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Woodworker interrogated by Secret Service

"Tom Francois has been a high-end cabinet maker for 38 years. When his business started to suffer after the recession,...
22 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
22 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

My Workshop Prep. Project

Some of you may remember filling the mind of a then young-minded aspiring-workshop builder with grandiose ideals a few...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by BILL_NOSPAM
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by BILL_NOSPAM

Jewelry armoire

The armoire is done. Pix at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73535978@N04/ I'm very grateful to all who responded to my in...
8 comments posted 13yrs
posted by lawrence.r.tarnoff
8 comments posted 13yrs posted by lawrence.r.tarnoff

What is it? Set 497

I will not be posting the answers until this weekend and I'm not sure if I'll have access to a computer over the next fe...
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posted by Rob_member
14 comments posted 13yrs posted by Rob_member

Recommendations for Corded Drill

Lots of selections, out there, and I haven't shopped for a corded drill for 20+ years. One with no chuck key is prefera...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cedarsonny
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by cedarsonny

Any tips please for timber & finish.

A very good friend of mine has a small 60yo sailing boat that she and her brother have spent the last 4 years restoring...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by nickswan
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by nickswan

Tips for spray lacquer

A tight delivery schedule for my daughter's jewelry armoire has led me to b uy a couple of cans of semi-gloss spray lac...
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posted by lawrence.r.tarnoff
19 comments posted 13yrs posted by lawrence.r.tarnoff

Speaking of clamps (Home Depot, Irwin)

A few months ago all of the Jorgenson and Pony clamps and clamp accessories disappeared from my local HD. All of the cl...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gdguarino
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by gdguarino

Clamps Loosening Problem

Hi. I've have a little clamping problem that someone may have a solution. I've got four Jorgenson standard fast acting...
7 comments posted 13yrs
posted by none
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by none

Update: Craftsman quick-grip clamps

So I really like the functionality of the Craftsman brand quick-grip clamps . And I was under the impression they were...
6 comments posted 13yrs
posted by mwskaneateles
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by mwskaneateles

Blue Glue

About 6 months ago I replaced a dowel in a table leg. The wood is dark and fine-grained and looks like cherry. The leg...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gwr95
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by gwr95

RE: O/T: San Onofre

Southern California Edison has finally announced the San Onofre nuclear plant will be permanently shut down. The arroga...
54 comments posted 13yrs
posted by sails.man1
54 comments posted 13yrs posted by sails.man1

Minimum thickness for Dominos

Thinking about using my Domino to affix some maple trim to the edges of 1/2 inch (nominal) ply. Is that thick enough for...
1 comments posted 13yrs
posted by lawrence.r.tarnoff
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by lawrence.r.tarnoff

For woodworkers with BBQ grills.

Saw this on a newspaper site. A piece of Maple made to clean BBQ grills. Just a picture, but it shoule be easy to figure...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by willshak
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by willshak