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  1. Left the mesa @ 03:30 to drive to Phoenix to pick up the river table glass. Saw scads of elk hitchhiking. Got to the glass shop @ 08:00. Got the glass. It's blue with wavy edges. Headed south and stopped to see a woodworking buddy from Iowa. He comes out here every year for three months. Got a nice shop started for the camp ground he's in. Got back on the road and headed to son's hose in tucson. It's 85* here and the beer is cold. Burgers are on the grill. All is good. Headed home tomorrow morning.
    6 points
  2. Dadio

    Happy Valentine's Day

    Once you do one Dave you will be hooked, I went thru a bandsaw box phase a few years ago and it was fun. The nice part about them is you can use your imagination to cut them any shape you can think of. I came by some red wood beam cut offs a few years ago and made some. the last one is a piece of spalted apple fireplace wood. not as nice as DAB's though. Herb
    5 points
  3. My wife worked hard sorting through the boxes of porcelain tiles, from HD, so that we only used the “pretty” tiles. I wanted to have a “mirror image” corner and we did not want to have vertical gap lines near each other between the 2nd row and the decorative tiles. She also wanted some of the tiles rotated 45 deg. We used approx. 132 6” x 6” tiles and I had to cut all but 16 of them. Used 1/16 spacers. Yea it is complete! My wife is happy, so I am happy. Danl It
    4 points
  4. Well folks, here it is Friday, again. My week started out well with the delivery of a pair of cherry bookcases and a very pleased interior designer and home owner. Today, I went to my accountant to pick up my finished tax forms and gratefully didn't owe as much as I thought I would. Sandwiched in between Monday and Friday was a very busy shop week. I'm trying to build stock for summer shows so I built 5 folding wine tables and a slew of trivets and cutting board. My oldest grandson (age 15) is having his bedroom re-done and asked if I'd make him a bookcase so of course, family comes first and that project will begin tomorrow. In the queue is an octagonal end table, a kitchen table with benches and another cherry bookcase. So, now is when I ask y'all, "What's on your weekend agenda?"
    4 points
  5. After the week from way down under the subterranean battling the furnace/boiler and truck, things may be turning around. Weather was such today I was able to R&R, exchange the alternator. First one was manufactured in Mexico; replacement Malaysia...just finished putting up tools and taking truck for 15 mile test drive...so far, so good. Picked up a new thermostat for furnace...plain 'ole Honeywell replaces one I installed 03/88...maybe it is time Old one still has mercury bulb in it. Replacement on tomorrow's agenda. Have a whole lot of tools to pick-up, put away and clean-up and rearranging on the back porch-utility area from furnace fiasco. Couple of basketball games of interest tomorrow afternoon too. Who knows what new catastrophe(s) will surface to replace those put to rest. Girls went to State Swim Prelims in Indy tonight (as observers) with a few teammates and their coach...Pick-up at HS at IDK...late...they'll text. Oldest grandson (7 next month) is with his Mom at Lucas Oil Stadium tonight for the Monster Truck Jam Rally meet & greet, pit walk-about. Tickets he won from his Cub Scout troop. Tomorrow night, they return for the fun-filled noise and fumes session. Scoutmaster told parents she did it once and it was fun, but not enough fun to EVER do it again. A couple late nights for them. No woodworking on the radar since the radar soon will be contaminated with Indiana's Wintery Mix the next couple days and below freezing temps yet again.
    4 points
  6. cleaned up the shop this morning. it was a little messy. even pulled and cleaned the TS blade. gave it a good soak and scrub. it's very happy now. that' about it for now. run errands tomorrow (haul water for the house), pistol match sunday. so maybe next week i'll think about another bandsaw box out of cherry or purple heart. might need a new bandsaw blade. i really should buy 2, so i have a spare around. 1/4", 105" long.
    4 points
  7. Well I see that everyone seems to agree on one thing, .......They all have similar handles. Herb
    4 points
  8. Well, I am a logger from Coos Bay, Oregon, been topping trees, quite possibly the toughest man alive... ( I am actually from Coquille, about 18 miles from Coos Bay.
    3 points
  9. Hey..I am on Vacation from the shop, right now..... Maybe another week or so, I can load up the shop with lumber....until then, I have a few tools that need a little refreshing...
    3 points
  10. scarletjim

    Saw Blade

    FWIW, the latest issue of FWW (March/Apr 2018) rated 10" combo table saw blades. The winners were Freud Premier Fusion P410, Forest Woodworker II and Ridge Carbide TS2000. They compared blades from nine manufactures. Tested both rip and crosscuts in pine and cherry and rip speed in 8/4 maple. Also tested cuts in plywood. Not sure if the mag is on the stands yet but I get the electronic copy.
    3 points
  11. Dadio

