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  0 Thread: $$$ to clear land?
Post: RE: $$$ to clear land?

A few months back, I bought a property in Lafayette and had to clear 24 maple and elm trees. Hiring a professional tree removal company was the most practical option. Each tree cost me around $600. I...
jsears Home Improvement 23 5,827 03-23-2024, 11:06 AM
  0 Thread: Stinky sink
Post: RE: Stinky sink

Have you tried a drain snake yet? Might help dig deeper into the issue.
jsears Home Improvement 21 1,273 03-16-2024, 06:22 AM
  0 Thread: How do you cut the fascia for this stair stringer?
Post: RE: How do you cut the fascia for this stair strin...

To cut the fascia for the stair stringer, you can use a simple method involving a template. Cut a piece of cardboard or thin plywood to match the contour of the stair stringer. Then, transfer this tem...
jsears Home Improvement 18 5,387 03-13-2024, 04:42 PM
  0 Thread: Anyone here have a profitable woodworking business?
Post: RE: Anyone here have a profitable woodworking busi...

What makes many fail when they turn their hobby into a business is the idea that what they like, their potential clients will also like. I think that if you want to make money from woodworking, you...
jsears Woodworking 73 32,519 05-23-2023, 04:49 AM
  0 Thread: Table Saw Handwheel
Post: Re: Table Saw Handwheel

I looked at both of those places. Most of them at Grizzly specify the material that they are made of, except for the spoked wheels. I don't know if they are steel or some other alloy.[br][br]As far as...
jsears Woodworking Power Tools 5 5,620 04-22-2016, 08:15 PM
  0 Thread: Table Saw Handwheel
Post: Table Saw Handwheel

Does anyone make a steel tablesaw handwheel?
jsears Woodworking Power Tools 5 5,620 04-22-2016, 06:53 PM
  0 Thread: Tribal orca sign for outbuilding
Post: Re: Tribal orca sign for outbuilding

That's awesome, Lawrence. You never cease to amaze me with your CNC work.
jsears Woodworking 5 4,157 04-04-2016, 09:18 PM
  0 Thread: Glass on wood question.
Post: Re: Glass on wood question.

But if spacers are used under the glass, obviously, there is nothing to support the center of the glass. If someone were to be careless enough to lean on it, or place something heavy in the center, wo...
jsears Woodworking 10 6,405 04-04-2016, 09:12 PM
  0 Thread: DC Trunk Lines and Blast Gates
Post: Re: DC Trunk Lines and Blast Gates

[blockquote]ed kerns said:[hr][br][br] I am all the time forgetting to open or close the blast gate when moving between machines, so having one more gate in line would prove a real annoyance. [br][br]...
jsears Woodworking 5 3,488 04-04-2016, 09:02 PM
  0 Thread: Tightbond!!!
Post: Re: Tightbond!!!

[blockquote]Steve N said:[hr][br][br]I don't fight them anymore. I just use these (http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/111742231721?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true) I find the 8 and 12 ounce sizes work...
jsears Woodworking 5 6,213 03-30-2016, 09:38 AM
  0 Thread: Posting Photos - Need Advise
Post: Re: Posting Photos - Need Advise

Photobucket makes it very easy to post pics bere. It's my choice as well.
jsears Woodworking 8 4,233 03-20-2016, 06:13 PM
  0 Thread: White oak for workbench tops?
Post: Re: White oak for workbench tops?

[blockquote]Edwin Hackleman said:[hr][br][br]My most recent laminated white oak bench top:[br][br]/ssl_proxy.php?url=http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t29/edwin13022/Chain%20Saws/Workbench02_zpswtkhc...
jsears Woodworking 15 9,423 03-20-2016, 06:11 PM
  0 Thread: Simple Cremation Urn
Post: Re: Simple Cremation Urn

Thanks to all of you guys for the kind words. I appreciate it. Like I said. It's a very basic box, that most any beginner could build. The two main reasons that I even posted it was because it is the...
jsears Woodworking 10 5,802 03-15-2016, 09:53 PM
  0 Thread: Simple Cremation Urn
Post: Re: Simple Cremation Urn

[blockquote]chips ahoy said:[hr][br][br]Very well done Jim, what are the dimensions?[br][br]Mel [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]I really don't remember. I believe the box itself, is somewhere around ...
jsears Woodworking 10 5,802 03-15-2016, 09:44 PM
  0 Thread: Simple Cremation Urn
Post: Simple Cremation Urn

A friend of mine asked me to make a cremation urn for his son who was killed in a traffic accident a year ago yesterday (03-14-15). He and his family have been really struggling with the death over th...
jsears Woodworking 10 5,802 03-15-2016, 08:58 AM
  0 Thread: Cracked Box Design
Post: Re: Cracked Box Design

Here's one that I did a couple of years ago.[br]/ssl_proxy.php?url=http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/jim-sears/Woodworking%20Projects/Boxes/CrackedBandsaw.jpg (http://s167.photobucket.com/user/j...
jsears Woodworking 8 5,382 02-23-2016, 11:29 AM
  0 Thread: First Cutting Board
Post: Re: First Cutting Board

[blockquote]fishhh4 said:[hr][br][br]I have six ready to go in the oven..[br][br][br] [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Curious to know why they need to go in the oven. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/i...
jsears Woodworking 4 3,967 12-22-2015, 03:51 PM
  0 Thread: First Cutting Board
Post: Re: First Cutting Board

Well, like I said. This is my first one. So it's going to be a learning experience. I'll know better next time. Thanks for the comments.
jsears Woodworking 4 3,967 12-22-2015, 03:50 PM
  0 Thread: First Cutting Board
Post: Re: First Cutting Board

[blockquote]MsNomer said:[hr][br][br]I'm more concerned about those cross pieces on the ends. I predict that they will remove themselves when it gets wet, so you might want to remove them before dama...
jsears Woodworking 4 3,967 12-22-2015, 01:09 PM
  0 Thread: First Cutting Board
Post: First Cutting Board

My daughter has been after me to make a cutting board for her forever. So my son told me that he wanted to make one for her for Christmas. Neither one of use had ever made one, so I told him I'd help ...
jsears Woodworking 4 3,967 12-22-2015, 11:39 AM

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