Recent content by Larry James

Niki, As usual, your presentation, pictures and content are excellent. Thank you, Larry

Dan, I agree, in the US you could see it coming. My son, who lives near Chicago, told me several years ago banks were making loans without verification of income or down-payment - including loans to illegal immigrants! I told him there was no way a bank would loan money under those...

Sounds logical. We stand on the shoulders of the ancients. We find the answers using the internet, books, magazines, etc. Imagine the ancient woodworker - he used trial and error, genius, hard labor, and necessity to do what we take for granted. I'm awed by what they accomplished. Larry

I agree Mike, problems with numbers are also related to dyslexia. As a teenager, I hated school and quit when I was about 15 years old. I was told all you need to do is "apply yourself." That was little encouragement to a teen who had no clue why he was so "dumb." At 17 I joined the Marines...

I can't post a picture, however, visit Project Gutenberg EBooks at: gutenberg.org. Search for this book: EBook #21531, The Project Gutenberg EBook of Woodwork Joints, by William Fairham. Look at Fig. 173.—Tenoning Narrow Rail. You will need to view the HTML version to see figures. By chance, I...