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  0 Thread: Mobile saw mill in Maryland/DC area?
Post: RE: Mobile saw mill in Maryland/DC area?

tomsteve Wrote: (07-19-2022, 01:06 PM) -- woodmizer has a resource page that might be able to help: https://woodmizer.com/us/Find-a-Local-Sawyer you might also get some help here if ya regist...
thedutchtouch Woodworking 3 741 07-19-2022, 01:44 PM
  0 Thread: Mobile saw mill in Maryland/DC area?
Post: Mobile saw mill in Maryland/DC area?

Anyone know of a mobile sawmill or someone with an Alaskan mill anywhere close to DC/zip code 20740? I had a large black walnut fall in a recent storm and want to save the lumber. Also have neighbors...
thedutchtouch Woodworking 3 741 07-19-2022, 09:40 AM
  0 Thread: SOLD - Ash and Southern Yellow Pine for WorkBench Build - Priced to Go!! - Maryland
Post: RE: FS: Ash and Southern Yellow Pine for WorkBench...

of course this comes up the month after i had to get rid of my truck and buy a civic.
thedutchtouch Tool Swap N' Sell 9 6,070 02-09-2018, 09:37 PM
  0 Thread: Emmerts Patternmakers vise
Post: RE: Emmerts Patternmakers vise

i would if i could, but i average 60 hrs a week at my job (not including a 1.5 is hr one way commute), have a toddler, a pregnant wife, and a 130+ year old house that needs lots of work. no time for...
thedutchtouch Tool Swap N' Sell 15 10,736 09-22-2017, 07:48 PM
  0 Thread: Emmerts Patternmakers vise
Post: RE: Emmerts Patternmakers vise

wish you were closer to DC.
thedutchtouch Tool Swap N' Sell 15 10,736 09-19-2017, 07:32 PM
  0 Thread: 130 year old house- vapor barrier under crawl space rat slab?
Post: RE: 130 year old house- vapor barrier under crawl ...

i ended up just buying some 6mil poly for a vapor barrier. and the first 15 bags of concrete. carrying them into the basement wasn't fun, but it's gotta get done somehow.
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 3 5,629 06-26-2017, 07:09 PM
  0 Thread: 130 year old house- vapor barrier under crawl space rat slab?
Post: 130 year old house- vapor barrier under crawl spac...

So, i'm battling rodents. For reference I have an 1880s farmhouse that was moved in the 1920s, and sits on a brick foundation.  The center of the house has a 6'cellar with concrete slab floor and a fr...
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 3 5,629 06-26-2017, 02:16 AM
  0 Thread: Carpenter belt recommendations?
Post: RE: Carpenter belt recommendations?

well, apparently the in-laws were alerted to my quest, since i have a birthday coming up.. so i guess i'll be using whatever they get me. the old belt i used spent part of the time on me, but also sp...
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 14 7,044 06-08-2017, 03:34 PM
  0 Thread: Carpenter belt recommendations?
Post: Carpenter belt recommendations?

I've been using a handed down old leather belt for some time, and it's been great but is wearing out. The ones sold at the big box stores feel pretty cheap/flimsy, anyone have recommendations for a b...
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 14 7,044 06-08-2017, 09:19 AM
  0 Thread: pricing out a shed. DIY vs kit
Post: RE: pricing out a shed. DIY vs kit

K. L McReynolds Wrote: (01-05-2017, 10:54 PM) -- Top plates need to be doubled, bottom plates do not. Use precut studs(92&5/8" long). That gives you an 8' ceiling height and eliminates a lot of cutti...
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 12 9,490 01-05-2017, 11:19 PM
  0 Thread: pricing out a shed. DIY vs kit
Post: pricing out a shed. DIY vs kit

looking to put a 10x14 shed in my yard this spring (150 sq feet is the biggest i can have without a permit and 14' seems to be easier materials wise than 15'). i also found a concrete pad partially bu...
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 12 9,490 01-05-2017, 08:56 PM
  0 Thread: Found. Ohio Mike = great guy/seller
Post: RE: WTB: chisels (set)

Gentleman Jim Wrote: (12-08-2016, 11:33 AM) -- I have some nice Baileys  from Sheffield England. Nice handles that fit the hand well. -- jasfrank Wrote: (12-09-2016, 10:00 AM) -- Jim, those bailey...
thedutchtouch Tool Swap N' Sell 7 5,344 12-09-2016, 12:02 PM
  0 Thread: Found. Ohio Mike = great guy/seller
Post: Found. Ohio Mike = great guy/seller

i've been eyeing this 8 piece stanley 750 set https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051PCQ7Y/ref=crt_ewc_title_srh_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2O561G1SPZ87O  alternatively, are these any good? if they cut ...
thedutchtouch Tool Swap N' Sell 7 5,344 12-08-2016, 12:11 AM
  0 Thread: wallpaper removal- best spray/goop?
Post: Re: wallpaper removal- best spray/goop?

[blockquote]Mandrake said:[hr][br][br]Highly recommend the wagner steamer. Delux model has attachments for other cleanings. Cost me about $100 4 yrs ago. All of the goops and tiger scrapers were a was...
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 6 5,383 08-26-2015, 07:44 PM
  0 Thread: wallpaper removal- best spray/goop?
Post: Re: wallpaper removal- best spray/goop?

thanks for the advice so far, perhaps steaming/hot water and apple cider vinegar is the way to go after all, will do some more research. the wallpaper had t ocome down because it was painted with mul...
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 6 5,383 08-26-2015, 07:36 PM
  0 Thread: wallpaper removal- best spray/goop?
Post: wallpaper removal- best spray/goop?

havent been active in a while, because the wife and i are expecting our first kid in december, and as a result moved back to maryland and bought a 1880s farmhouse. [br][br]a farmhouse with lots of tex...
thedutchtouch Home Improvement 6 5,383 08-26-2015, 06:05 PM
  0 Thread: I have a DVD or Roy Underhill and him using
Post: Re: I have a DVD or Roy Underhill and him using

Is it an episode of his show or a one off DVD? Remember what he was making? May be able to find it on youtube with some more info.
thedutchtouch Woodworking Hand Tools 1 7,057 03-18-2015, 10:36 PM

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