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Yes ALL. to get rid of all the cursed bees in your area, you need four things and a half hour a day for a week, preferably in the morning. A gallon sprayer, some Bifenthrin pyrethroid insecticide, and a largish Early flowering bush. That's early flowering, as in the very first in your hardiness zone. That's it. Load the sprayer I make it a little strong, set it to stream, pump 'r up well. And sip a coffee as you wait for the carpenter bees. When they come, give 'em a little squirt. No need to hose 'em down, a little goes a long way. They will fly home and die in their nest. Yes, some other insects will be sacrificed. But after a while, you will notice that there are no more carpenter bees. and during the summer you will not see any. If this doesn't work a trice for you, I will return to you double the money you paid me for the advice. Since I did this, I have seen two maybe three carpenter bees all summer long and I could tell they were traveling because they flew off into the distance. Nothing you can do will work as well. nothing.
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So buried deep within the hallowed halls of the "Whats on your workbench" thread is a little project I've been working on. I've gotten to the point of getting a few things together to hopefully be moving at a steady pace and in the spirit of continuity here is it's own thread and a few copy and paste for info.. I've had this thing for years.......I think it came with some axes I purchased..I had intentions of using it in the shop but due to it's design it is NOT user friendly for me to get in and out of. I honestly don't see how anyone thought it was user friendly but whatever. So...we're gonna turn it into some other something's. I think I've got some curl spotted in some of the boards ( pretty sure it's not saw marks ) ...I also have several things I'm looking at for simple tool storage for files and such. I got it tore down and wood is cleaned of hardware and nails.
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The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum was opened in 1984 in Nakayamate, Kobe, as the only museum of carpentry tools in Japan, with the objective to collect and conserve such disappearing tools as a cultural heritage, and to pass them on to the next generation through research and exhibitions. Source: About Us -
One of the very first woodworking blogs I ever became interested in is this blog by Kari Hultman, a wonderful craftswoman and artist really, in my opinion she brings hand tooled woodworking to another level of refinement. Kari and I have been social media buddies since the old days of this blog, even though Kari has picked up a new line of work and interest (leather), I still visit her blog frequently. It reminds of a time on the internet when things were just simpler, and straight forward, and her old blog is still live, whenever I visit the blog, a nice cozy warm feeling comes over me, enjoy!
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I am going to have to hunt this down and get one, I love it. Good morning all, before I head off to work for the day, just thought I'd drop in and spread some dark humor.
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Some friends and I had this discussion a couple of weeks ago. I think this settles it.
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Thinking of changing my name......Shade Tree Carpentry,INC. Had a flimsy tent like Gazebo out back. Heavy rains and wind beat it apart. Tore it down today, but, not before some wood framing took place Had some 4x4s by 78" long. Had some 2x4s I needed to cut as rafters. Had some metal clips to help fasten the parts together, just needed something to hold things up... Stand them up, so I could add a short 4x4 king pin to the top of one rafter. Fun was about to begin This was the easy one. Note to self: next time I buy a box of screws, note what style tip it uses. Yep, I got square drive junk. I even wore out a tip today. Anyway, got all four posts and rafters cut and screwed together. Maybe a 4-12 pitch. Now came the time to put a second post and rafter onto the king pin Ah..yeah. One end was trying to stay on top of a garbage can, but not too hard. Hopped off twice. Trying to screw the next rafter to the king pin. Break time. tear the Gazebo down, clear the work area. Get a ladder set up and ready. Boss shows up ( bad move) and I put her to work. We stand the first assemly up, she's holding it while I try to attach #3 rafter to the top. #@#@#@@##! Finally got it in place. Then tried the #4.....it flopped over trying to start the first screw. Went and got a metal "Mending Plate" Added that to the mix. Made things much better. Starting to look like something? Almost. Had to go to Lowes and get seven more clips. Three to do the other rafters, and four to tie this monster to the house. Plumbed a couple posts, adjusted by sledge hammer, of course. Needed some rods added to attach the screens to. LARGE drill bit, chucked into a 1/2" drill......about broke my wrist, until I learned how to hold the dang thing enough it wouldn't spin on the bit. Four rods 8 holes, one sore wrist. My 6" circular saw by Skil, and that wrist molesting 1/2" drill. Got the topper for the Gazebo back on the frame, it was a might too small for the frame. Only cover we have, use it anyway. And installed the screens. Not the prettiest on the block, but it will do. It will NOT budge in most storms, either. Might just do...
