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| 71 days ago |
Designing and building bookshelves - 5 replies I’m in escrow for a house. We have lots of books. Lots and lots. My wife’s dream would be a whole wall floor-to-ceiling with one of those trolley ladders, but that’s a bit much for now. We do have a wall about ten feet wide, with a ceiling that slopes from about 9’ to 12’ where some shelves will go nicely. ... |
| 263 days ago |
Tolerance - 14 replies I was browsing through the projects and it struck me. There have been several projects involving church furnishings, several involving boxes with inlaid crosses, a few crosses/crucifixes, and no disparaging comments! Not what I’m used to seeing when I read stories on the AOL welcome page. All it takes there is someone to make some innoc... |
| 265 days ago |
Adult Education woodworking class - 7 replies We got the spring catalog in the mail today for adult education. Besides the usual ESL and fitness courses, this time they have woodworking listed. One night a week, 3 hours, 12 weeks. $35. I took woodshop in high school, and I had a really good shop teacher. And then i worked in a plastics shop for a year, so I’m no stranger to table saws... |
| 333 days ago |
I'm 4 for 4! - 1 reply Altogether I had six separate presents for my wife. I figured there would be three she would nuts about, two she would like and might go nuts about, and one she would like but unsure how much beyond that. Since there were only two for me, I started her out last night opening them at intervals so we’d be matched this morning. She’s... |
| 354 days ago |
No more glue! - 3 replies I just about bust a gut the other night. I was reading on another message board dedicated to model trains and some English guys were showing off their famous wit. I was in B&Q yesterday and got this cracking new stuff called ‘No more glue’. It’s brilliant, it’s like a bit of pointy steel rod with one flat end and yo... |
