Built a bird house for the spring. Simple 2 holer, nothing like John’s bird hotels. Also got out the WD40 and took care of some squeaky doors. Then onto football.

I had the occasion to use the Bosch Forstner bit set I redeemed for on a project today. Nice bits and nice clean holes.

cmeyer25 wrote:Lots of good info you guys. Thanks @miamicuse and @boschmanbrian I have been using an L-boxx 1,2, & 3 but I really like the 1 & 2 for exactly what you were saying – they’re so much easier to carry. But I am also running into the issue that they can’t hold every type of tool.

That is so true. 1,2 & 3’s are necessary. I have yet t…[Read more]

We have received about 10 inches of snow so far and more coming down. It is not wet heavy snow so with the winds tonight, drifting is going to be a major problem. Temps have fallen a lot. Single digits to below zero tonight.

We are getting one crap load of snow right now. Winter started again in our corner of the state. We were without any real snow for quite some time which is unheard of. We will see how deep it is when we wake up. Oh yeah, frigid air to follow.

I got an email from Bosch today. The guts of the email was:

BOSCH POWERS SOLUTIONS FOR THE CORDLESS JOBSITE

Next week, Bosch will be unveiling new tools and accessories that will bring even more power, freedom and productivity to the jobsite.

Curious to learn more?

Join us on Instagram on Jan 22nd and throughout the week as we…[Read more]

Just came across this from Bob Flexner in Woodshop News: 10 Finishing Rules That Explain So…[Read more]

redwood wrote:It’s almost perfect for what I need. Forever, I’ve needed some sort of dust collection for my oscillating spindle sander and router table. They are kind of away from everything else, so I just did without. Saw this in “Tools of the Trade” and it got great reviews. It fits perfectly on the bottom shelf of one of my tables, below t…

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Doobie wrote:I’ve never heard of hackberry wood before. Is it a tropical species?

No – North American.

I picked this up off the internet:

Natural Range of Hackberry

Hackberry is widely distributed in the eastern United States from the southern New England States through central New York west in southern Ontario to North and South D…[Read more]

smallerstick wrote:Very nicely done, Lon. You’ve been busy. I like the hackberry, how is it to work?

The hackberry was quite easy to work. It has a long cell structure as you can see but did not have a tendency to splinter at all. It is fairly hard and
has some nice figure to it. Now finding it is the key. I only came across the lumber o…[Read more]

theamcguy wrote:Looks like Stanley Tools has a new line of anti-vibration hammers.

It’s that time of year that the new tools start getting announced and put on the shelves. I wonder what will be coming down the road this year.

Thanks for the pictures of the house Kurt. Looks like they will have a nice view of things from their home. The stacked garages are so cool.

smallerstick wrote:Understanding Wood Finishing
I just received a copy of this book (author Bob Flexner) and I am impressed! Complete discussion of finishing from wood preparation to final polish. The author gives easy to follow guidelines for finishing and dispels common myths regarding finishing of every kind. Good information on repairing…

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I should have posted pictures of the finished coach side table a month ago. Finally got them taken. I am going to make some more of these tables. People really like them. Note the hole was cut in the top to accommodate a Yeti can holder.

Made a couple of stools on the weekend. The lighter wood is hackberry and the darker is goncalo alves. I put the Domino to use Mark. Thanks for the suggestion!

Getting close to the flashlight – GLI12V-300N. They are nice lights to help you find scratches in your work as you do final sanding. The FL12 is just too bright. The Bosch lineup of lights is top notch in my opinion.

roninohio wrote:nstalled the wine rack that I built today and installed kitchen cabinets.
Another week or so and we will be moving to the next house.

That’s not a wine rack, it’s a wine wall! Looks great. Nice work Ron.

kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:We got started on the foundation of our next house yesterday. a lot of soil to move and rock to…

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RonW wrote:I built my wife a spice cabinet. Had a local company do all the burning on the panels. Each panel has a recipe that was her grandmothers. And is done (copy) of her hand writing. Needless to say this was a huge hit with the wife.

That is one of the greatest ideas Ron! Fantastic and how special for your wife. Way to go! The burning…[Read more]

Sorpa wrote:I made a shoe rack out of some baltic birch plywood scraps(sort of, rather short pieces).Now, the sides and the first 2 shelves are made of baltic birch plywood and the 3rd shelf it’s chinese birch plywood.
I cut 1″ stripes and glued them side by side to have visible plys. While the veneer it’s pretty much the same for both, what’…

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First is to replace my jointer blades with a Shelix cutterhead and then recalibrating the jointer to work great. Mine needs realignment.

Second is to clear up all the backlogged projects so the shop is cleared of all the half finished projects.

Third is to tear into some wood bowl blanks and make some bowls.

Unfortunately, it will probably…[Read more]