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Question on wood stabilizer I am commissioned to build a staircase and landing out pf 4" thick Beetle kill pine. My only concern is that pine being soft will wear down faster when being walked on. Would Coating the surfaces with a wood hardener or stabilizer help or not? Kind of a marquis...

Bubba got busted.... Hi everyone, I thought you would enjoy seeing the mug shot from Bubba Inga, after he got busted. You can read the entire story here (I crack myself up).

Truck and Trailer Load of Myrtle Wood and Burl After taking my small car one day and drive the whole coast of oregon, I found some Myrtle burl and logs that I guy was willing to sell. So the next day I took my truck and trailer. Myrlte is getting harder and harder to get because there isn't...

Piece of the Week Showcase Premiere! Today is the day! Thanks to everyone who sent in your pictures! We would like to hang on to them for the coming weeks as well as ask you to KEEP sending them! Every new piece is amazing! Today's piece is by our fellow LumberJock Gene Pearson. Visit...

WoodWorking website owners look here. FYI - If you own a woodworking web site you can get it listed at the routerforums.com web site at the link below. http://www.routerforums.com/link-directory/submit.html

Project Updates, Projects Anyone Can Do. This video covers a few simple projects that any woodworker of any skill level can make. I show a prototype of two projects that I'm currently filming how to videos on. A band saw box and a woodworking mallet. Both are made out of simple and easy to...

Consignment shop for wood workers. I have toyed with an idea for some time now and was wanting some feedback on this idea. I'm sure it's not original but haven't seen one either. My idea is to have a consignment shop for woodworkers to sell their work. It would be an outlet for woodworkers to...

"The Beauty of Wood Ashes" --by RusticWoodArt The Beauty of Wood Ashes ....study the volume of my wisdom, and know for a certainty that i am of your texture, texture's of ashes as written on snow, page's of snow that bring forth the beauty of wood ashes…. As I ruminate upon the art of...

Going Back To College & Making Some Furniture So I've decided to head back to school. It's hard to believe that it was two kids ago since I last stepped foot into a class room. My major is Building Construction/Construction Management and I will be taking all the courses that make up the...

Fishing lessons Hello fellow lumberjocks, I am veering off topic for this week (only slightly) This week was an interesting one to say the least as I took Monday and Tuesday off from work I went fishing with my friend Tuesday evening :) I did not have my fishing license so all I did was sit...

Wife Does a Good Turn Well no, she didn't turning anything on the lathe. Our dryer unexpectedly broke down (Motor) and it needs to be replaced. I told her to take my pens to work and she can take whatever she sells and put it towards a new dryer. She sold only one (1) pen for $35.00. She...

Man Down, Man Down Just a quick update and some friendly advice: I can't speak for everyone here, but I figured out this weekend that I am a woodworker NOT a mechanic. For years I have worked with all kinds of power tools and have never had a mishap. The one time I decide to be mister...

A Mother with disapline If you have been watching any of the news about this , you should have some of a opinion. I look back at the days growing up and I wish that my parents had give me more, Especially when it come to school, I did as little as I had to , just to get through school ,, and...

seize the moment Good evening LJ's This blog is dedicated to the one who really wants to start a business whether it's woodworking or otherwise :) Last week I blogged about Mrs. Sheila my friend and counsel retiring, well this week I have been in a funk :( My job hasn't gotten any better...

Maintenance Week First off I want to thank everyone for your warm welcomes to Lumberjocks and thank Kelly aka Master Sergeant for giving me the idea to make my Avatar Sergeant 1st Class Orville P. Snorkel from Beetle Bailey. Being a retired Sergeant First Class from the US Army is a huge part...

"Thousands of beautiful oaks WASTED in Texas! For Shame! Thousands of beautiful oaks WASTED in Texas! For Shame! Plus, don't forget to send your pictures of your projects to [email protected] for you chance at being our Piece of the Week in Wednesday's showcase!

The anatomy of a wood screw. Heads,tips,drives,and more Nice explanation of a different view of wood screws. Veterans probrably already know this, but I get a lot of questions. So here it is and I hope it's a help for someone out there. Anatomy of a wood screw

Ravenfarm.com--Great Lumber-Cheap In Bath, Michigan I visited a beautiful operation that has a ton of wood. The owners name is Kelvin and you couldn't meet a better person. He had bunks of Oak-Red and White, Maple, Ash, Walnut, Cherry, Elm, and even some Crab Apple. He had burls for turners and...

Woodworking is picking up ! Look's like some people are spending a little , So far the work coming in the shop , And it's coming in closer together than the past two years, hope it pick's up for everyone, And I hope that the girl I've been going out will hang on with me, with the schedule I...

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