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  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
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2beast Wrote: (01-11-2024, 08:17 PM) -- That’s great time spent with your granddaughter. Cherish every moment :yes: -- I do cherish every moment. Best thing from last year was her hammering stakes...
goredsus Woodworking 1,815 638,476 01-12-2024, 07:08 PM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
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A couple of small projects with/for my 7 YO granddaughter. First is a couple of turtles (her favorite animal) and then a Gorilla that she found the pieces for as she was exploring the shop when we wer...
goredsus Woodworking 1,815 638,476 01-11-2024, 05:44 PM
  0 Thread: Sawstop question
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I plug my tools in when I need them and unplug them at the end of the day or when I’m done with them for the day.  The only things plugged in are my radio and multi-split. And I’ve thrown the panel br...
goredsus Woodworking Power Tools 29 3,769 08-30-2023, 03:34 PM
  0 Thread: Hall Table - Sort of a build-along
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John, I appreciate all  your posts and this build-along has been very educational for me. Thanks.
goredsus Woodworking 28 3,904 02-12-2023, 03:02 PM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
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Son and his wife decided they needed a new spot for the record albums so he came up with a design and we got some (cheap-ish) BC plywood.  He was in a hurry to finish it so we took some shortcuts in i...
goredsus Woodworking 1,815 638,476 02-12-2023, 03:01 PM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
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Thought I'd practice some of my lathe skills by working on a snowman.  Lots of room for improvement but was fun.  Will probably let one of the Granddaughters paint it.
goredsus Woodworking 1,815 638,476 10-17-2022, 04:00 PM
  0 Thread: Last Reindeer post till next Christmas.....I swear!! (Pic heavy)
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mbuker Wrote: (12-16-2021, 08:46 AM) -- For those who have made these reindeer, how did you finish them? In reading through the posts some recommended dipping into a quick drying lacquer. If you dip ...
goredsus Woodworking 144 80,687 12-17-2021, 07:43 PM
  0 Thread: Last Reindeer post till next Christmas.....I swear!! (Pic heavy)
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This year's herd (to add to my of my favorite threads)...is from a Maple tree that we had taken down from my parents house about 15 years ago.  Giving four reindeer to each of my brothers...the two Wa...
goredsus Woodworking 144 80,687 11-12-2021, 03:33 PM
  0 Thread: Dining Room Tabletop
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stav Wrote: (04-28-2021, 04:25 PM) -- Beautiful work. I love the sapele mixed with the oak. -- +1. Looks beautiful
goredsus Woodworking 12 3,274 04-28-2021, 05:00 PM
  0 Thread: Antique Hutch
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DaveR1 Wrote: (04-23-2021, 10:14 AM) -- Probably this one from the 1912 Sears Roebuck catalog. About $320 in todays money. -- Thanks for the info DaveR1, cool info to have.
goredsus Woodworking 19 3,627 04-23-2021, 01:22 PM
  0 Thread: Antique Hutch
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We have a similar looking secretary that belonged to my wife's parents.  It does have a partial tag on the back if that helps in any way with your (re)search.   (Sorry, I didn't have any luck tryin...
goredsus Woodworking 19 3,627 04-23-2021, 07:26 AM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
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One top about 90% roughed in, one to go for the bookcases I mentioned here: https://forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7360968
goredsus Woodworking 1,815 638,476 04-13-2021, 09:05 AM
  0 Thread: Sofa tables
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Here's one that I made a few years ago...
goredsus Woodworking 18 8,803 02-23-2021, 06:47 AM
  0 Thread: Veneering Question
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TheCabinetmaker Wrote: (02-18-2021, 08:46 PM) -- Well, I apparently did a great job misunderstanding you (2 people divided by a common language), sorry about that. On the subject of wood and the widt...
goredsus Woodworking 5 1,247 02-19-2021, 06:48 PM
  0 Thread: Veneering Question
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Thanks for the advice jteneyck and The Cabinetmaker. TheCabinetmaker - the Cherry is the edge band (~2" wide, 1" thick), the veneer would be over the remaining 10"+ width of the shelf.  After s...
goredsus Woodworking 5 1,247 02-17-2021, 07:52 AM
  0 Thread: Veneering Question
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Working on a couple of bookcases based on FWW Issue 161 Jan/Feb 2003.  Using Cherry for the frame and some Maple with some Ambrosia with it. Originally,  I was just going to use Maple for the shelves ...
goredsus Woodworking 5 1,247 02-16-2021, 07:01 PM
  0 Thread: JessEm Stock Guides for Table Saws
Post: RE: JessEm Stock Guides for Table Saws

I have them and really like them. Wish I would have done what Ray did with the mag switches. The guides do tend to get in the way if you try to use them with narrow stock. If you don’t want to use th...
goredsus Woodworking Power Tools 14 4,796 09-21-2020, 06:10 PM
  0 Thread: Granite Top Table Saws
Post: RE: Granite Top Table Saws

I no longer have mine but I had one for five or six years. Never had an issue with chipping and no rust issues in a basement shop. I had to work to keep the replacement saw free of rust. Only issue ...
goredsus Woodworking Power Tools 13 14,190 07-10-2020, 03:04 PM
  Shocked Thread: Daily Bench Shot
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Worked with my son yesterday and today I finished up a pantry door for a built-in pantry for his place.  Tried to match the look of the existing doors.   Not an exact match but close enough once it ge...
goredsus Woodworking 1,815 638,476 03-22-2020, 10:32 AM
  0 Thread: Pratt &Lambert #38 Replacement
Post: RE: Pratt &Lambert #38 Replacement

Thanks gentleman. I used a different search engine and found the Satin a little bit cheaper so I’ve ordered a gallon. Will split it up into quart size cans after it arrives in the hope it will stay go...
goredsus Finishing 3 3,104 06-16-2019, 05:49 PM

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