Recent content by Richard in Smithville

Inlaws were at Walmart today and they hed scda of the book. Pick one up for me.

Many of us who reside in the Great White North( read Canada) who can't heat 24/7 use a coat of paste wax buffed into any parts that may rust. That helps keep the rust away when the heat is turned off.

I had the pleasure of seeing one of the rare times that she flew into Toronto, Canada. She made an appearance at the Toronto Air Show and made a few fly bys. I was just telling my dad how I didn't think she made that much noise, then the pilot dropped the throttles to head back to the airport. I...

Thanks for the help guys. Not sure about the magnetic paint but I have found magnetic white boards. Perhaps that and a roll of paper would do wonders.

Steve, I'm sure you will be hearing from me in the near future. My nephew has severe CP and I will be picking your brain on design. Those are some great chairs and a great cause.

I wish to build an easel for my nephew. Matthew has Cerebral Palsy and cannot sit or stand unaided. He loves to paint and colour and the therapist has suggested that a magnetic board will help with his dexterity. I basically know what I want to do but to design it around Matthew's limited...

This is an area called Beamer Falls. Thought I would share some pics with you. Beamer Falls The land used to belong to my wifes family(a few generations ago) but she had never been until I took her there. Now we go as often as we can.

Had me going there. At least until the second line.

You must have one really big shop if you have two dogs like that lying around :D

Mortices on the TS. The two sides and the top are each made from two lengths and edge glued for final assembly. Before gluing though, I used packing tape to clamp the two lengths along their flat sides and ran them through the ts using my sliding miter table. I don't have a dado blade so it took...

Very nice Lee. Love the walnut.

Very nice picture Noel. We just got through a load of rain but the now sun is shining and temperatures are climbing into the mid twenties. Soon the trees will start changing into their fall colours. Unless you live out west....: Some places received 15cm of snow yesterday!

Phil, some time time ago a guy over here decided to go it on his own. I think he used to be a lawyer of something like that. Now he does all kinds of woodworking stuff. He's got a pretty big name over here now. Anyway, here is his web site. I have met him but there is no connection. Just...

Thanks for the nice words. Would you believe that all the through M&T's were done on the table saw?

Very nice. If you chose darker colours, I could even say "very goth" :lol: