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FINALLY A TIP I CAN USE FROM WOODSMITH

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yeah that spring clamp idea is great,a heck of a lot cheaper than rocklers.thanks for sharing this tony i might have to re subscribe.
 
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I live in Iowa and Woodsmith has "seminars" in their store on Thurs night in the fall/ winter. Even though I live 125 miles from them, I attend a couple a year. The guys on the show often host or teach the seminar. Don, the guy that is the head guy on the show, is one of the owners of the store, magazine, and show. He was in the store the last time we were there and mentioned that their were going to be several new faces on the show this season. I wanted to ask why, but didn't. They have a very extensive shop where the magazine is located, where they make the furniture and jigs in the magazine and there are quite a few guys that work in there and occasionally host the seminars too, I assume that the new faces are those folks. All in all, Woodsmith is a good place and very friendly, and I enjoy them. There has been some buying and selling of magazine companies in Des Moines lately….specifically Meredith publishing, I am hoping that it does not effect Woodsmith. (Meredith publishes a bunch of very familar magazines including Better Homes and Garden)

If anyone knows, please post it…..there used to be a guy that worked for Meredith on here…....
 
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Years ago back in the early 1960s I had a friend who was building a home-built airplane. He often used long strips of inner tube cut lengthwise in a spiral around the outer diameter of the inner tube to wrap and bind (like a rubber band) awkward assemblies and pieces while gluing. I was a little wary at first, but it worked very well and bound up everything tightly.
 
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I also thought this was a worthile tip and cut up a tube to have a try.
But my son went berko when he saw his bike.

Wheel Tire Bicycle Crankset Plant


Absolutely no appreciation of talent, just look at that nice stand I built for him!

I have also seen some new face lately maybe its a new guard as the original guys take a more managerial role.
Check out these young guys.

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I sort of had the same reaction when I saw that WS tip. Most of their email tips are "yeah I knew that" ideas but this one was one of their better ones. Now I won't be tempted to buy one of Rockler's clamps to have just in case when they put them on sale.

I bought a couple of their rulers a few years ago after I paid for a Shopnotes subscription and they cancelled the magazine a month later. They would not give me a refund so I had to use my credit in their store and bought their 6 & 12 inch rulers. I really like them and are my favorite rulers. The center finder scale is especially handy. My only complaint is that I would like it better if the scale would start from zero on one side from both ends. The scales are easy to read and show no signs of wear with continual use. Unfortunately I keep losing the 6" ruler. It's been missing for a while now so it must have fallen off the bench into a trash can or gotten swept up with the saw dust.
 
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BTW, if you ever go to woodsmith or the .com they have some of the most awesome metal rulers ever! As everything at Woodsmith, they are not cheap, but well worth the $$$$...
Just my .02

- moke

was curious about longevity of them rulers Mike :<))
how long did you own yours ?

- GR8HUNTER
I have never had any issues with the numbers coming off, I have had one since Moses had short hair, but I continue to buy one everytime I go there, you see I have a tool acquisition problem. So not sure how much some of them have been used…...I probably have 6 or 7….but I also take really good care of all my tools, so I might not be the one to consult. They used to have them a long time ago at a different location, then they went away, but recently they have come back.
 
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Am I the only surviving human that uses this type of edge clamp?
I swear by them, and they can handle a slight warp and/or heavier gauge solid-wood edging.

- poopiekat
you just might be poopiekat I had never seen these till I watched the video tip then after a quick search found more but these are antiques LOL :<))
 

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Wood Automotive tire Tool Bumper Gas


Am I the only surviving human that uses this type of edge clamp?
I swear by them, and they can handle a slight warp and/or heavier gauge solid-wood edging.

- poopiekat

you just might be poopiekat I had never seen these till I watched the video tip then after a quick search found more but these are antiques LOL :<))

- GR8HUNTER
i like those but where can you get them?
 

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