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Weather Report : Snow in 49 of 50 States
Saw a brief report that 49 of 50 states had snow on the ground ... And living in Canada, I haven't had to shovel snow yet - we just haven't had enough to bother with (yet) Yeehaw
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OT, but still a skill.
Check this out. He reproduced what seems to be and entire town. The cars are die cast models. ....for the people here who appreciate workmanship and skill:
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O/T: Food for thought
Regardless of your personal opinion of the man, he has a idea worthy of exploration. http://tinyurl.com/yaa4yehLew
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Woodworking Show in Saratoga Springs NY
It's that time of year again when I unabashedly mention that my club's big woodworking show is happening soon! Northeastern Woodworkers Association's 19th Annual Fine Woodworking Show the Fine...
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Blowing sawdust around
Amazon brought this to my attention: Vacuum ED500 DataVa 500-Watt, .75 HP Electric Duster (actually a blower). I know you're supposed to blow the dust off of equiptment and out of motors every once in...
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Alibre
Do we have any Alibre users in here?
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Case work\chest of drawers question
I am designing a bedroom dresser. It is generally Arts and Crafts Stickley looking. The sides will be post legs, say 2 1/2" square with frame and panel. Also frame and panel back. I have questions...
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Dealing with saw dust while hand sanding
When I get down to 220 grit I think a fan would just blow those fine particles all over my basement. I don't have a closed in workshop but just a portion of my basement dedicated to woodworking just...
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OT: Snow
I read the snow thread with amusement, only to come out of my cave and realise there is as much as 5" predicted for tonight and tomorrow in AL. Groan... it's a mess here when it snows. I'm sure the...
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Best Saber Saw Blade for 1.5" Maple Bench Top?
I'm building a special work bench, using one of Grizzly's 1.5" thick "butcher block" bench tops. I need to cut two irregular pockets into one edge of the bench to mount equipment. The top is 25" x...
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Scary Sharp Strop
I've ordered Silicon Carbide paper to 2000 grit and have a flat slab of granite. I have some left-over questions concerning "Scary Sharp". Is using a leather "strop" an important part of the "scary...
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Toothpick City
Pretty amazing work with just toothpicks and glue! ** TOOTHPICKCITY.COM **
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Did I BLO it?
I built a big sill for a bow window, using birch "roasted" by a local mill to give it a dark brown tone similar to mahogany. Anyway, I planed and sanded it to a finish that looked pretty darn good,...
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What is it? Set 323
I need some help identifying two of the items in this set: http://55tools.blogspot.com/Rob
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Irurra Deign and the Pony Express
It only took 9 months, but I finally got the Iturra "catalog," which consists of 4 double-sided sheets of paper. ok. They do seem to have some cool parts at decent prices.
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