    Simple wedge tip

    You make a good carpenter ,Keith, carpenters live by wedges.. Herb
    3 points
  12. kmealy

    Sealcoat at Home Depot

    HD must be discontinuing gallon cans at their stores and making it only ship-to-store in 2 gal cartons. If you search online, that's the only way you'll find it. I picked up some today for $29 on the clearance rack. That's the cheapest it's been in a dozen years (been floating around $40 for most of that time). Just be sure it's fresh. It has a 3 year shelf life. The first three digits of the lot number will be S y m where S says made us US (Somerset, NJ) m is the last digit of the year (e.g., 7 for 2017) m is the month 1-9 (Jan-Sept), O(ct), N(ov), or D(ec) the rest are the day of the month, lot number, etc. https://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/flexner-on-finishing-blog/user-unfriendly-zinsser-bulls-eye-shellac
    2 points
  13. Check This Out! Maybe @Jim from Easy Wood Tools will be there!
    2 points
  14. DAB

    What tree is this

    the mighty Larch is a conifer, so that's not a Larch. but.....you can still be a lumberjack!
    2 points
  15. DAB

    What tree is this

    (monty python) "the mighty larch" don't you wish you were a lumberjack too? shopping on wednesdays! buttered scones and tea!! (i'm just guessing, mostly wanted to get a lumberjack joke in).
    2 points
  16. scarletjim

    Saw Blade

    I have a Ridge Carbide blade and have had very good luck with it. Got it at a woodworking show. My experience with both a Forrest and a Ridge says they're pretty much equal. Stumpy Nubs recommends them and has a discount for Ridge blades but not probably as good as the woodworking show price. They are made in the US in the state of New Jersey.
    2 points
  17. Fred W. Hargis Jr

    Saw Blade

    The only one I ever had was for an RAS I owned. My memory of it was that it was very expensive ($120, with a discount) and it was extremely high quality...it was the RS1000, if I recall. Good thick carbide and cut very smooth. Stayed sharp forever. I bought it because it was the only 9" blade I could find for my small Dewalt RAS, and it had a 2º hook angle which made it at least acceptable for that saw. Ridge is generally known for high quality stuff and it's all US made (at least it was a few years back).
    2 points
  18. difalkner

    Simple wedge tip

    This is more of a tip than anything else but this is as good a place to post this as any, I guess - It occurred to me this afternoon as I reached for a couple of the wedges I keep handy that maybe this isn't a normal 'go-to' for some folks so I thought I would share this. Often I find myself needing to support a long piece for driving screws, chiseling, drilling, etc. and sometimes there just isn't a convenient way to do this. So, a long time ago (eons) I cut a dozen wedges of Maple to use for jacking a suitable block to support another piece. The photos below will far better explain what I'm rambling about - 42" long piece of Walnut and needing to chisel out for hinges but to support the piece I would have to cut a block to fit. Or, I could grab a block, two wedges, and the block now is very tight and exactly the right size for support - If you already do this then great; if you don't it doesn't take long to cut a handful of these hardwood wedges to have ready for when you need them. There are other ways to do this, of course, but this is quick and easy and doesn't require any cutting or tools - just grab what's handy and go on to the task at hand. I keep a few of them on my tablesaw fence because they also come in handy if a board is trying to close up on you and pinch the blade. You can probably go back and look at some of the photos and videos I've posted and see them right there and handy. David
    1 point
  19. DAB

    What tree is this

    well, i still want to be a lumberjack, just not a monty python version......
    1 point
  20. HandyDan

    What tree is this

    The elephant tree Copper Beech. http://tinakoralgardens.blogspot.com/2011/11/elephant-tree-fagus-sylvatica.html
    1 point
  21. scarletjim

    Saw Blade

    The Ridge blade has a kerf that is exactly 1/8 inch if that's important to you. It's currently in my saw right now.
    1 point
  22. HARO50

