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OT OBG humor: Cowboy Times
Cowboy times... Back in cowboy times, a westbound wagon train was lost and low on food. No other humans had been seen for days, and then the pioneers saw an Old Norwegian sitting beneath a tree.? Is...
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Harbor Freight Tormek Clone Grinder $68-COUPON
Here ya go... you speak of me, speak well. http://www.mikedrums.com/TormekCloneCoupon.gifWhen
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blown in versus roll in insolation
hello, I am building a garage (workshop at the bottom and office at the top)... and I am getting to the insolation part. the structure looks like this: / / / |----| | | | | with 10" beams on the roof...
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Flame Polishing Acrylic?
You can use a lower heat source and compensate with a slower pass. Flamed edges are used often in commercial displays and the vendors are not fussy about the heat source. Regards, Tom Watson
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*** Mini-FAQ for rec.woodworking # 168 - For want of somebody else posting this
* Welcome to rec.woodworking, known locally as the wreck * This is an informal group with users of all levels of knowledge, from those who have yet to pick up a tool, professional woodworkers, authors...
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OT/ When it is funny, I share.
There has been a meme on the internet about Chuck Norris. Chuck made a list of his favourites...some awful funny stuff here.. When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for...
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What Wood is This? Part 2
A friend worked at the airport and gave this to me. It was confiscated by customs from a South American flight. Has been ambiently air dried over time. Very hard, very heavy. I can barely make a pin...
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Help
I know nothing about woodworking, so could someone give me some ideas for stocking stuffers for a carpenter friend? Thanks so much!
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Tuning Makita LS1013 Miter Saw - problems
I'm starting a project where 45-degree miter cuts are essential, so I decided to tune my Makita saw a little. I've run into some problems. The biggest is that I cannot align the fence to the saw blade...
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Dadoo question
This will be my first big project. I will be making a closet system for myself. I was thinking of using a rabit on the back for a back panel to fit in. I was thinking of using dados for the permanent...
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Plywood Rabbets - Dado Blade on TS or Router??
Hey All, So, a quick question, I need to make some 5/16 x 5/16 rabbets on the edge of some birch plywood replacement kitchen cabinet doors I am making. Anybody have any suggestion on which would be...
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What kind of wood is this?
Same piece of wood, different lighting. Very dry, very light in weight. The piece 17" x 5.75" x 1.5" weighs just over 3 pounds. Moderately soft-- a 1/32" steel nail-set dropped from about a foot,...
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Help with dovetail spacing
Hi all; I'm about to start my Christmas presents for my daughters. I'm making them keepsake boxes out of Honduran mahogany. Dimensions will be something like 16"L X 12" W X 7" H. I'll use my Leigh jig...
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Wood Screws
Anyone point me in the right direction for high quality wood screws? I would prefer square drive, self countersinking. Thanks
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A small nanner, and a couple of bummers.
Suffering from Tormek-envy this morning, I stopped in at Woodcraft to remedy the situation. I left there with another 35 bft of select cherry, a slow speed grinder, and a $30 rubber bulb for glue....
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