power Hand Planer Review - 1 reply I just picked one of these up this weekend and I figured I’d give a review on it for everyone here. First of all, I need to admit that I have never used a machine like this before. The closest I can get to a comparison would be using a hand plane and using a belt sander. However, those are quite a bit different in there approach to the same f... |
| 717 days ago |
Now what?!? - 13 replies This last week has been hell on the tree population if you live here in the mid-west. I kept thinking that I was going to get luck and one of the catalpa trees in my front yard would go down and I’d get all the hard wood to build with. Well, no such luck there, but the maple tree down the street (at least I’m pretty sure it’s... |
| 752 days ago |
Sharper please! - 41 replies I will be the first to admit that I am horrible at sharpening anything. My only success with sharpening has been a few kitchen knives that lost their edge on the first tomato. Now I am attempting to revitalize the cutting iron on an old wood plane (the iron is stamped Stanley 1992) and I am simply lost at this point. So far this is what I h... |
| 759 days ago |
First Sale - 8 replies Okay, I just happen to get into a conversation with a work friend yesterday about my woodworking hobby. He asked me what kind of things I build and I told him that I really do about anything that pops into my head, but right now my mind is on stuff that I’m building for family Christmas presents. In particular, I told him about a barbeque tray... |
| 764 days ago |
Antique Store Lucky Day! - 6 replies Okay, the weekend didn’t start out all that good for me. Someone decided they needed my CD collection more than I and rather than being diplomatic about it, they broke a rear window on my car. But I’m only venting about that. Today was a much better situation. I decided to cruise around to the last remaining garage sales for th... |
