Irish_Red wrote:Some doors I washed today, I hope I’m not the one refinishing them.

Those are some of the most unusual and elaborate doors I have seen. A lot of work went into making those.

Sorpa wrote:Bought meself off facebook a close to mintish Stanley #78 rabbet plane. No depth gauge and fence though.
$30 CAD. Scoring spur is untouched.
Made in Albion

Nice find! Do you have a collection of Stanley planes? I reconditioned a Stanley low angle block plane my dad had. I love to use it for just the sentimental value.

Those look nice! Nice work. What is the wood you used?

Checkout Rikon models. They are very reasonably priced and a variety of models are available.

JimDaddyO wrote:I keep telling myself I ought to build one. But that doesn’t get it done. Sometimes you just have to knuckle under to your time/ambition constraints.

Bosch makes a couple of benchtop tables that are reasonably priced. The RA1181 is on the prize list.

My grandson (14) and I spent time together the last couple of days making pens. It is an uncomplicated and safe way to expose him to the lathe. He amazed me with his skill, attention to learn, and his finished work. I am hoping he continues to want to learn out there in the shop. We finished 21 but I will just post a couple of…[Read more]

wbembrid wrote:My step-daughter’s boyfriend made me a marking knife/awl off of an 18 century pattern out of W1 steel, he does traditional coal forging.

That is really special he did that for you. Awesome looking tool for your shop. I have never seen anything like that combo.

Here’s a similar one to the Rockler drill bit guide. The Rockler is more adjustable and thus higher priced. I can see it being used to drill angled holes for legs or posts in chairs and stools. I believe it is fairly new from Rockler. The Milescraft has been around for a long time.

Miamicuse wrote:I am curious, could you do the same thing to an existing live tree? In other words, recess a trunk to insert an outdoor weather proofing clock?

I would say the answer depends. Disrupting the flow of nutrients up the tree trunk could kill the tree. Some trees have very thick bark so you might be able to do it with that type of…[Read more]

GTokley wrote:I just might a clock out of the cherry burl I have.

Amazon offers quite a selection of clock inserts.

I made a bunch of burl clocks for holiday gifts. It was not as easy as it might seem. Chainsawing the burls was interesting because the maple burls where almost like cutting rock. They dulled the chainsaw blade by the time we were done. Then came more smoothing, filling cracks and drilling holes. The maple ruined one Forstner bit. End result…[Read more]

Merry Christmas everyone!! Best wishes and here’s to a new and improved 2021!

Miamicuse wrote:I also would like an adjustable leg so a ladder can be adjusted with a longer leg on one side so you can be still be on uneven ground, or leaning against a wall that’s over a sloped roof. I am shopping for those adjustable legs but just the leg can be as expensive as a new ladder.

I am always learning on this site. I have never s…[Read more]

I agree that you look at these voltages as different platforms. You may or may not have the same tool in different sizes but there are definite differences between the 12v and 18v tools in their capabilities.

Sprokitz wrote:That’s it, or that’s what showed up. Don’t know if it’s a “replacement” or the original that was located and directed correctly. It showed up a few days ago, just been too busy to un-box it. So, big kudos to Bosch customer service for a really quick resolution

Awesome and congrats! Super nice item to redeem for. Have fun making sawdust.

Yes, a little late though. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and I hope it is a great and safe rest of the weekend for you.

I can’t wait to see the new 23 gauge pin nailer from Milwaukee. It is going to be cordless! I got an email announcing it was coming soon.

Armor Tool (armor-tool.com) has some good deals going on their product line which includes the best pocket hole setup in my opinion. They have BOGO on their auto adjusting face and multi purpose clamps.

wbembrid wrote:My sister convinced me to build a hockey gear stand for my nephew, she sent me 2 pictures likely form Instagram or Pinterest, so I built the 3 photo.

That’s great! If you have a hockey player, you know the need to air out the equipment. I have been meaning to do this for the grandson. You just gave me the push I needed. Nice work.

Doobie wrote:Somehow I doubt they have what is real 3rd party insurance even though we may pay at times to insure the value of a package. I think that both big companies like Bosch or the main delivery/courier companies, just eat it as a cost of doing business depending on who is to blame.

I am in total agreement with you on that Doobie. The…[Read more]