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  0 Thread: Backgammon board is done!!
Post: RE: Backgammon board is done!!

Many thanks to FS7 for sending me a nice cherry block for me to make the cherry chips from!
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 10 703 03-20-2023, 10:46 AM
  0 Thread: Backgammon board is done!!
Post: Backgammon board is done!!

I finished it this weekend. Some of the miters aren't perfectly tight (although there are splines there that you can't see for reinforcements) and the flocking came out not as thick as I had hoped ...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 10 703 03-20-2023, 08:15 AM
  0 Thread: Stair Tread and Railing Upgrades Complete!
Post: RE: Stair Tread and Railing Upgrades Complete!

lincmercguy Wrote: (03-16-2023, 01:51 AM) -- I posted last year here and got some good advice.  I finished up this project (finally) late last year.  But I have a lot of other things going, so I have...
Dumb_Polack Home Improvement 13 397 03-16-2023, 07:23 AM
  0 Thread: Need ideas (or as is said here "idears") for my paint shelf
Post: Paint shelf - progress pics

Here's where it stands so far. Door frames are made of the cedar post I saved when I built a new mail box (did I tell you I was cheap??) + some cherry since I ran out of cedar.  The door panels a...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 6 487 03-07-2023, 09:21 AM
  0 Thread: Need ideas (or as is said here "idears") for my paint shelf
Post: RE: Need ideas (or as is said here "idears") for m...

jteneyck Wrote: (03-01-2023, 10:21 AM) -- That's a sign you need better dust collection.  OK, so you enclose that storage rack to keep the dust out.  Dust will still collect on top of it, and everyth...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 6 487 03-01-2023, 10:55 AM
  0 Thread: Need ideas (or as is said here "idears") for my paint shelf
Post: Need ideas (or as is said here "idears") for my pa...

Hi, In looking for my flocking set (see my thread about the backgammon board I'm building) I basically took most of the stuff off of my paint shelves.  This shelf holds: 1) gallon cans  (mostly ...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 6 487 03-01-2023, 09:33 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone ever built a backgammon set??
Post: RE: Anyone ever built a backgammon set??

Here's how it is looking so far.  Still to do: 1) I still need to build the separators for the dice/chips and flock that section.  In rummaging thru my paint shelf (see my other post) I found some ...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 8 929 03-01-2023, 09:25 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone have a 1 1/4' x 1 1/4" x 8-10'' piece of cherry laying around?
Post: RE: Anyone have a 1 1/4' x 1 1/4" x 8-10'' piece o...

FS7 Wrote: (02-27-2023, 10:10 AM) -- I've got a piece of clear 6/4 that's about 10" wide and 12" long left over from a dining table last year. I can give you a 1.5" square that length or I can mill i...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 4 312 02-27-2023, 10:21 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone have a 1 1/4' x 1 1/4" x 8-10'' piece of cherry laying around?
Post: RE: Anyone have a 1 1/4' x 1 1/4" x 8-10'' piece o...

joe1086 Wrote: (02-27-2023, 09:49 AM) -- Took about 30 seconds to find this...probably more out there. $12 and free delivery. link (https://www.amazon.com/Cherry-Lumber-Square-Turning-Blanks/dp/B0...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 4 312 02-27-2023, 10:00 AM
  0 Thread: Anyone have a 1 1/4' x 1 1/4" x 8-10'' piece of cherry laying around?
Post: Anyone have a 1 1/4' x 1 1/4" x 8-10'' piece of ch...

Hi folks, The backgammon board is progressing along nicely, except for a few hiccups.  As you might be able to see in the background, I'm gluing on some "extensions" in order to make it a little ta...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 4 312 02-27-2023, 09:33 AM
  0 Thread: Impeller kit on snow blower?
Post: RE: Impeller kit on snow blower?

R Clark Wrote: (02-21-2023, 08:21 AM) -- I looked closer at the impeller yesterday.  It's a 3-blade design and the gap between the impeller and the surrounding housing is just under 1/2".  In light s...
Dumb_Polack Home Improvement 13 683 02-21-2023, 11:12 AM
  0 Thread: Hall Table - Sort of a build-along
Post: RE: Hall Table - Sort of a build-along

jteneyck Wrote: (02-16-2023, 08:15 PM) -- Those dovetails were for the drawers in a different project.  I showed them to answer Doug's question about the Original Incra Jig.  I used finger joints in ...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 28 2,631 02-17-2023, 09:08 AM
  0 Thread: Hall Table - Sort of a build-along
Post: RE: Hall Table - Sort of a build-along

DT and pocket hole screws in the same piece?????? You sir, are being DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED from all future WWing activities!    Turn in your uniform, collect you last check and get off the bas...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 28 2,631 02-16-2023, 04:40 PM
  0 Thread: Spice holders are done!
Post: RE: Spice holders are done!

DogwoodTales Wrote: (02-16-2023, 12:24 PM) -- Nicely done! Now that's ... spicy :smirk: I'm remodeling my new kitchen soonish so I'll be running this idea past the Department of Domestic Affairs a...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 6 627 02-16-2023, 03:57 PM
  0 Thread: Anyone ever built a backgammon set??
Post: Anyone ever built a backgammon set??

Hi, Been thinking about building one.  Saw a couple of videos on YT and while I got some ideas (make the "discs" out of a large dowel...good idea), building the board posed some issues.  I saw one ...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 8 929 02-16-2023, 03:53 PM
  0 Thread: Spice holders are done!
Post: RE: Spice holders are done!

Bob10 Wrote: (02-06-2023, 03:48 PM) -- So where is the PDF of the plan? -- No pdf...I just made it up as I went along.  Sorry
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 6 627 02-06-2023, 05:15 PM
  0 Thread: Spice holders are done!
Post: Spice holders are done!

Fellas? Remember when I asked for suggestions on holding our spices in our cabinet?  Here's the original thread:   https://forums.woodnet.net/showthread.php?tid=7371883&highlight=spice Well...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 6 627 02-06-2023, 10:06 AM
  0 Thread: Massive Quartersawn white oak
Post: RE: Massive Quartersawn white oak

2beast Wrote: (01-18-2023, 09:18 AM) -- I am working on a huge house remodel There is a thread down in off topic Working on the stairs and started looking through my wood stash for suitable materia...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 10 1,108 01-18-2023, 09:23 AM
  0 Thread: Need ideas on storing our spices
Post: RE: Need ideas on storing our spices

Everyone: A drawer is not and option. Hanging a shelf on the side isn’t an option either. Otherwise I would have noted it in my original post, no? I’ve started making the inserts for the spic...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 16 1,215 01-14-2023, 07:01 PM
  0 Thread: Need ideas on storing our spices
Post: RE: Need ideas on storing our spices

barryvabeach Wrote: (01-12-2023, 07:16 PM) -- I had trouble following your drawing, but do most of the cooking, so i can throw in some tips of what I found that works.  First, for the ones we use ...
Dumb_Polack Woodworking 16 1,215 01-13-2023, 09:42 AM

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