    What tree is this

    Some type of birch. Probably Yellow Birch. John
    1 point
  23. Wil

    Saw Blade

    Anyone have experience with the Ridge Carbide blades mentioned above? They are selling the ts2000 10" for $89 as part of the woodworking rosd show specials. This is a full kerf blade. The thin kerf is $10 more. Looks like they have an ultra version thats a 48 tooth blade.
    1 point
  24. Been to Collinsville before...quaint little town...home of the World's Largest Ketchup bottle...will be a great venue for the WW'ing Show especially being just outside of St. Louis. Hope they have good attendance.
    1 point
  25. I had great hopes of getting to the basement shop today. We awoke to this- Perfect turning weather! But, as the saying goes- Best laid plans... Ended up shoveling ice and sleet, from neighborhood driveways, for several hours, balancing my Mom's checkbook and getting her taxes done. Anyway, lots happening with our turner since last week. @DAB posted a sweet looking pine bowl he turned. Pine isn't easy to get a nice finish but Doug nailed it perfectly. Read the comments on his work, here- @Gene Howe gave us a link to a site that sells some neat sanding devices for turners (and all woodworkers)- Check the website for more- @Steve Krumanaker won a contest from Robust turning. Congrats, Steve,! @Steve Krumanaker also posted a piece turned by a member of the turner's club to which he belongs. Talk about creativity! Here's a little more on the piece- @Jim from Easy Wood Tools is looking for help in the Chicago area. This would be an excellent opportunity to show off your skills with the fantastic Easy Wood Tools product line. @Cliff posted a picture of using a router bit for a turning tool. Check it out, here- The Woodturning OnLine newsletter is available. As always there is a lot of great information. One thing that caught my attention was an article discussing Carving and Turning by Richard Wright. The article is a PDF document with many examples/pictures. http://www.capecodturners.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Carving-and-Turning.pdf Tim Yoder has a video up where he turns a Votive Candle Holder. Pay particular attention to the Easy Wood Chuck! If you ever get a chance to test drive this chuck, you will fall in love with it! Over the weekend I made an inertia sander. I bought the sleeve and bearing from Capt. Eddie. If you decide to make your own, be sure to drill the hole for the sleeve/bearing close enough to the handle end so the sanding disc doesn't rub against the end of the handle- don't ask how I know this. From icey southern PA Safe turning
    1 point
  26. Wish I could promise you that Lew, but from our forecast, doesn't look good. You'll likely get snow first, followed by the iconic Indiana "wintery mix."
    1 point
  27. @John Morris @Dadio @Grandpadave52 Thank You! I appreciate the input and the support! And, @Grandpadave52 hope it is all snow this time, that sleet and ice is tough shoveling!
    1 point
  28. Dadio

    Happy Valentine's Day

    I like it, good job. Herb
    1 point
  29. Al B

    Saw Blade

    This is probably old hash to most of you, but the information might save our beginners a little cash. Obviously a sharp blade is critical for quality work. When you feel the blade has gotten dull, is sharpening the best route ? I'd suggest a good cleaning of the blade with an approved cleaner before spending the $20.00 more or less for sharpening. A dirty blade cuts like a dull blade, and by just taking the time to clean it, you may find that the blade still has sharp teeth. Pitch buildup on the blade can happen rapidly if you are cutting pine lumber.
    1 point
  30. Not a chance. I don't turn, but sometimes imagine it just through all you guys do. I personally enjoy and look forward to the weekly recaps...sometimes I missed a lesson. Agreed, giving those who contribute so much to this forum an additional kudos is important. I've learned a lot from each of them (you)...some of it I can actually use in woodworking Keep up the good work Lew. It's GREATLY appreciated! Edit add: BTW, not by my choice, but keep your shovel handy...we're sending some more nasty stuff to you in a couple days.
    1 point
  31. Well, first we dropped off Craig at his job, then stopped to check on Mom......not a good time....Call button wasn't working....she needs help to get out of bed....so, somehow she now has a Urinary tract infection, too...along with too many painkillers. Got the nurses motivated, then my sister arrived, and really motivated them.... They were working on mom when we left....with my sister playing strawboss.... On the way back home from there, stopped at a store, for a little rust hunting....$9 +sales tax.. A little 8" sweep brace, with a "Bonus" of sorts.. A VERY minty Craftsman 13/16" bit. Got home, did a wire wheel change, and the cleaned things up.. Almost like new? Wonder IF Craftsman would replace it? As for that brace? The only markings I found, were on the chuck.. A Goodell Pratt, from Greenfield, MASS., USA....PAT. Dec 27, 1892. That "loop" is a gear shift. Flip it to one side, or the other, chuck now will ratchet, center it up, and no ratcheting will happen. I think I know where Millers Falls got the idea about the top attachment.. As Goodell Pratt used the same thing. Was kind of a so-so day....and 1-2" of fresh snow..grrrrr.
    1 point
  32. Ok, model number on the 1905 Brace....No. 408. That loop gear shift came in about 1905.. Means this drill is slightly older than me?
    1 point
  33. Lew is doing a great job, I an not a turner, but love what those guys do. Keep it up ,Lew, You are doing a a splendid jon on this thread. Herb
    1 point
  34. What!!!!! Let me at em!!! Heck no Lew, your weekly topic is the bomb man!
    1 point
  35. kmealy

    Simple wedge tip

    Reminds me of the large theater set build I worked on last fall. We needed to clamp some parts about 4' apart. I think they have two or three clamps in the shop, max about 10". I grabbed some scrap screwed on a couple of blocks, then grabbed some tapered pieces that were sitting in the trash and pounded them in. Obvious to me, but I think I amazed some of the other volunteers.
    1 point
  36. Gene Howe

