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What is luan plywood?
on Sun, 25 Aug 2019 08:31:21 -0700 (PDT) typed in rec.woodworking the following: Meranti amd Luan are the same thing Heartbreak Kid. At least originally. Currently they may not be as other wood...
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How to work tempered hardboard?
I've made some bins for my CD collection (and larger ones for DVDs) with drawer-like construction techniques. The front and back are one-inch (nominal) lumber, but for sidewalls and bottom, I've used...
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DEWALT jug saw
Ok, my dumb ass put the blade in upside down and now it is caught on the pi n and I can?t get it out for the life of me. The blade tooth is stu ck on the pin. Help
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Ingenious wood cutting
Some of these will make your brane hert. Optical dillusions.
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Way OT: F150 belt change, better performance
Now, that's a bridge _too_ far!
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Felder
Just a heads up--do _not_ register on the Felder site unless you're seriously interested in buying a saw _now_. I made the mistake of registering just to see what the blasted things cost, and I'm...
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To Nailshooter
OK, Bill. If you are going to be a professional painter, that's called a sash brush, not an angled brush. Robert, Had to look up your painting tips from 2 years ago (My news provider didn't have them,...
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Anybody Know What These Are Used For?
My son grabbed some lumber off of Free Craigslist. These were in the pile. He said that the bars are wooden dowels, painted black. The frames are 2x4's. I have a couple of ideas but I'll keep them to...
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OT? Need yellow jacket repellent
Dear All, I just got rid of several yellow jackets around my front door. Now I see more yellow jackets looking to build new nests. Is there anything I can do to keep them from coming back. Thanks,...
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Who Makes Blast Gates That Don't Get Clogged?
I have a couple of these Woodriver blast gates in my shop: They tend to get clogged in the back corners such that they don't close completely. More often than I'd like I have to get out the air hose...
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Cross-grain thru planer?
How likely am I to get tear out running a small glued up panel cross-grain thru my planer?
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If I Needed A Project - $15 Jointer
SWMBO and I went to a 50 mile garage sale last weekend. It's called the Route 90 Garage Sale. Route 90 runs along one of the Finger Lakes in Central NY. Individual sales at houses and "flea market"...
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Update with the Northfield Jointer
Had an electrician (B Team?) come by to inspect the converter and tool area . He didn't quite understand the specs, etal. for the converter wiring. He took the paperwork to review and show the company...
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Ping Leon: Quilt Competition
If SWMBO wants to vote for her favorite, I'll pass it along to the judges. ;-) https://i.imgur.com/To7mcLI.jpg https://i.imgur.com/oMbYCBa.jpg
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Jig to check jointer tables for parallel
I haven?t posted here in a long while, but I just wanted to share a jig that I came up with in 2017 to align jointer tables. Disclaimer: I?m not here to promote anything, sell anything, or ar...