smallerstick wrote:More tearing down and packing up the shop. Can’t wait to get into the new one.

A lot of work I am sure. Please post some pictures as you put it together.

JimDaddyO wrote:I got a box!
In less than a week from sending the email I got my forstner bit set. I am overjoyed. Thanks Bosch and BTP!

Great redemption and awesome on the timing. Although labeled Bosch, I believe they are made by Freud (which Bosch owns). I have a Bosch set and Freud set and they are exactly the same. Definitely high…[Read more]

roninohio wrote:I have mixed feelings on the whole thing. I kinda knew it was coming and so did my boss. I have 2 slipping disks in my back that the Dr. wont do surgery on until I stop smoking and I am not doing well with quitting.
I have COPD pretty bad. The Cardiologist is sending me for a echogram on my heart next week because my blood pressure…

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All right fresh tomatoes on the way! Some day I think I will do the same Doobie. You cannot beat fresh veggies from your own garden.

cmeyer25 wrote:I got back what I assume is the definite word today – 12V 4.0 batteries are no longer being manufactured and also no longer being shipped out for redemptions either

Makes perfect sense. It would be great if BTP could be more communicative on these types of things.

theamcguy wrote:Which is the Most Popular Cordless Power Tool Brand? (Spring 2019)
(spoiler alert Bosch did not do very well)

If one thinks of the product line offered by DeWalt, Milwaukee,and Makita; it is logical Bosch is not searched as often as the others.

Boschmanbrian wrote:After work took one of our cats to the vet , had to put him down , he has been fighting kidney problems for over a month , finally last few days he pretty much stopped eating and drinking ,

Sorry to hear that. That is the sign – no eating or drinking. Always tough to lose a pet.

Congrats Doobie! Not a tool I would ever expect to use though.

smallerstick wrote:The downsizing for our upcoming move is underway. My Unisaw went to its new home today. One less piece of iron to move. Now there is a huge hole in the shop!

Wow! That hard to hurt. What are you going to do in its place?

DirtyWhiteBoy wrote:Moving suck in every way.

That is saying it politely. I swore off moving a long…[Read more]

Boschmanbrian wrote:PI_Woodworker wrote:
Woke up to a beautiful white landscape this morning. It will gone by the end of the day. The really nice aspect was the roads and walks were warm enough to not accumulate any snow and they are clear and dry. No shoveling!
Incredible weather all over the map
2 here at the moment at least it stopped…

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It feels so nice to finish a project. Congrats on a job well done. The curly figure is right up front. What does the Mrs. think of it?

Just put the order in for this pair of Knipex needle nose pliers. I love their tools. BTP folks turned me on to Knipex and glad they did.

Woke up to a beautiful white landscape this morning. It will gone by the end of the day. The really nice aspect was the roads and walks were warm enough to not accumulate any snow and they are clear and dry. No shoveling!

smallerstick wrote:On a positive note, the shop is the same size as the one I have now. Should work very well for me. 30 amp service but I can work with that.

Congrats on the new home and shop! You can always upgrade the electrical. I don’t envy your moving though. A ton of work for sure.

We are supposed to get a freak snowstorm this afternoon – 3 to 6 inches. I thought we were all done with the white stuff!

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Do you get involved in the design versus following the client’s plans. The design part would be a lot of fun I would think.

Boschmanbrian wrote:Didn’t go into work today with all the flooding going on around us , they closed the bridge going into town from one end of the island
And yesterday afternoon we had a water main break at the end of our street ,
Going to be an interesting weekend
I’m probably going to go and volunteer later today or tomorrow either way I can…

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Great work there on the joinery JimDadddyO. That bench will serve you well.

smallerstick wrote:I need to do some playing with that. Maybe try orange shellac or a water based dye. It will need something to bring out the figure. This is curly soft maple which I have never used before. The 3 drawer fronts are taken from 1 piece about 9″ wide so the figure is matched.

Check out a gel stain also. Whatever your choice, t…[Read more]

smallerstick wrote:Dovetails are finished and drawers are ready for glueup. Drawer fronts have a 1/4″ thumbnail profile on 4 sides and a rabbet on 3 sides so they overlap the front of the box by about 1/4″. This doesn’t make marking the dovetail pins very easy but fit is ok.
The curly maple drawer fronts should finish nicely.
Tomorrow will be gl…

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