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  0 Thread: Looking for a good Xmas project!
Post: RE: Looking for a good Xmas project!
Last year I turned snowmen for them on the lathe for a Christmas present.  This was knowing the oldest would be a college this year and would help her both be in the season, plus have something from h...
 goredsus Woodworking 9 878 09-25-2024, 09:39 AM
  0 Thread: Where did YOU learn....
Post: RE: Where did YOU learn....
Got started in college working for my brother who was a general contractor.  Built houses from the ground up (I helped poured foundations, driveways, framing, painting, some roofing) and found out I e...
 goredsus Woodworking Hand Tools 30 2,732 07-09-2024, 12:32 PM
  0 Thread: Finally Finished It
Post: RE: Finally Finished It
That is one beautiful table!
 goredsus Woodworking 14 1,916 06-15-2024, 04:56 PM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
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 1,829 757,382 01-12-2024, 07:08 PM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
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 1,829 757,382 01-11-2024, 05:44 PM
  0 Thread: Sawstop question
Post: RE: Sawstop question
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 5,893 08-30-2023, 03:34 PM
  0 Thread: Hall Table - Sort of a build-along
Post: RE: Hall Table - Sort of a build-along
John, I appreciate all  your posts and this build-along has been very educational for me. Thanks.
 goredsus Woodworking 28 5,552 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 1,829 757,382 02-12-2023, 03:01 PM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
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 1,829 757,382 10-17-2022, 04:00 PM
  0 Thread: Last Reindeer post till next Christmas.....I swear!! (Pic heavy)
Post: RE: Last Reindeer post till next Christmas.....I s...
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 88,648 12-17-2021, 07:43 PM
  0 Thread: Last Reindeer post till next Christmas.....I swear!! (Pic heavy)
Post: RE: Last Reindeer post till next Christmas.....I s...
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 88,648 11-12-2021, 03:33 PM
  0 Thread: Dining Room Tabletop
Post: RE: Dining Room Tabletop
stav Wrote: (04-28-2021, 04:25 PM) -- Beautiful work. I love the sapele mixed with the oak. -- +1. Looks beautiful
 goredsus Woodworking 12 3,987 04-28-2021, 05:00 PM
  0 Thread: Antique Hutch
Post: RE: Antique Hutch
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 4,647 04-23-2021, 01:22 PM
  0 Thread: Antique Hutch
Post: RE: Antique Hutch
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 4,647 04-23-2021, 07:26 AM
  0 Thread: Daily Bench Shot
Post: RE: Daily Bench Shot
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 1,829 757,382 04-13-2021, 09:05 AM
  0 Thread: Sofa tables
Post: RE: Sofa tables
Here's one that I made a few years ago...
goredsus Woodworking 18 10,136 02-23-2021, 06:47 AM
  0 Thread: Veneering Question
Post: RE: Veneering Question
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 1,625 02-19-2021, 06:48 PM
  0 Thread: Veneering Question
Post: RE: Veneering Question
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 1,625 02-17-2021, 07:52 AM
  0 Thread: Veneering Question
Post: Veneering Question
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 1,625 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 5,774 09-21-2020, 06:10 PM

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