Acme Tools has a $30 off $149 or more for Bosch tools promotion. Makes the Flexiclick or 12v Router purchase look quite attractive.

Similar price reductions on other brands.

Picked up the Milwaukee M18 Heat Gun and a Ridgid Cordless Trim Router today. Got each on sale. The router is the 2nd one like this. I am going to leave two different size roundovers in them for all of my rounding of edges. Figured it would save the time and aggravation of having to change bits.

JimDaddyO wrote:Put up Christmas lights after it stopped snowing.
But it’s been a rough day.
I got up and went to put on my shirt and the button fell off.
Grabbed the kettle and the handle fell off.
Went to open a cupboard and the pull fell off.
Was going outside and when I grabbed the door the knob fell off.
I have been afraid to go for a pee a…

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I missed this news. Our local store seems to be doing well. We helped by buying a new refrigerator the other day.

Awesome, some items are arriving. Perhaps a sign of a quicker response.

Doobie wrote:Well lo and behold, look what the Purolator guy just dropped off.

Good for you Doobie, you waited long enough.

That is Freak’n great news. Glad to see some folks receiving their kits.

smallerstick wrote:DIT: Oops, not any time soon. Shipping begins at $40 for a $10 rule

That is an absurd charge for shipping. Is that common for tools shipping from the US to Canada?

Just finished the final yard cleanup before winter. Now I can get into the shop to work on some projects.

I think it is fantastic that people keep teaching the language and continue a rich cultural heritage.

GTokley wrote:Ok it looks like those boards are oak. Thanks guys your input. I too thought they might be oak when I first saw the boards. Then I thought maybe butternut. I know my grandpa had this lumber sawed. I just never knew there was much oak on the farm. I guess there could have been some oak trees growing along the fences.

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Another thought – how heavy does the wood feel? Oak is denser and heavier than butternut.

redwood wrote:Congrats Lon, when did you send the request in?

I requested it on Aug 6th.

Extra! Extra! Hear all about it!

I got a box today! The lboxx2 I had ordered came in. Note that the mailing tag said “Rush Order”. Perhaps the boxes will be flowing to the rest who have put in redemptions.

It looks more like oak to me. My hint is the curved grain at the lower left in the picture. It looks like there are some flecks in the grain found in oak.

Cold tonight. The temp in northern WI at my cabin is now 25F. First time this fall below freezing for me.

Woke up to a lot of fog. Everything is all wet and the weather map shows a lot more headed our way.

wbembrid wrote:PI_Woodworker wrote:

wbembrid wrote:
Purchased the slab and started removing the bark on a live edge Walnut coffee table with my step-daughter.

Nice looking slab. What kind of leg are you doing?
We are going with a contrasting maple leg and a walnut stretcher.

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roninohio wrote:I have been a member of BeThePro for several years now. It seems something happened when Jim left your company. We all enjoy reviewing and talking about the Bosch tools. We are all wondering if anyone is working to send out the redemptions? I personally have been waiting on a jigsaw since July 6th. It would be nice if someone from…

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Raining or misting all day. Cold crappy weekend. Supposed to his 81 the next 2 days.