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    Re: Not enough clamps

    The Aussies are very garrulous, but if you scroll through all of the banter, you will see some very nice home made clamps on Peter Sibley's "Jim" thread. I think he even had a separate thread where...
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    Re: Fir versus pine plywood

    Doug fir has a distinctive grain:

    http://www.boulterplywood.com/photogallery/wood%20names/ROTARY%20DOUGLAS%20FIR.jpg

    Someone will correct me if I am wrong, but most of the pine plywood these...
  3. Re: Interstate 5 bridge north and south bound lanes collapses

    Check out the bridges that you travel on everyday:

    http://bridgehunter.com/
  4. Re: Interstate 5 bridge north and south bound lanes collapses

    The DOT will place a temporary span to bridge across the missing pieces. That is the 6 weeks, to get it back opened to traffic, though possibly it will be under a load weight restriction.

    From...
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    Re: An Interesting Take On Block Planes

    I would not mind having a little apron plane, but the Stanley 103 is a POS, with an un-workable adjustment mechanism. I might have to overcome my natural tendency towards frugality and spring for...
  6. Re: Is There an Oil for Wood that Doesn't Smell Bad?

    Maybe you could mix in a few drops of oil of peppermint or lemon or something else that she likes with the teak oil or whatever else that you will be using to help mask the scent. Mix up a couple of...
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    Re: cell phone advice?

    What a hoot:D:D:D
  8. Re: 3 more Boston Marathon bombing suspects taken into custody - CBC

    That is not quite entirely accurate.

    Yes, the FBI shot and killed an acquaintance of the late Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder Marathon bomber, but he was not under suspicion for that attack. He...
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    Re: Marmalade's broken tiller

    What are the scantlings? Sided and molded, how big of a piece of wood do you need?
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    Re: Kiln vs. Air dried lumber

    In the event that he is promoting himself, he should do the right thing and make this go poof, but I do not think this is the case, I think that he just made a C&P to have a discussion about KD vs...
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    Re: Some disaster response thoughts

    I am pretty sure that this is a code requirement in most new residential construction. I know that we have to do it here in MD, with the elevated risk of hurricanes along the shore, and it has been...
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    Re: Kiln vs. Air dried lumber

    Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't all of the coveted mahogany, both Honduras and African, all KD?
  13. Re: Costa Concordia by remote control camera

    Have you seen the Parbuckling Project, Gareth? There was a thread on it a while ago, but it is easier to link to the project than search for the thread.
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    Re: Hello! First time posting. A query....

    If you are using propane, make sure that it is not out of self-igniting peizo-torch, DAMHIKT :D
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    Re: Hello! First time posting. A query....

    Hi Kristen:

    This has been discussed at length, and it probably keeps coming up because good answers are hard to find. The search function of the Forum is not the best to say the least; you are...
  16. Re: At least he quit trying to dig his own basement and gave me the coat closet back.

    I really want to hear the story about the basement, was the house already there? But perhaps that is a matter for the Bilge. :D

    Fix the crack, skip the fiberglass, paint her up, and go sailing. ...
  17. Thread: Red Oak

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    Re: Red Oak

    http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?113916-Red-Oak-frames

    http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?130992-Red-oak-white-oak

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    Re: The PUB light's ON! :D

    Some pretty powerful storms coming through just south of Tulsa, Bobby, are you going to get it? Perhaps a good night for a dark and stormy.
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    Re: Michelle Obama... What happened?

    Here ya go, Tizzie:


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wps2x5t4mb4
  20. Re: if you're gonna break the law... only break one law at a time! :)

    You piqued my curiosity.

    http://quirkafleeg.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/meth-lab-32800680256.jpeg?w=580
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    Re: An Interesting Take On Block Planes

    rofl
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    Re: Caulking mallet

    I think that Larks made one and showed it here, perhaps he will chime in, or you could search the archives.
  23. Re: Old tv shows that seem to have been lost forever

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqR2twY6fak

    The ending is the best part...
  24. Thread: Baked beans

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    Re: Baked beans

    Beans soaked overnight. After a change of water, I brought them up to an almost boil to give them a little head start, and got them into the oven at 250F at about 7:30 this morning.

    1 lb great...
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    Re: Fun with bits of wood and string.

