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  1. ebarr

    The Story of Dick Proenneke

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozJvg0hOwb4&feature=related I love this....This would be my dream. It has 6 videos
  2. Vetteman9956

    Inspiring story

    I don't know how many of you have seen this story on the Popular woodworking site but I found it very inspiring and a fine example of how we as woodworkers operate. http://blog.woodworking-magazine.com/blog/From+A+Chopper+Tragedy+A+New+Woodworker+Is+Born.aspx
  3. Touchwood

    ...and Now, The Rest Of the Story

    Back in March, I posted the gloat about my JDS Multi-Router find. Got lots of nice kudos from y'all.:icon_thum:icon_thum BUT....It was actually the start of a train wreck.:swoon: When I bought it I had the owner take it to UPS to both pack and ship it..and insured it for the $2000 I paid. I...
  4. Touchwood

    Sad Story

    Hi All, As the song goes "bin a long time gone" but finally back to making stuff again. This thread isn't about me. My next door neighbors have fallen on very hard times because of the downturn. He works (worked) as an independent carpentry contractor, and over the years we've become good...
  5. Trent Mason

    The story of two ladders

    About two months or so ago, I responded to a post by a gentleman out in Clayton that wanted a ladder built to go on the side of a fire truck that had been restored. Well, about two weeks ago, I rode out to the Fire Department in Clayton and met the nice fellas that work there and saw the...
  6. Shamrock

    2 thoroughbreds and a mutt--a stool story

    Ok, so here's the details of this misadventure. It all started with the long awaited completion of our kitchen remodel (pictures later this weekend). Our new top cabinets are 36" and my wife is 5' 2" soooo.... the need developed for a step stool. I remember seeing a stool that we both liked in...
  7. A

    A new Woodworking bench . . . the story continues . . .

    Way back in Sept '07, at the end of a thread about my tablesaw, I said that I was going to follow Monty's lead and my next project was to build a relatively traditional woodworking bench, also based on the design by Lon Schleining which was first published in FWW a few years ago (see the copy on...
  8. jamie

    Hammer Time! a gloat story...

    I have been looking in to getting a combo jointer/planer for quite a while. I was going back and forth between what I wanted (a Hammer a3-31), and the grizzly/jet/laguna counterparts. After quite a few calls, and a couple quotes from Felder on the Hammer, I realized it was out of my price...
  9. Shamrock

    Part 2 : Brian Boggs chair class - the story of the "Epoxy Queen"

    Alright folks-lets finish this up-at the end of the last post all the components had been shaped by hand: Now onto drilling the holes for the rungs. The is where chairmaking starts to get it's bad reputation. The simple fact is, there is math and angles involved to build a chair. The...
    • Shamrock
    • Thread
    • boggs brian chair class epoxy queen part story
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: "How To" Forum
  10. woodArtz

    The Ernie Miller Story (ARTICLE IN REPLY)

    As I was flipping through my new American Woodworker mag, I came across a story about a guy who makes harpsichords. Wait a minute! That's ErnieM! Yep folks, our own ErnieM is featured in a four page story in this month's issue of AW. How cool is that? We knew he was good, but now the world will...
  11. T

    I rebuilt 3 story house in 2 nights!

    I have been hard at work the last 2 nights rebuilding this 3 story house. I was just about all in pieces. They had 2 different people try their hand at repairing it, so I had 3 times the work to get it straight. Even if assembled right it is not very stable, so of course I modified it. It is...
    • toolferone
    • Thread
    • house nights rebuilt story
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: General Woodworking
  12. Jim Murphy

    Clearvue install...progress pictures and story

    I had put it off as long as I could. Last Sunday I had Gator come over to brainstorm on the best way to handle the ductwork plumbing. We came to the conclusion that cutting square holes and covering them later with panels would be the easiest, although not the most elegant. Since it was...
  13. fivestring

    Story Sticks

    I make em and use em a lot. Cuts down on measurement mistakes. BUT........... if you have an extra $35 laying around...... http://www.woodpeck.com/storystick.html
  14. jaustin

    30% off harbor freight/ Home depot story

    I took the 30% coupon to harbor freight and went to home depot, since i need to get some garbage bags. Talk to the customer service guy to see if home depot would take it. he called the manger, she came up took a look at. Ask me if harbor freight name was on it showed her, asked if there was a...
  15. DavidF

    The bed spraying story

    Many have followed the questions I had from many months ago as I began the journey to "spraymanship" I had decided that enough was enough of the wipe on stuff and brushing finishes and time to get serious!! After much investigation I ended up with this spray gun: Amazon.com: Titan 4-Pc. HVLP...
    • DavidF
    • Thread
    • bed spraying story
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Finishing
  16. ChrisMathes

    You might be a redneck if... (Christmas story)

    ...a little embarrassed to tell this, because maybe I am becoming a redneck (not that there's anything wrong with that :lol::eusa_danc:-):eusa_clap:-):eusa_danc:lol:)... I got an antler from from my brother-in-law as a part of my Christmas present. While, the fact that I was so excited to get...
  17. woodguy1975

    It's alive, It's alive. :) Woodguy Toolhaul Story Completion

    Well, after a few days acting as an industrial electrician I have all three of my machines up and running. The edge sander is powered and plumbed for DC. The W&H molder is powered with a hookup for DC when in use. The big one was the 3 spindle shaper. Most of you know about this tool...

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