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| 04-13-2013 08:38 PM |
Eggo Commercial - 3 replies I’m sure many of you have seen this TV commercial for Eggo Wafflers, but I get a chuckle watching it each timethey show it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQc1yvKlar4 |
| 03-01-2013 10:13 PM |
Ever See A Tree Like This? - 11 replies Artist Peter Cook, grew this living garden chair using tree shaping methods, primarily training a living tree through constricting the direction of branch growth. The chair took about eight years to grow. It didnt say what kind of tree this is. |
| 01-08-2013 08:41 PM |
Grizzly G0716 Drum Sander - 8 replies I’m looking for an inexpensive drum sander to sand veneers. I was wondering if anyone out there has the Grizzly G0716 drum sander and how you like it. I havent purchased Grizzly products before and thought maybe this would be a good time to try something. Thanks |
| 01-03-2013 08:22 PM |
Backing Up To Previous Screens - 7 replies Since I am not a PC wizzard by any means, I was wondering if anyone could tell me why I have to click the mouse 2 or 3 times in order to back up to the previous screen? I dont have this problem on any other sites, and never used to here either. Do others have this problem? I was wondering if the site has just slowed down causing a delay in si... |
| 11-26-2012 05:09 PM |
Resawing Blade For A Bandsaw - 35 replies Ok, for all of you experts on resawing with a bandsaw, I have a quick question. I have a Powermatic 14” bandsaw. I have never had a real need for resawing before and therefore have never done this. I now have a project that I could do some resawing so I thought I would give it a try. I tried to resaw some 5” wide hard maple stock... |
| 09-29-2012 08:28 PM |
Good Learning Experience - 11 replies I was thinking today that I wish I had a video camera in the shop. I planed two birch 4/4 boards to 3/4 by about 6 inches wide. I’m making a face frame for a large storage cabinet. As I was cutting the strips of birch, 1 1/2 inches wide for the frame, I noticed as the board passed the riving knife that there was so much tension in the w... |
| 03-07-2012 02:59 PM |
Show Us Your Boat! - 41 replies I love fishing tooi. I know many of us have boats. We go boating, sailing, and fishing. So lets see the boat that you love to spend your time in. This is mine. It’s a 2007 Ranger 620VS. 250 HP Mercury Optimax. 65 MPH….zoom zoom! |
| 02-23-2012 11:29 PM |
Dewalt 735 Knife Change - 10 replies Surprisingly it was only a couple of weeks ago I told someone on here that I have planed hundreds of board feet of hardwoods on my Dewalt 735 since buying it new and it was still on the original knives. I am in the process of building a hope chest out of hard maple, and boy is it hard. Its really been taxing my equipment. Anyway, I noticed th... |
| 12-24-2011 05:49 PM |
New Yankee Workshop Website - 2 replies Has anyone ever tried to post pictures of your projects in the New Yankee’s at Work portion of The New Yankee Workshop website? I have a couple of projects that I had done over the past few years that were built from plans that were purchased from that site. They have a section on the site where you can post pictures of your completed ... |
| 12-09-2011 03:39 AM |
Forum List - 12 replies Did something change with the forum list? When I used to click on Forums at the top of the page it used to bring up the list of forums, now it brings up “All Topics?” |
| 11-26-2011 03:07 AM |
Birchbark Canoe Building - 8 replies I dont know how many of you get involved in building canoes and boats, but I caught this video on TV here of a guy in Northern Minnesota that works with the native indians building birchbark canoes. Its pretty incredible building a boat like this with materials from a swamp and mostly hand tools. Enjoy ! http://www.lptv.org/index.php?option... |
| 11-04-2011 12:30 AM |
New Dewalt Nail Gun - 4 replies A must have in every home in America ! New Nail Gun, made by DeWALT. It can drive a 16-D nail through a 2×4 at 200 yards. This makes construction a breeze, you can sit in your lawn chair and build a fence. Just get your wife to hold the fence boards in place while you sit back, relax and when she has the board in the right place, just... |
| 10-04-2011 03:29 PM |
Ancient Kauri - 12 replies Here is a nice board for someone interested in making a nice long table. I dont think I would want to make too many wrong cuts on this. http://www.ancientwood.com/catalog/large-slabs/slab-1900 |
| 08-08-2011 11:31 PM |
Powermatic Artisan Saw - 0 replies I found this ad on Craig’s List. Looks like a pretty good deal for someone looking for a contractor type table saw. Minnestrista is just west of Minneapolis. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/tls/2533367093.html |
| 07-25-2011 08:13 PM |
I"m Stranded !! - 26 replies About two months ago I decided to take my boat in for some work that I needed done. It took the marine dealer 5 weeks to complete the work…they did a nice job, but 5 weeks?..not sure why it took so long. The next Monday after getting the boat back, I took my truck in to get some body work done…was supposed to take a week…well... |
| 06-24-2011 12:59 AM |
Hit A Bullet - 29 replies Well, I had a first today. I was planing some black walnut that I had purchased from a hardwood lumber company. I was running a 4/4 board about 10 inches wide. Suddenly the planer growled a bit and the board jerked as it was going through. I thought maybe it was just a knot. After it came out I noticed something silver in the board. After ... |
| 05-30-2011 02:15 AM |
Boice Crane Spindle Sander - 3 replies I have the opportunity to buy a Boice Crane oscillating spindle sander for $475. The spindle bearings have been changed. It also comes with quite a variety of spindles and sanding sleeves. The machine is supposed to be in top running order although I understand it was manufactured in the 1970s. What do you think? Is it worth the price? I h... |
| 02-05-2011 03:41 AM |
Rocky Road at Snowy Riverville - 22 replies These last few weeks have been hell at the Snowy River workshop. About three weeks ago I got up in the morning to find one of my cats passed out on the floor of the house…she suffered a stroke or heart attack and I had to put her down. She was 22 yrs old. Then last week I get a call that my dad (90 yrs old) suffered a stroke and was i... |
| 12-28-2010 07:30 PM |
Dual Saw - 7 replies Just wondering if anyone has ever boughten a DualSaw. They have been advertising them on TV here for a while now. I am not sure if it’s a woodworking saw, but it looks great for construction. It is like a small circular saw except that it has two blades that rotate in opposite directions and its supposed to cut wood, metal, and stone wi... |
| 12-18-2010 07:25 PM |
Rockler Sale - 2 replies For those that are members of the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild, Rockler is giving a 30% appreciation discount on everything that normally is 10% off (which is most stuff) until noon today. Couldnt resist loading up on more Bessy K-body clamps. |