    Very Interesting video

    A Shopsmith AND a Miterset AND a Wixey. Then...maybe. BTDT.
    1 point
  37. Grandpadave52

    LED Light Fixtures

    Good price if you live near one of their retail fronts. Reviewed the business strategy etc. from their home page. Reminds me a lot of the Big Lot/Odd Lot stores that opened around here years ago. I purchased numerous name brand tools (Craftsman, Dewalt, Bosch, Stanley, Irwin, Ryobi, 3M etc.), accessories, hardware, etc. from them in years past. Unfortunately their business strategy has changed significantly and they really don't offer any better prices than most other retailers...in many cases much higher than Wall-E-World...about 5x a year they offer 20% off everything on a SA/SU. Some things are a good value then...all local stores have moved away from selling "closeout" tools though.
    1 point
  38. Thanks Gene! Now if I can just remember I saw (no pun intended) this or at least the video.
    1 point
  39. Grandpadave52

    Simple wedge tip

    Glad to help! If you have more of that beautiful walnut, it would be an awesome case. There's going to be a lucky recipient of a an awesome walnut display case too. Very befitting of a Henry especially a .45... Just the same, like a little kid, you've given me a sugar OD here, so you're obligated to keep feeding (me) us with this project...I foresee a gallery project display in your (our) future.
    1 point
  40. kmealy

    Very Interesting video

    I guess you won't be trying this, then https://blog.lostartpress.com/2018/02/08/could-you-tackle-these-mouldings/#respond I've often wondered why miter gauges and saws have a 90 degree cut labeled 0. Probably, "We've always done it that way." I was a bit surprised when in the first cut, he switched from a left miter to a right miter. No need to do that unless your stock is not symmetric top to bottom as the 2x is. I always snickered at the Shopsmith demos when they cut a compound miter. Then they hold it up and show how perfect a fit it is. Any idiot can make one corner a perfect fit. Let's see it happen with 4 corners.
    1 point
  41. Dadio

    LED Light Fixtures

    These replacements are just plug and play, The ones I bought were either plug and play or wired around the ballast if the ballast is defective. I have had success both ways. I don't find that type now here.
    1 point
  42. Grandpadave52

    Simple wedge tip

    Ya' know Patch...I did not see those until you pointed it out. I focused on the block/wedge detail pointed out, the walnut and the basic case/lid (door to me)...never saw 'em... I never could find Waldo in all those pictures either.
    1 point
  43. Smallpatch

    LED Light Fixtures

    I wonder why guys can't put together their own string of leds. I think cheaper in the long run...
    1 point
  44. One of the few stories that my father told, was after that after a very cold Christmas in a little town called Bastogne, they broke out of Belgium in January 1945 and his squad came across a Red Cross tent. Not having had a hot meal in almost a week they decided to try and get a hot meal. The Red Cross wanted to charge them for the hot food. Not having been payed in weeks, they didn't have the money. However, between all of them they scraped up enough pocket change so that they all got a hot cup of coffee and ONE doughnut. He never had any use for them after that incident.
    1 point
  45. After the earthquake in Alaska, a group of us GIs were tasked to help clean up and search for bodies around Seward where a huge tsunami hit. The Red cross and the Salvation Army had canopies and tents set up to dispense coffee, donuts and sandwiches. A couple of us tried to get coffee at the Red Cross tent and were told it would be $.25. We left and worked our way down to the Salvation Army tent where everything was given freely. Now, any time I see the red kettle, they get some of my $$. As does the local Lions club and, the local VFW and American Legion. We don't respond to any phone or mail solicitations....errr scams.
    1 point
  46. ...as an anecdotal (long) story, I make as short as possible. Decades ago, my mother, ran the a NW Pennsylvania county chapter of the American Heart Association. The county was the biggest contributor to the annual February AMA fund drive. However, The AMA would never send any money back to the county in the way of durable goods or program funding. Several prominent members of the county got tired of this and broke away and formed their own "Heart Association". The AMA could never get a foothold back and lost well over 95% or what the county normally contributed funds. The "new" county Heart Organization, used the money collected to: buy equipment for ambulances, hospital ER's, did health screening programs, provided free medications for limited income residents, funded heart research at the Hershey Medical Center (which was developing an artificial heart), and a whole host of other things. These were all things that the AMA refused to do.
    1 point
  47. lew

    Grilling Side Table

    http://www.ana-white.com/2015/08/free_plans/grilling-table https://www.pinterest.com/pin/519110294521506926/?lp=true http://www.yellowhouseinthesticks.com/Hobbies/Outdoor-Grilling-Table/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/how-to/a5796/wood-summer-cookout-cart-plans/ http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/resources/index.php?search=FREE+BBQ+TABLE+PLANS
    1 point
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