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  0 Thread: Holly Lumber for sale
Post: RE: Holly Lumber for sale

Price dropped to $20/bdft R/ William
WSS Tool Swap N' Sell 1 2,650 03-19-2018, 07:50 PM
  0 Thread: Holly Lumber for sale
Post: Holly Lumber for sale

Hi fellow Woodnetters, I had to cut down a holly tree here at the house in early January.  I cut it one evening and I took to a local band sawmill and had it flitch cut the next day and then kiln...
WSS Tool Swap N' Sell 1 2,650 03-17-2018, 11:12 AM
  0 Thread: Hand Cranked Grinder Questions
Post: RE: Hand Cranked Grinder Questions

Dave, I agree.  R/ William
WSS Woodworking Hand Tools 16 10,218 07-08-2017, 04:59 PM
  0 Thread: Hand Cranked Grinder Questions
Post: RE: Hand Cranked Grinder Questions

Hi Jim, What make of grinder is that?  It likes a bit like a cousin to the GP #485.  I agree with the over run clutch so the handle hangs down.  Thanks.
WSS Woodworking Hand Tools 16 10,218 07-08-2017, 04:58 PM
  0 Thread: Hand Cranked Grinder Questions
Post: Hand Cranked Grinder Questions

I'm looking to draw on your experiences with hand cranked grinders and will appreciate your feedback.  I know I can buy a cheap electric unit at a box store for less than $100 but I like the versatili...
WSS Woodworking Hand Tools 16 10,218 07-08-2017, 12:55 PM
  0 Thread: Source for vise screws
Post: Re: Source for vise screws

I used a scaffolding leveling leg screw (1.25" diameter) and nut - I got a used one from a scaffolding rental place for $15. I think it was 36" long - I had to cut a good chunk off it.[br][br]R/[br]W...
WSS Woodworking Hand Tools 7 6,299 05-16-2016, 08:16 PM
  0 Thread: Brass saw plate
Post: Brass saw plate

I will post a picture later. I found a 26" 8pt. Hand saw that has a plate made of brass. It is stamped " AMPCO 8-1" and "ALER" on the line below. It has a small triangle stamped left of "ALER". Ju...
WSS Woodworking Hand Tools 4 5,530 01-20-2016, 10:58 AM
  0 Thread: Shower Pan
Post: Re: Shower Pan

Onyx collections - a company out in KS. We just ordered a second unit from them today - the first was in a house we sold. This one is for a bathroom remodel.
WSS Home Improvement 6 6,018 12-31-2015, 03:13 PM
  0 Thread: Follow up post & project pics
Post: Follow up post & project pics

Howdy All,[br]Back in July I posted a question found here: Woodnet Post (http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=7053718&page=13&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=) ...
WSS Woodworking Hand Tools 0 1,542 11-14-2015, 10:51 AM
  0 Thread: Crazy bench material?
Post: Re: Crazy bench material?

It is definitely treated SYP from what I can see. Treated Doug fir is incised. They're highway guard rail posts treated for ground contact. There is a plant near me that makes them. I personally w...
WSS Woodworking Hand Tools 5 5,799 09-09-2015, 07:47 PM
  0 Thread: Finish for Western Red Cedar
Post: Re: Finish for Western Red Cedar

We've had a really wet July - I had a spot that got limited sun so I cleaned the mildew off, added some M-1 paint additive mildewicide to the mix - so far no regrowth of the mildew.[br][br]William
WSS Finishing 1 5,634 07-19-2015, 12:01 PM
  0 Thread: Finish for Western Red Cedar
Post: Re: Finish for Western Red Cedar

I bought some off of amazon - copper naphthenate I think - but it gives light woods a green cast. I have seen a powdered paint additive at Home Depot that is labeled as a fungicide/mildew preventer a...
WSS Finishing 1 5,634 05-04-2015, 06:55 AM
  0 Thread: Finish for Western Red Cedar
Post: Re: Finish for Western Red Cedar

Google "FPL-046 natural finish" - use the one revised in1979. I use it without stains on my outdoor woods. I've also varied the wax content. It works pretty well as is.
WSS Finishing 1 5,634 04-30-2015, 11:00 AM

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