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Titebond III must be a very different animal.
I bought some Titebond III recently. I didn't need it to be waterproof but I liked the idea of longer open time for a little less stressful gluing. I had used TII and TI in the past. I used it to glue...
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Table Saw Again
My "Dear" brother sent me an email this morning with the subject "You were Lucky" and a picture of a badly mutilated left hand. With the middle and little finger badly damaged, and the finger between...
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A waste of time?
It's been a while, but I have gotten some good advice here. 'm recycling some 1.5" thick butcher-block style table top material that I got for free. The piece was a weird shape, something like 15" x...
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Modifications to Porter Cable Dovetail Jig for consistent results
I struggled with the Porter Cable Dovetail Jig model 4212, because it would not give me consistent results in tightness of joint and alignment of pieces. With a few modifications to eliminate...
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Simple dovetails
I can cut these by hand but I just have not had the right project yet. I will though, and then show how well I did them. I suspect u might appreciate some nice old wood magic. I suspect u might...
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Proper tool arrrangement
This is the way to hang your wrenches. I did mine the same way and it is a real time saver
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AARRGG!
Q. What's worse than having nails driven into chair joints for securing loose joints? A. Corrugated fasteners Friend's channel chair she inherited from her Grandmother. Repair and reupholster. On...
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We Got The Box Spring Upstairs
I've seen it on YouTube...finally had a chance to try it. The staircase... Queen size box spring... happy Queen... was actually *way* more work to wrestle the actual mattress up the stairs than it was...
 
Plane & simple :-)
... brace yourself : John T. Buy At Auction. MCINTOSH AND HEATHER BRACE, ROSE BRACE, DAVIS RATCHET BRACE, NORTH BROS. RATCHET BRACE, NORTH BROS. RATCHET BRACE, KEEN CUTTER RATCHET BRACE, TREPANING AND...
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So it's been kind of quiet lately ... tool semi review
Project for the week is to run the Ethernet cable from the front room into the middle room so the computers can get moved. Involves drilling holes in lath and plaster walls. Wee. But the real point of...
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Present's Boxes
So almost every year I give out wooden presents to friends and family. This is what I am working on now. I did some resawing, of a 4/4, 1x8, 12.5" long to get a 1/2" thick blank for box sides and 1/8"...
 
Stair help
I need to replace a set of steps that have a rise of 25" and a width of 53". The stairs land on a sloped concrete carport and the slope across the 53" is 2 inches. How do I approach this? The current...
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OT mystery tool
I was browsing the auction sales and noticed an odd tool - I photo-shopped the pic to remove the label. I'm guessing that it's about 2 feet long. John T.
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Combo Jointer /Planer
I am considering the purchase of a combination jointer/ planer machine. I had a Craftsman 6" jointer years ago and it was useful for tying our dogs leashes to. Not much else. When our last Great Dane...
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