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Eagle carving in 3D?
FrederickH posted a topic in Wood Carving,
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Workbench Magazine November-December 1965 Danish Inspired Rocker and Chair
John Morris posted a file in Furnishings,
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Workbench Magazine July-August 1966 Desk on a Stand
John Morris posted a file in Furnishings,
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4th of July, 1776
John Morris posted a topic in Announcements,
Our beautiful country, as we come up to the 244th anniversary of our Independence, I am bursting with pride at how far our young country has come in such a short period of time.
I am thankful for living here, I thank God every day for allowing me and my family to be a part of the American experience. I love our American people, with all our faults, and with all our unique traits and culture that has formed since the day William Bradford set foot on Plymouth Rock.
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Workbench Magazine March-April 1968 Hand Hewn Candle Sticks
John Morris posted a file in Arts and Crafts,
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Grip Don't Rip
Bubba posted a topic in Woodworking Tips,
I used a couple of pieces of shrink wrap on the jaws of an old pair of pliers and it gives me a good non-slip/non-scratch grip on whatever I am holding.
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Army 250th Birthday
John Morris posted a topic in The Veterans Corner and Causes Forum,
The United States Army was established on June 14, 1775, by the Second Continental Congress as the Continental Army, before the Declaration of Independence. It was created to defend the 13 American colonies during the Revolutionary War against the British Empire. The Continental Army later became the Army of the United States after independence was declared on July 4, 1776.
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How a Tree Grows
John Morris posted a article in The American Woods,
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John Morris posted a article in The Softwoods (Conifers),
The eminent forester G. H. Collingwood makes the statement that Sugar Pine is the largest, the tallest and the most magnificent of all the pines. This king of pines reaches a height of 245 feet and diameters of from 12 to 18 feet. Commonly, however, the tree is 160 to 180 feet tall and 4 to 7 feet in diameter. The world’s largest pine at Umpana, Oregon, is 245 feet high and 18 feet 4 inches in diameter. The Sugar Pine has a magnificent straight trunk only slightly tapering and without limbs for from 60 to 80 feet. The limbs are sturdy and gracefully curved. The needles are blue-green with a whitish tinge, five in a bundle, 2% to 4 inches long, somewhat twisted but stiff and strong. The purplish-brown cones, which later turn to a lustrous chestnut-brown, are 12 to 18 inches long, and 4 to 6 inches in diameter when open. They remain on the tree for two or three years and are the longest cones of all the pines. The bark is thick, two to three inches, broken by long irregular furrows and covered with fairly large scales of cinnamon, red or purple-brown color on mature trees. The tree is found in deep moist sandy loam soil at elevations of 1000 to 9000 feet. It requires considerable moisture. When well established, the Sugar Pine resists forest fire damage like the Pitch Pine of the southeastern states, but it is affected by mistletoe growths and White Pine Blister Rust disease.
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Black Walnut
John Morris posted a article in The Hardwoods (Broadleafs),
The Black Walnut tree is one of the best known and most valuable of all forest trees native to the United States. It is of value not only because of its beautiful and highly prized wood but for its delicious nuts used in foods such as candy, bread, cakes, and ice cream. It is strictly an American tree, growing naturally nowhere else.
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Started my second vase.
RustyFN posted a topic in Wood Turners,
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Work continues on the Greenhouse
frenchwwr posted a topic in Home Improvement,
This week I gave up on the free door. It was left outside too long, and the wood core was rotting, so on my way to the orange box store for fasteners, I decided to buy a storm door that gave me the option of have a sliding window for more ventilation.
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First M&T Cabinet doors
JimM posted a topic in General Woodworking,
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2nd Amendment
Fred Wilson posted a topic in Scroll Sawing,
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Making Bowls With a Scroll Saw
Gene Howe posted a topic in Scroll Sawing Tips,
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THCKK Annual Auction – March 14-15, 2025
John Morris posted a topic in Hand Tools,
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Another fun project, Kumiko
StaticLV2 posted a topic in General Woodworking,
Enter a decorative way to use up small scraps of wood. This pattern was done in poplar (with a lot of color variation).
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Blacksmith Forge (Whitlox Mini Forge)
John Morris posted a topic in General Woodworking,
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Identifying Wood with Fluorescence
kreisdorph posted a topic in Wood Turning Tips,
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MWTCA February 2025 What's It Project (198-4) - SOLVED
John Morris posted a topic in The MWTCA "What's It" Project,
The information provided hereon is all the information that is provided, no further information on this item will be added.
Text on it says “AM PUB SUPPLY.” The 3/8″ thick blade is held in place with a screw cam.
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Cherry Burl Platter
lew posted a gallery album in Wood Turning,
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Oblique View
lew posted a gallery image in Wood Turning,
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Chisel & Plane Blade
DuckSoup posted a topic in Machinery, Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety,
Found the FASTTRACK on Woodcrafts web site that linked me to https://www.m-powertools.com/. Signed up for the news letter & received 20% off my purchase.
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