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Thread: What is it called?
Post: RE: What is it called?
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Pirate Wrote: (03-30-2023, 01:56 PM)
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Look up ratchet knob
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On this side of the pond they are known as Bristol levers (no idea why, but maybe some connection with our city of that name) or inde... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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03-31-2023, 05:04 PM |
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Thread: Torsion Box Brag
Post: RE: Torsion Box Brag
| Years ago I made a carrying case for some music stands I made for my daughter, out of torsion box panels. The panels are only about .5" thick with a very light 5mm softwood butt jointed lattice insi... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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01-11-2023, 05:58 PM |
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Thread: What will happen to your tools when you die?
Post: RE: What will happen to your tools when you die?
| Thank you all for taking the trouble to reply. Some useful ideas there.
The most valuable things in my 'shop are my seven Holtey planes which are a joy to contemplate and to use. I have given a... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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11-11-2022, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: What will happen to your tools when you die?
Post: What will happen to your tools when you die?
| A bit morbid perhaps but still a serious question. As we get older many of us increasingly consider our own mortality, even though we may not talk about it much. Many of us also have quite a lot of ... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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11-06-2022, 05:12 PM |
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Thread: Makita LS 1040 soft start
Post: Makita LS 1040 soft start
| This is a great little mitre saw, nicely made and powerful, but I hate the jolt on start up. I see it is available with soft start in the US and a soft start modulr for it is avilable here in the UK,... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking Power Tools
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03-30-2022, 11:54 AM |
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Thread: Coffee table, and a question
Post: RE: Coffee table, and a question
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Kmucha16 Wrote: (08-21-2019, 11:17 AM)
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So, I finished the table a few months ago and finally got some pictures and thought I'd update the post here.
I ended up just letting the table sit in th... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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09-02-2019, 03:57 PM |
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Thread: Church table bases finished
Post: RE: Church table bases finished
| Nice work with a very ecclesiastical look.
What many of us neglect to do when planning pattern routing is to allow plenty of lead in and run off on the pattern -3 or 4 inches is a good minimum, that ... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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03-29-2019, 04:02 PM |
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Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
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Peter Tremblay Wrote: (03-22-2019, 09:23 AM)
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Thanks, John
I find that more and more I'm growing to dislike bevel up planes because of how sharpening them seems to be harder and more material ne... |
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Yetloh |
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03-24-2019, 04:54 PM |
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Thread: Coffee table, and a question
Post: RE: Coffee table, and a question
| Lots of good sense here and I agree with the idea of giving it time to acclimatise to its ultimate environment. What baffles me is whyno one has mentioned securing the table top with buttons as expla... |
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Yetloh |
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03-24-2019, 04:43 PM |
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Thread: Cabinets in garage
Post: RE: Cabinets in garage
| I don't know what US building codes require but over here, in any such building there must be a damp proof membrane (DPM) at some level. Here they are usually thick plastric sheeting placed on top of... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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03-02-2019, 12:34 PM |
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Thread: How can I straighten this?
Post: RE: How can I straighten this?
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plharrison Wrote: (01-25-2019, 09:18 PM)
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This old cabinet was something my mom gave us that I’ve never really paid any attention to, so how long it has been twisted, I don’t know. All I know is t... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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01-26-2019, 07:16 AM |
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Thread: My new workbench!
Post: RE: My new workbench!
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Scouter Wrote: (01-21-2019, 08:09 PM)
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Thanks. Took a while to determine just what I needed based on my style, and the projects I work on. Like I said, the last thing are the holes for the bench do... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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01-23-2019, 12:10 PM |
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Thread: How can I straighten this?
Post: RE: How can I straighten this?
| Forget all ideas about trying force the twist out of it, it won't work except, perhaps, in the very short term. Wood twists because there are stresses in it and those stresses will remain and win out... |
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Yetloh |
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01-22-2019, 04:59 PM |
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Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
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Redman Wrote: (01-14-2019, 07:44 PM)
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You need to clean your shop dude.
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Nah! Don't look dirty to me, it's nowhere near knee deep.
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Yetloh |
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01-17-2019, 04:27 PM |
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Thread: grain orientation on furniture
Post: RE: grain orientation on furniture
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You're right of course - I was overlooking the internal dividers. However, I still don't see any good argument why one grain orientation for a ply back should be considered right or consider... |
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Yetloh |
Woodworking
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07-18-2017, 08:19 AM |
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Thread: grain orientation on furniture
Post: RE: grain orientation on furniture
| Some details matter others don't or are highly debateable
I'm surprised that anyone really thinks a three panel ply back will look beter. For me, three separate butted ply panels is not getting t... |
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Yetloh |
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07-17-2017, 04:34 PM |
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Thread: Best wax for furniture?
Post: RE: Best wax for furniture?
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jteneyck Wrote: (07-13-2017, 03:33 PM)
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The best wax is no wax IMO. Done correctly wax gives a nice feel but still doesn't add protection.
John
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True words of wisdom. Wax just adds work be... |
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Yetloh |
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07-16-2017, 04:09 PM |
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Thread: grain orientation on furniture
Post: RE: grain orientation on furniture
| Unless you are going to actually see the back from the outside when the oiece is in situ I don't see it as a significant issue. Once the piece is full of stuff much less of the back will be on view fr... |
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Yetloh |
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07-16-2017, 04:04 PM |
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Thread: GF UV Cure Urethane
Post: RE: GF UV Cure Urethane
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jteneyck Wrote: (06-17-2017, 08:31 PM)
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Well, yes, Cooler is right; this product cures by UV light, it's not a product that protects against UV damage or color change. That wasn't the question, bu... |
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Yetloh |
Finishing
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06-18-2017, 03:40 PM |
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Thread: GF UV Cure Urethane
Post: RE: GF UV Cure Urethane
| I think Cooler is right. If it offered protection against UV degradation the makers would surely say so. Also, "UV protection" is inavariably about the protection of the finish itself rather than pr... |
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Yetloh |
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