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Wood & LumberI was at a saw mill and mentioned I look for really old wood to build guitars. He gave me a board stacked in an old chicken house covered in chicken crap and concrete. He said the boards were used as form boards building the Carpenter Dam in 1929 by his as grandfather. So what is this species...
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Hand ToolsPlease forgive the rant. A woodworking buddy observed that my shop was well put together and organized but my sharpening station was…… well, something else. I think he's right I started my sharpening journey with Japanese Water-stones 30 years ago, I have never used oil stones. After my first...
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General Woodworking DiscussionsI'm seeing a good number of Maple burl caps for sale on ebay that are described as green. What's the best way to quickly dry one of these that's say 6" x 9" x 3" thick? Or is there a good way to quickly dry these things? I've see microwaving for 30 sec at a time for many times. I've also...
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Power Tools, Hardware and AccessoriesLast month I purchased a Rikon 10-324TG bandsaw. Today, I installed a new 111”, 3/8”, 3 TPI blade. After the installation, and with the blade under tension, I noticed that the blade tension indicator pointed to 5/8”. In the manual, it said to adjust the indicator I needed to loosen the...
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WoodcarvingCan someone recommend a decent Sloyd knife or however you spell it? I have had bad experience with beavercraft chinesium stuff and don’t like the looks of flexcut stuff. I would like something with a nice wooden handle that looks more traditional and quality but would like to keep it under...
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