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  0 Thread: gluing chess board tiles
Post: RE: gluing chess board tiles

Edwin Hackleman Wrote: (11-29-2017, 08:41 PM) -- That's the way it should be done and how I have made all my chess/checker boards. Woodsmith had several issues devoted to it. I even made the tops of ...
YSU65 Woodworking 12 9,641 11-30-2017, 07:51 AM
  0 Thread: gluing chess board tiles
Post: RE: gluing chess board tiles

The above comments seem correct, 1/4" is pretty thin and should warp.  I made mine using the strip method.  Cut light and dark strips the width you need for the board.  Glue strips together.  Then cut...
YSU65 Woodworking 12 9,641 11-28-2017, 09:25 AM
  0 Thread: Even Neanderthals...
Post: RE: Even Neanderthals...

Burma Shave!
YSU65 Woodworking Hand Tools 10 5,097 11-21-2017, 11:13 AM
  0 Thread: Even Neanderthals...
Post: RE: Even Neanderthals...

Caesar uses,
YSU65 Woodworking Hand Tools 10 5,097 11-21-2017, 11:13 AM
  0 Thread: Even Neanderthals...
Post: RE: Even Neanderthals...

Not a slave.
YSU65 Woodworking Hand Tools 10 5,097 11-21-2017, 11:12 AM
  0 Thread: Even Neanderthals...
Post: RE: Even Neanderthals...

Be a noble.
YSU65 Woodworking Hand Tools 10 5,097 11-21-2017, 11:12 AM
  0 Thread: Rocking chair finally done!
Post: RE: Rocking chair finally done!

I was at a craft shop where a Maloof style chair was for sale.  It was a co-op shop and it just so happened that the guy there minding the shop made the chair.  So I am looking at the chair, very nice...
YSU65 Woodworking 41 16,523 11-08-2017, 07:33 AM
  0 Thread: working from home shop
Post: RE: working from home shop

Interesting discussion.  I make things for home and family first, then for several craft shops in the area.  I did do several pieces on commission for a local firm but did not make much money on that ...
YSU65 Woodworking 29 12,576 11-08-2017, 07:21 AM
  0 Thread: Northman canoe
Post: RE: Northman canoe

hbmcc Wrote: (11-05-2017, 10:40 PM) -- It was fun to watch. It didn't look very stable in the water. -- That was my observation, too.  But he did 'J' stroke so he knew how to paddle.  The racers he...
YSU65 Woodworking Hand Tools 4 3,078 11-06-2017, 07:16 AM
  0 Thread: Rocking chair finally done!
Post: RE: Rocking chair finally done!

Wonderful job!  Those things take forever.  I really like the seat choice.  Two years for mine so I know the effort involved.  I did buy a lot of unique tools for the job so that was a plus.  I have a...
YSU65 Woodworking 41 16,523 11-06-2017, 07:08 AM
  0 Thread: Forstner Bits
Post: RE: Forstner Bits

FWW had reviews a few years ago.  I just used a cheap set to cut a recess in ash for shouldered bolts.  They worked, clean cut, but got pretty warm after a few cuts.  I have considered getting a bette...
YSU65 Woodworking 21 12,026 11-06-2017, 07:01 AM
  0 Thread: Massive Dining Table
Post: RE: Massive Dining Table

If I read the original post it is a square table 70 x 70 which will expand to a 70x 94 rectangle.  That is huge and heavy.  How does anyone reach things near the center?  Does your friend play in the ...
YSU65 Woodworking 14 7,477 10-13-2017, 05:53 AM
  0 Thread: glue squeeze out
Post: RE: glue squeeze out

I just built four kitchen stools. I finished all parts before the final glue up because of the problem of poly drips and dribbles around lots of joints.  I taped off the tenons before applying the fin...
YSU65 Woodworking 24 12,775 09-27-2017, 05:50 AM
  0 Thread: Pellet Stove Pellet Storage
Post: RE: Pellet Stove Pellet Storage

Bags are 40 lbs.  Having run a pellet stove for about 10 years, it is just easier to use the bags.  Pour in enough to fill it, put the remainder of the bag bag on the floor away form the stove.   Dump...
YSU65 Woodworking 5 5,613 09-26-2017, 08:04 PM
  0 Thread: Pics of big green egg table
Post: RE: Pics of big green egg table

L  g o  r o  e k  a s  t    !
YSU65 Woodworking 15 8,821 09-12-2017, 08:12 AM
  0 Thread: What's your go-to for cutting 4"X4" posts?
Post: RE: What's your go-to for cutting 4"X4" posts?

badwhiskey Wrote: (09-04-2017, 02:20 PM) -- Sawsalls are great. But I'd use a hand saw with an aggressive tooth design. They cut faster and easier than you would think. I've cut many 4x4s with mine. ...
YSU65 Woodworking 26 15,261 09-05-2017, 02:35 PM
  0 Thread: Sheet Rock ?
Post: RE: Sheet Rock ?

Halfathumb Wrote: (08-16-2017, 07:32 PM) -- Thanks all. The electrician capped of the live wires. So I guess I'll have to splurg on a cover. Part of my kitchen make over. -- If that is the only ext...
YSU65 Home Improvement 17 10,805 09-02-2017, 12:43 PM
  0 Thread: gallery commissions
Post: RE: gallery commissions

I have some stuff in a 25% gallery, other things at 40% in a different one.  The way I look at it is that I am not roasting in 90F/75RH booth killing a whole day with zero sales.   Works for me.
YSU65 Woodturning 13 7,839 09-02-2017, 12:39 PM
  0 Thread: Just cut a black locust
Post: RE: Just cut a black locust

I have made a small table out air dried QS locust.  Very good look.  Very hard, had to replace planer blade after surfacing.
YSU65 Woodworking 12 9,650 08-20-2017, 06:51 AM
  0 Thread: Edging Plywood
Post: RE: Edging Plywood

I have edge banded large sheets of plywood and trimmed the excess.  Instead of making a  jig where the router is horizontal, I make a simple one where the router is vertical.  I removed the base and a...
YSU65 Woodworking 18 8,229 08-16-2017, 05:52 AM

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