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  0 Thread: Rocking horse plans needed
Post: RE: Rocking horse plans needed

I can not believe that we are this far into a rocking horse thread and no one has posted the infamous BobZ Rocking Horse build story.   Am I that old, am I the only one who remembers it????   I don't ...
EP Woodworking 16 10,417 06-06-2017, 01:05 PM
  0 Thread: Shop HVAC
Post: Shop HVAC

Good morning. I am in the middle of construction of a new home in the Beaufort SC area.    Included with be a detached workshop -  14 x 25   9 ft ceiling.  It will be insulated.   We have been give...
EP Home Improvement 4 2,847 04-25-2017, 07:59 AM
  0 Thread: So How Did You Get Started Woodworking?
Post: RE: So How Did You Get Started Woodworking?

Dad didn't know the working end of a screwdriver, but my maternal grandfather was a big time DIYer.  Back in the 50s he introduced me to a lot of stuff including power equipment, couldn't use it but k...
EP Woodworking 59 27,824 04-06-2017, 02:40 PM
  0 Thread: Putting Stuff Away
Post: RE: Putting Stuff Away

Always lived with a very small shop.  Forced to put stuff away or I would have no work room.   It has developed into a very nice habit.   I know where stuff is!.      I cook for the family, wife fo...
EP Woodworking 43 28,227 10-31-2016, 08:09 AM
  0 Thread: Home Depot started carrying walnut here...
Post: Re: Home Depot started carrying walnut here...

At the local HD in Oxford MA they are carrying walnut, maple, poplar, oak and cherry.
EP Woodworking 10 10,447 06-21-2016, 07:59 AM
  0 Thread: I'm Back?
Post: Re: I'm Back?

Glad to have you back. Very good to hear things are OK.
EP Woodworking 20 8,831 06-10-2016, 09:10 AM
  0 Thread: Battery powered leaf blower?
Post: Re: Battery powered leaf blower?

We have the B&D blower. Wife loves it. She can't start the Echo pull start and I don't trust her around the pool with a corded one.[br][br]She is able to clear the decks and walks - leaves &...
EP Home Improvement 7 6,830 03-31-2016, 12:27 PM
  0 Thread: Ship Lap?
Post: Ship Lap?

One of the HGTV shows features a couple - Waco TX. I think it is Fixer Upper. It seems like in every show they get all excited when they find a wall with what they call - ship lap. Are they ...
EP Home Improvement 4 4,984 03-31-2016, 08:29 AM
  0 Thread: Gas Dryers
Post: Gas Dryers

I have never even seen a gas clothes dryer in action. At the new house we may have this option. A friend tells me that they are way better than electric dryers. Any comments?
EP Home Improvement 12 5,186 03-14-2016, 03:36 PM
  0 Thread: Heating Options
Post: Re: Heating Options

Good point. We are going to coastal South Carolina, a little north of the Georgia border. We will be on natural gas. I am assuming that the AC does not come into play with my question.[br][br]In...
EP Home Improvement 4 3,695 02-16-2016, 04:10 PM
  0 Thread: Heating Options
Post: Heating Options

After 66 years of life in New England all I know is oil fired forced hot water for home heating. Will be building down south and I see two main options for a combined hot air/AC system:[br][br] ...
EP Home Improvement 4 3,695 02-16-2016, 03:13 PM
  0 Thread: Woodpeckers DelVe square
Post: Re: Woodpeckers DelVe square

I got one. Only had it a week or so, still getting used to it. Finding it very handy for small measurements, setting up the table saw and especially for carrying lines around a corner.[br][br]Not y...
EP Woodworking 3 5,830 01-29-2016, 01:39 PM
  0 Thread: rocking horse plans
Post: Re: rocking horse plans

ROCKING HORSE? Come on somebody has got the Bob Z rant. It's time to resurrect that classic. It's a holiday tradition better than It's A Wonderful Life. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/g...
EP Woodworking 2 3,009 12-02-2015, 04:36 PM
  0 Thread: How do you organize container lids in the kitchen?
Post: Re: How do you organize container lids in the kitc...

Nice to see that this is a universal problem - not just me. I can never find the tops, SWMBO usually can pick them out of the drawer with little problem.[br][br]I constantly lobby for a solution th...
EP Home Improvement 13 9,636 10-08-2015, 12:59 PM
  0 Thread: Stackable
Post: Re: Stackable

Dave, Good points [br]Thank you.
EP Home Improvement 7 6,335 08-31-2015, 02:42 PM
  0 Thread: Stackable
Post: Stackable

Over the weekend I just found out that they sell full size stackable washers and dryers. See what happens when you are not in the market! I was under the impression that those units were always un...
EP Home Improvement 7 6,335 08-31-2015, 01:15 PM
  0 Thread: Method for sealing fence.
Post: Re: Method for sealing fence.

I'd do it one slat at a time. Oh wait I mis-read the title. I though you wanted to steal a fence.
EP Home Improvement 5 6,478 07-30-2015, 10:30 AM
  0 Thread: I need to move a pile of rocks.
Post: Re: I need to move a pile of rocks.

I saw this movie once Great Escape. [br]They had all of this extra dirt too. Made special pockets for their pants and spread the dirt all over the exercise yard. You could do that over at your n...
EP Home Improvement 25 15,560 07-30-2015, 10:26 AM
  0 Thread: Icemaker Rant
Post: Re: Icemaker Rant

We have been considering a new refrigerator. The French Door models have caught our eye, seems like an effective use of space. But so many of the models have the ice makers and water dispensers on...
EP Home Improvement 10 10,221 07-30-2015, 10:21 AM
  0 Thread: Retaining wall quotes
Post: Re: Retaining wall quotes

I know a guy who has a supply of rocks he'd like to donate to your cause. Free pickup!
EP Home Improvement 5 6,379 07-28-2015, 11:00 AM

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