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Help choosing wood finish for water slide

This is a water slide shown here: http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Water-Slide-2.0/The wood part is made of 2x4s. My obj...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ignoramus24381
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by ignoramus24381

Orbiltal(pendulum) jigsaw

Hi all, one simple question. I have to cut a straight line in a piece of laminated wood. Should I use the orbital motio...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rooy
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by rooy

Wooden Knitting Needles

After a DAGS, SWMBO bought some needles from this place in Nova Scotia: http://www.lismoresheepfarmwoolshop.com/needles...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Tanus51
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by Tanus51

Preserving Bark

I've been asked to make a base for a statue using an approximately 12" diameter x eight inch long piece of red oak log....
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tjwatson1
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by tjwatson1

Saw choice

I have a chance of buying 1 of 3 saws at a sale . A miter saw, radial arm, or a 12" sliding miter saw. My question is,...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Dave
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dave

RIP: Billy Mays

http://blogs.usatoday.com/entertainment/2009/06/infomercial-pitchman-billy-mays-dies.html?loc=interstitialskip
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zzyzx__
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by zzyzx__

O/T: 79 Pound Carp

Just ran a piece on TV about a guy catching a 79 pound carp with a bow and arrow in Iowa. Anywhere close to you Morris?...
32 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sails.man2
32 comments posted 17yrs posted by sails.man2

DeWalt jigsaw sucks! ...should blow

I paid $100 for a DW jig saw. Works great. Variable speed, variable angle, etc. Everything but something to blow away th...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notbob
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by notbob

Flatening hardboard?

After I built my workbench, I made it so I could use a 36" x 72" piece of hardboard drop in, being able to change it ou...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by markndawoods
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by markndawoods

Blue print flat file plan

Does anyone know of a place to find a plan for a Blue print flat file cabinet? Thanks, GF
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bigfeet756
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by bigfeet756

cutting down / cutting up trees

when is the best time to do this a) for cutting trees down b) for cutting the logs into pieces small enough for an open...
42 comments posted 17yrs
posted by michaelnewport
42 comments posted 17yrs posted by michaelnewport

OT Should we turn our head?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7zVibjTOO4
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by basilisk
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by basilisk

OT - Where are we headed as a society?

Last evening one of the news stations was doing street interviews. I saw a relatively intelligent and affluent young ma...
37 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rnrbrogan
37 comments posted 17yrs posted by rnrbrogan

Nailing M & T joints

I will be glueing and pinning my door frame sections soon and I ordered 3" lost heads from screwfix. Should I have boug...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ravenscrofta
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by ravenscrofta