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Wanted: Carving Pattern for Bellamy Style Eagle
Joel, A serach on Google Images reveals a few pictures. However if you can get your hands on issue number 23 of "Carving Magazine", there's a Bellamy Eagle project. Don't know if there's a pattern,...
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Grinder Replacement
... Okay, anybody any experience w/ any one or more of the Tormek knock-offs? --
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There's homemade scroll saws...
And there's homemade scroll saws: 'm going to save the pictures and maybe post them to abpw. If I had the room I'd buy it just to show it off. My grandma woulda loved it.
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Leveling a miter saw.
I have a small shelf setup between two work benches. The ramp is lower than the tables, to accept a miter saw. The problem is getting the miter saw to be completely level between the two tables. I...
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Where to spend our money
I spend my money where I get the best service. Best service often gets traded for best value. I apprecialte the locals affording me "hands on". BUT I will not pay them double for essectially the same...
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California Garage Sale
Those who live in the Sacramento area should get to the California Garage Sale. I saw on the list a lot of woodworking equipment. Routers, saws, hand tools, etc. Be interested to hear what "finds"...
 
Does Wood Stain Affect Carpenter's Glue
I want to glue on a piece of molding after staining both pieces, but before finishing, probably with poly. Does stain affect the glue-up strength? It doesn't seem like it would, but I just wanted to...
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Dust Collector advice
HF just came out with a dust collector for $349 that is "supposed" to have a CFM of 2760. It comes with an adapter to provide 3, 3 3/4", ports. Of course, the adapter can be despensed with and you can...
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Another Crown Molding Question??
That would work for me if the ceiling hadn't already been puddy coated, textured and painted. Wow, 600.00 where do you get that kind of money for an average room? I usually get anywhere from 300 to...
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router help for a novice
A few years ago I bought a used Crafstman router and table with the best of intentions. Never used one. Well, I am very busy with two careers, so it has sat unused. So now I am building something that...
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What is it? Set 299
1705) Hmm ... a bit small to be an unusual set of ice tongs. Perhaps something to reach in and grab a fuse/primer or the back of a cartridge case from a small cannon? If it had three tongs instead of...
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Score!
I saw an ad in Craigslist for a free Shopsmith. No phone and about 40 miles away. When I got there, I found out why no phone number was listed. The Shopsmith (older than the joke about the rabbi, the...
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Julia, Sally, and Norm
Name three people whose last names do NOT end in "s". --- Joe
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FS: Delta mortising chisels (new in box)
A couple of years ago I bought the Delta model 17-924 drill press mortising attachment. Through a series of stupid human tricks I managed to break the yoke and one of the "collars" that came with the...
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Mirror Frame
Looking for some advice: I've made an oak frame for a large mirror and now I need to set the mirror into the frame. I've got a Fletcher point driver, but the problem seems to be that the points slip...
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