    Hmmmm....I have a bunch of Osage orange...
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    Re: Just saw a depressing weather report

    When I read this headline, I was going to reply that you sound just like Lefty, but I see that he has already had his $.02.

    ;p
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    Re: An Interesting Take On Block Planes

    http://www.conteboschstudios.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=241&g2_serialNumber=3
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    Re: Baked beans

    You forgot the hot dogs.
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    Re: Baked beans

    Solider or yellow eye beans are very good, though sometimes just plain old great northern. Last time, SWMBO bouught some Anazasi beans, I forget where she got them though we have not traveled to the...
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    Re: Baked beans

    Coose, Bauer, et al, are right next door to B&M. You can see (and smell) the bean factory as you pass through Portland on I-295.


    I think that I will make some for tomorrow night. Tom...
  31. Re: Good Morning Jamie/Arlie/Uncas! Good luck today, thoughts and prayers.

    How ya doin, Jamie?
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    An Interesting Take On Block Planes

    The latest FWW newsletter has furniture maker Phillip Lowe's interesting perspective on block planes:
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  33. Re: How Fuller drill bits and counter sinks are made

    Note that the hand profiling at 2:35 gives a superior result than the machine.
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    Re: Daggerboard case whoops

    Well this is a lot of intellectual effort just to remove one tiny little nail!

    Maybe you can just get a good bite on with a pair of nippers and wiggle it out. When trying to lever out something...
  35. Re: Obama Administration Claims Power to Wage Endless War Across the Globe

    It is not just the administration. The Congress has the power of the purse, and could rein in the military adventurism of the U.S. if it so desired. They are equally if not more complicit, as they...
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    Re: a raft of ducks

    A retrograde of troglodytes.
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    Re: Rebuilding Sandy Hook school?

    Newtown CT is a fairly affluent community, and they can afford it. I think that is meet and proper.
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    Re: First Boatbuilding Hand Tool Set

    There are a number of similar threads in the archives. You are probably better doing a google search within the domain forum.woodenboat.com rather than trying to use the rather hapless forum search...
  39. Re: President Obama makes U.S. Marine break military rules

    The WoodenBoat Forum FAQ

    Here you can find answers to questions about how the board works. Use the links or search box below to find your way around.

    FAQs / Trouble Shooting

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    Re: inside the 'no wake' zone

    Oopsie, Phillip, I think that in your over-exuberance you forgot the attachment:p

    You were very close to 50K, but now you are further away. Are you deleting posts...or is it Scot?;)
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    Re: Craft Beer Tourism in N.E. USA

    I suppose that it is a stretch to call Annapolis a part of the Northeast, but I will try to bring along some Rosie Parks Oyster Stout for Margo's EBS.
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    Re: Craft Beer Tourism in N.E. USA

    Anyone been here?

    http://www.winterportwinery.com/images/layout/penbay_header.jpg

    Just across the river from Ishmael:)
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    Re: Daggerboard case whoops

    You will likely end up digging or cutting around it to get it out. Can you cut around the head to try to get pair of end cutters to pry it out? If that does not work, go ahead and nip the head off,...
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    Re: Shaped on All Six Sides

    It was up a few days ago.
  45. Re: Why is violent crime so rare in Iceland?

    Had to google that one. Anthony Boudrain says that it is


    Reynard 38 is on to the heart of the real reason, along with our resident humanitarian.
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    Re: Why "outside of heart"?

    I have learned here on the WBF the thing to do is to take a pass with your portable power planer to clean things up before you send it through the stationary one. Not so much of a big deal if you...
  47. Re: Looking for 1/4-20 stainless slotted tee bolt (sex bolt)

    http://www.boltdepot.com/Sex_bolts_Combo_truss_head_Stainless_steel_18-8.aspx
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    Re: I predict...

    Jamie you are a bilge rat extraordinaire.
  49. Re: Good Morning Jamie/Arlie/Uncas! Good luck today, thoughts and prayers.

    Godspeed, Jamie.

    Modern medicine is truly miraculous, and you will be back to you ornery and curmudgeonly self before you know it.
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    Re: IE10 vs Firefox

    Try switching from source to editor mode, it is the first button on the quick reply tool bar:

    A/A


    As for the reason? Who knows? A minor bug in the forum software that allows the two...
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