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  0 Thread: 2022 MWTCA tool meet Gettysburg Pa..
Post: RE: 2022 MWTCA tool meet Gettysburg Pa..
Timberwolf Wrote: (Yesterday, 03:30 PM) -- Lots of old tools........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWTYaJQNAVE -- I watch a lot of James Wright's videos.  I went to an MWTCA meet several years...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking Hand Tools 5 125 4 hours ago
  0 Thread: Anti-Vibration Gloves
Post: RE: Anti-Vibration Gloves
I got a pair for Christmas a few years ago.  I can't recall what brand they were, but they got decent reviews on the innerweb.  I wanted to try them out to address the issue of my hands going numb aft...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking Power Tools 7 375 05-23-2024, 08:19 AM
  0 Thread: New Shop Photos - Randy C
Post: RE: New Shop Photos - Randy C
pconroy Wrote: (05-16-2024, 12:20 AM) -- O hail no... My HOA imbued neighborhood would poop a brick if I did something like that. I can only post Randy's pictures and just >>>wish
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 22 1,944 05-16-2024, 11:34 AM
  0 Thread: Millers Falls
Post: RE: Millers Falls
Timberwolf Wrote: (05-08-2024, 12:54 PM) -- ........... those with the articulating lever cap. Same here Tony...I'll take the MF planes with that cap over the Stanleys. -- This isn't the first ...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking Hand Tools 10 747 05-08-2024, 01:21 PM
  0 Thread: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
Post: RE: Presenting: The RAS Miter Table
stav Wrote: (04-19-2024, 06:56 AM) -- Very cool setup. Makes me wish I had a RAS. -- With innovations like this, John might singlehandedly bring the RAS back into popular use.
 Bill Wilson Woodworking Power Tools 36 2,447 04-19-2024, 11:31 AM
  0 Thread: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Post: RE: Battery Powered Chainsaw
Regarding bar oil, my Ryobi pole saw will leak all of the bar oil out of the reservoir if you let it set awhile.  I usually have to drain it after I use it, because it doesn't get used all that often ...
 Bill Wilson Home Improvement 37 2,827 04-05-2024, 02:46 PM
  0 Thread: glider bench / chair plan recommendations
Post: RE: glider bench / chair plan recommendations
I've never built any, but Cherry Tree has some plans that might be what you are looking for. https://cherrytreetoys.com/outdoor/ (https://cherrytreetoys.com/outdoor/)
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 9 756 03-21-2024, 11:40 AM
  0 Thread: Suggestion on how to make this? (Hands holding a cross)
Post: RE: Suggestion on how to make this? (Hands holding...
That would be easy to do with a scroll saw.
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 9 877 03-20-2024, 03:27 PM
  0 Thread: An old fashioned gloat...
Post: RE: An old fashioned gloat...
Congrats on a great score. You indeed suck, Sir!  :laugh::laugh:
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 17 1,539 03-04-2024, 12:48 PM
  0 Thread: I’m a believer…
Post: RE: I’m a believer…
I'll chime in with my limited, amateur experience.  I've used the Minwax Oil Modified finish a few times with good results.  I typically apply it over BLO with a seal coat of shellac in between.  The ...
 Bill Wilson Finishing 21 1,826 02-21-2024, 11:11 AM
  0 Thread: The Simplest Tapering Jig
Post: RE: The Simplest Tapering Jig
Thanks John.  I've seen YT videos for some pretty complex jigs.  Sometimes (*maybe most of the time), simpler is better.
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 8 916 02-21-2024, 10:51 AM
  0 Thread: Reintroduction
Post: RE: Reintroduction
I guess I'm one of those old timers, at least from the fact that I do indeed remember you.  I don't post here much, but always peruse the threads, in awe of the talent that members have.  It's great t...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 28 2,275 02-19-2024, 07:50 AM
  0 Thread: In making cutting boards what would you use
Post: RE: In making cutting boards what would you use
I've used Howard's Butcher Block oil.  I picked it up at Lowes.  I think it was less than $10 for a 12oz bottle.  It may be more expensive than making your own mix, but I don't keep any beeswax around...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 19 1,470 02-16-2024, 10:23 AM
  0 Thread: Is there any woodworking you can make money at?
Post: RE: Is there any woodworking you can make money at...
nosoup4u Wrote: (02-12-2024, 12:33 PM) -- Thanks to everyone who replied! I have had people, upon seeing my projects say, "you could sell those". I've always been very skeptical about that, but I wan...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 34 3,041 02-14-2024, 11:50 AM
  0 Thread: In making cutting boards what would you use
Post: RE: In making cutting boards what would you use
I've made a few, mostly simple strip style with 3-4 species of wood.  Used TBIII.  No problems that I'm aware of, as long as people keep them out of the dishwasher. I made one end grain cutting boa...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 19 1,470 02-14-2024, 11:42 AM
  0 Thread: Stanley #1
Post: RE: Stanley #1
Timberwolf Wrote: (02-07-2024, 09:47 PM) -- ............... In 1995 I snagged a Chaplin #1 for $20.00 at a flea market..kept it for about a year and was finally persuaded to sell it for $900.00...Th...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking Hand Tools 19 1,905 02-09-2024, 12:20 PM
  0 Thread: Whole house generator follow-up (fuel use)
Post: RE: Whole house generator follow-up (fuel use)
Snipe Hunter Wrote: (01-27-2024, 09:13 PM) -- No priority for us at the old place either. We were at the end on the line on the edge of the county so always the last to get power. We also had old obs...
 Bill Wilson Home Improvement 41 3,220 01-29-2024, 11:06 AM
  0 Thread: Miter Angles
Post: RE: Miter Angles
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 Bill Wilson Woodworking 14 1,767 12-15-2023, 03:38 PM
  0 Thread: A Wedding Present
Post: RE: A Wedding Present
Very nicely done!  The newlyweds will cherish that for years. I have 2 daughters for whom I've made cutting boards.  One of them is scored, worn and badly in need of a good sanding and fresh finish...
 Bill Wilson Woodworking 9 1,607 11-15-2023, 09:08 AM
  0 Thread: Arm R Seal ?
Post: RE: Arm R Seal ?
I made that mistake years ago, when I built my wife a china cabinet for our 20th anniversary.  I finished the inside with oil varnish.  It smelled for years afterward.  Yes, I said years.  The worst o...
 Bill Wilson Finishing 3 670 11-13-2023, 03:43 PM

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