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kiwigeo wrote:

Lillian wrote: The guy just showed up with the rest of the 4 cords.

A major, B minor, C augmented 4th and G minor 7th?

Martin you make my day.


Jokidding, I hope we haven't scared you off. I'm sorry I sent your thread a bit sideways. It's nothing personal, it just happens around here.

Why thank you gentlemen. A girl doesn't always hear such compliments. :oops: I figured this was about the only way I could compete with Martin and Kim. That stack is all seasoned alder. It's great for cooking and for heating. I was told it would be really nice if I'd smoke dinner with some chips nex...

Martin is right, you'll need more space than you thought you would. I spent all day racking wood. And I have more to do tomorrow. I won't get another rack built tomorrow it the rain shows up they are forecasting, but we'll see. http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab358/Aoibeann/015.jpg http://i879.ph...

Yngwie: the Godfather of Neo Classical guitar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ_S-2FDHyU Shredding and classical are about as compatible as a fart in a space suit. Purely personal taste of course but for me listening to Yngwie destroy a piece of classical music is about as pleasurable as eating dog...

From what I got out of their instructions was that the ever so slight hollow grind gave you burrs of sorts. But I think you are right, as long as there is a clean edge that it will cut those beautifully fine strips of wood without too much hassle. I'll probably just need to square it and polish it. ...

Jo, check this thread out.

I must say I'm liking the scrapers. I was able to start cleaning up the neck/heel transition area. My only concern is being able to resharpen them. They require a grinder to get the hollow grind. I'm going to have to puzzle out a solution for that. Don't want to buy another piece of equipment if I c...

Paul, here's some reference material for you to peruse. http://www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/Electronics.html

The wallet is now a bit lighter, but the scrapers are on their way. Hopefully I can use these easier than a card scraper in a holder.
Thanks for the heads up.

I think you guys have talked me into getting one. I need other scraper options that can be used without thumb pressure.

Taffy, what an absolutely brilliant tribute to your mate.

You got that at your IGA??? I'm going to have to talk the manager of our IGA!


Bastard.


Sorry, that should have been lucky bastard.


Jealousy is an ugly emotion.

One of the best places I know for walnut, black, English and Claro, is Goby. http://www.gobywalnut.com/ You can check out Burlwood Online for buckeye burls. http://www.burlwoodonline.com/burlslabs.php?cat=slabs_buckeye Swords Walnut has some interesting stuff for time to time. http://www.swordswalnu...

The awkward part is when something arrives on the doorstep and the wife asks, "so what did you get now?" and I can't remember what it was that I ordered. She's used to the um's I offer as an answer and just laughs at me. ADD and old age really do a number on the memory.

John, I totally understand your logic. I operate the same way most days.

That's anything but useless bit of info. Thanks Taffy.

If the glue is allowed to get close to freezing (below 45*F if I remember correctly) during transport it will break down and leave a chalky residue. And unfortunately there is no way to tell if it was or not. The only way to tell is to glue something up and test it.

Home having a pint?

If you can't find them locally, you can get them from Cheap Joe's in a 12pk. http://www.cheapjoes.com/prod/GPC558/

Jools, an enlarger would work great.

Crank it up!

Its coming along nicely Martin. I hope you have that beast on castors.

3 hrs of sleep, 15 hr day and dyslexic. I'm grateful that most of the words were there. I was supposed to be born in Sydney. My father was offered a teaching position there, but my mother was having problems carrying me. Doc wouldn't let her fly and my mother told my father what he could do with his...

Fran and JB watched a DHL guy drop their books on the ground from the back of the truck, breaking open the box. When he brought them in they said they wouldn't take them (there are first editions, collectables) because they were damaged. Driver said that's the way they were sent. And started to get...

No worries Paul. I understand where you are coming from. The publishing houses stopped using DHL in less a year of giving them a go. Totally mistreated the books. Fran and JB watched a DHL guy drop their books on the ground from the back of the truck, breaking open the box. When he brought them in t...