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    Rubberwood Substitute for Bunkbeds

    I am going to build an extension on my daughters' bunkbeds and I, and they, would like the wood to roughly match. This picture shows the basic structure of what we are trying to get to, but is not their beds. I am going to add on the bed and frame section that come off to the right. The...
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    DeWalt (D51275) 15 Gauge Angled Finish Nailer - Jam Clearing Latch Loose

    I recently purchased a used DeWalt 15 Guage Angled Finish Nailer (D51275). It looks to be in good condition, fires well and I am generally happy with it. However, yesterday as I was using it, I noticed that the Jam Clearing Latch does not always stay closed. The latch moves properly, but as I...
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    Thoughts on Wooden Drawer Slides

    I am considering building some bathroom cabinets for our master bath. With any cabinet project, drawers are a necessary component. I have built a couple of other cabinets and used basic wood-on-wood drawer runners. More exactly, I used wood drawers gliding on that slick drawer runner tape on...
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    Recommendations for Bathroom Cabinets

    So, in the next six months I may be looking at building some bathroom cabinets. I envision them being your basic shaker front cabinets in white. The last time I made something for bathroom, I chose a sprayed on waterbased acrylic from Homestead finishing. The piece was a step-stool for my...
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    Pulling up glued and nailed sub-floor

    We are in the planning stages of an attic renovation. We want to turn it into a Master Bedroom Suite. The designer came in and had a look at the ceiling/floor joists to see if they would do for finished space. As you could guess, they don't. So I am going to have to pull up the sub-floor...
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    BIG Sections of Tree at Camden and Avondale in Durham

    Sorry guys, I don't have a picture, but I have passed by two 3 - 4' sections of a 4' diameter tree sitting on the side of Avondale Road in Durham at Camden Road. I looked at these and immediately started thinking about large rough-edge tables and other stuff that is beyond me. And everytime I...
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    Tablets (Android/iPad) in the Shop

    I just posted this in ErnieM's post about Another computer bites the dust - literally! I thought it might be informative to get people's thougts and inputs on tablets, like the iPad or Android tablets, in the shop. Ernie, I started a reply yesterday (and again today), but Internet Explorer...
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    CL - Delta JT360 in Hillsborough (Going to Look at it Tonight)

    I am going to look at a Delta ShopMaster JT360 6" Jointer in Hillsborough tonight. Seems like this model jointer has receive good remarks on the NCWW forums. I talked with the guy and he said someone had looked at it earlier and said that the belt might need to be tightened. Should that give...
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    Insulating Workshop/Garage Door

    OK, I am sure I am like many of you. My shop is in my two car garage. I also have those crazy people around me who seem to think that CARS belong in garages?! :nah: Fortunately, I have been able to run them off before they try to put a car where no car should go. :D Being in North Carolina...
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    Thoughts on Campbell Hausfeld Nailer Guns?

    Hey guys... looking for thoughts and inputs. I currently have two 2-in-1 brad nailer/staplers from Harbor Freight. I have a trim project coming up an want to purchase a 16 guage finish nailer. That's simple enough. I went out to Lowes, Home Depot and Harbor Freight's website and found a few...
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    2" Brad Nailer vs 2 1/2" Finish Nailer

    Guys, I am planning to put up some flat chair rail height molding. It is basically a 1x3 strip with a bead at the top and bottom... simple stuff. My question is, "Can I use a 2" 18 guage brad nailer to install it or should I invest in a finish nailer?" This is being installed over standard...
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    220 bdft Brazillian Cherry 4/4 used as flooring - $220

    I was at the Durham Habitat for Humanity Re-Store today and found a big stack of Brazillian Cherry. The wood was used as flooring somewhere, but it is 4/4 and about 5 - 6" wide. The boards were screwed down with a wood plug over the screw. There may be some work to get the screws/plugs out...
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    Cannot Access General Woodworking Forum

    When I click on the General Woodworking forum link, http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/general-woodworking/, I end up at an error page, "Oops! This link appears to be broken." The same think happens when I click on the General Woodworking link over the thread when reading a post to the General...
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    Rough Birdhouses

    The girls and I pulled together some bird houses for their Nana's birthday and for their Mom this weekend. :new_birth After reading a few websites, it sounded like birds perfer rough lumber and colors that do not attract attention. So, I had a pallet out back (from an incomplete...
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    Starting a Deer Trophy Mount Project

    I have a co-worker who has asked me to make a mount base for a deer head he wants to display on his wall. I figured there's a chance that there are one or two hunters out there who might be able to help me. This guy brought me a paper pattern (to size) of the mount-base he wants. It is a...
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    I guess I'll make it official and all that...

    So, my name is Marvin Watkins. I live in Hillsborough and have been a member of this community (NCWW) since 2005. I joined NCWW because of my involvement in the Triangle Woodworkers Association (TWA). I got into woodworking in 1998 as a result of a kitchen remodel that I was undertaking with...
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    Another Delta Pro 6" Jointer

    As with other posters, I am not affiliated with this CL listing: http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tls/2754889748.html This is making me start to wonder if there is a problem with the Delta Pro 6" Jointer.:wconfused:
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    Routed Profile Across a Leg

    I am working on a desk, similar to one a PBK. You can see the leg detail at the PBK link. I am trying to figure out how to make a routed profile across the leg. The closes thing I have found is the Freud Ovolo router bit. I am open to suggestions and ideas?
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    Bench Clamp Selection

    OK, I have a Rockler Gift Card that has been idling since LAST Christmas. :tinysmile_cry_t: I want to use it before this Christmas comes. I need to get a bench clamp for my workbench and I have been considering one of two. The first one is their 9" Heavy Duty Quick Release Front Vise...
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    Chisel Bite... Ouch

    Well, Saturday night, I was working on a small desk for my oldest daughter. Things were going pretty well. I was working on a side panel stile, squaring up the corner. Of course it was on the last stile. For various reasons, probably including a momentary laps of reason, the work piece moved any...

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