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  0 Thread: Looking for ~50 BF of clear dark Walnut
Post: RE: Looking for ~50 BF of clear dark Walnut

Wow, I've been gone from woodworking for a while, I remember that the right coast was much more affordable but maybe she needs a veneer top! :)
Matt Williams Tool Swap N' Sell 10 6,111 09-11-2018, 04:38 PM
  0 Thread: Looking for ~50 BF of clear dark Walnut
Post: Looking for ~50 BF of clear dark Walnut

My mom just asked for a new tabletop and would like it out of walnut. I'm on the wrong coast and it is hideously expensive in the Seattle area. Like $8 to $10 BF. I work for a huge company that has...
Matt Williams Tool Swap N' Sell 10 6,111 09-10-2018, 03:44 PM
  0 Thread: "Cleaning" some recycled wood
Post: RE: "Cleaning" some recycled wood

I cleaned some up in the shower with a nylon bristle brush and lots of water. I let it dry for a couple weeks before I used it. Stickering it under the couch should be doable if there isn't too much...
Matt Williams Woodworking 11 8,575 12-18-2017, 06:30 PM
  0 Thread: Wood scraps for cutting boards
Post: RE: Wood scraps for cutting boards

I have a bunch of scrap in various hardwoods, what are you looking for?
Matt Williams Tool Swap N' Sell 3 2,376 10-18-2017, 06:39 PM
  0 Thread: Best way to cut this?
Post: RE: Best way to cut this?

I did my boxes with a dado blade on the table saw. Set up stop blocks for positive registration and slowly lower the piece of wood into the blade and then pick it back up. In order to get the gradua...
Matt Williams Woodworking 29 15,318 08-16-2017, 10:59 AM
  0 Thread: AC Hard Start Kit
Post: RE: AC Hard Start Kit

When I had my system installed they added one.  The tech thought it was a great idea and since it was free to me I didn't worry about it.  Heat pump is still running fine 12 years later.
Matt Williams Home Improvement 4 3,235 06-13-2017, 01:08 PM
  0 Thread: how much effort to maintain household phone lines?
Post: RE: how much effort to maintain household phone li...

We dropped ours years ago.  Everyone has a cell phone so it never got used except by telemarketers.
Matt Williams Home Improvement 24 11,516 05-28-2017, 03:18 PM
  0 Thread: Where can I find a chuck for this?
Post: RE: Where can I find a chuck for this?

Thanks for posting the pictures for me, I guess it is the BBC code part I'm missing.
Matt Williams Woodworking Hand Tools 2 2,627 05-17-2017, 04:47 PM
  0 Thread: Where can I find a chuck for this?
Post: Where can I find a chuck for this?

I have this multi tool thing that I love but its missing a chuck.  Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement? https://flic.kr/p/UGhTLD https://flic.kr/p/UGhTFD Looks like I don't know how to...
Matt Williams Woodworking Hand Tools 2 2,627 05-17-2017, 10:48 AM
  0 Thread: Spreading diatomaceous earth, how?
Post: RE: Spreading diatomaceous earth, how?

My understanding of how it works is that the particles are so small that they get in their joints and kill them.  I had someone give me a bag of it and I sprinkled and sprinkled and it didn't make any...
Matt Williams Home Improvement 16 11,489 05-12-2017, 05:43 PM
  0 Thread: I need some shipping options
Post: RE: I need some shipping options

If it's close I could pick it up and keep it safe in my shop until you can make it out.  :)
Matt Williams Woodworking Hand Tools 6 4,433 05-03-2017, 03:55 PM
  0 Thread: Bronze US Post Office mailbox door
Post: RE: Bronze US Post Office mailbox door

I have 10 doors waiting to be projects.  The rate I'm going they'll be gifts for my grandkids!
Matt Williams Tool Swap N' Sell 11 10,886 09-12-2016, 04:18 PM
  0 Thread: Bronze US Post Office mailbox door
Post: RE: Bronze US Post Office mailbox door

Hey, I was in middle school that year!
Matt Williams Tool Swap N' Sell 11 10,886 09-12-2016, 12:14 PM
  0 Thread: exclusive firewood
Post: RE: exclusive firewood

I don't see the problem, mind pointing it out?
Matt Williams Woodworking Hand Tools 12 8,733 09-10-2016, 11:23 PM
  0 Thread: Looking for scrap woods
Post: RE: Looking for scrap woods

I get scrap from local cabinet shops, it is amazing how much wood gets thrown out.  I will often bring it home in my car since it is smaller stuff.  You could always carry a handsaw when you are out a...
Matt Williams Woodworking Power Tools 8 5,835 08-10-2016, 10:41 AM
  0 Thread: Woodfiller
Post: RE: Woodfiller

I use bondo for things I'll paint. The wood or auto kind
Matt Williams Woodworking 4 2,785 07-19-2016, 04:48 PM
  0 Thread: What paint to use on planes
Post: Re: What paint to use on planes

I find that lazing them anywhere near painting takes care of it. /ssl_proxy.php?url=/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowsmile.gif
Matt Williams Woodworking Hand Tools 19 28,322 06-10-2014, 11:29 PM

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