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glatt Building a bandsaw on the... 03-28-2016, 03:36 PM

Gravdigr Popdigr just bought a pawn... 03-29-2016, 03:08 PM

xoxoxoBruce The #1 secret of getting... 03-29-2016, 03:23 PM

Griff Damn, I just took a peek at... 03-29-2016, 05:29 PM

glatt I had been looking at... 03-30-2016, 07:43 AM

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footfootfoot What's your game plan for... 03-31-2016, 10:54 AM

glatt I'm going to spin them on... 03-31-2016, 11:11 AM

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glatt This project is building a... 03-31-2016, 11:20 AM

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glatt Saturday 2/27/16 It’s the... 03-31-2016, 11:24 AM

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Happy Monkey Coincidentally, I've been... 06-13-2016, 10:56 AM

lumberjim Enjoying this 03-31-2016, 08:42 PM

xoxoxoBruce Very much. :thumb: 03-31-2016, 09:02 PM

fargon Very good. 04-01-2016, 06:10 AM

Griff word 04-01-2016, 07:00 AM

glatt In that last picture, I was a... 04-01-2016, 09:01 AM

footfootfoot Lo siendo! Staple no es mas... 04-01-2016, 09:20 AM

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footfootfoot Wow. What an excellent job... 04-01-2016, 08:55 AM

xoxoxoBruce Or drill a small hole at the... 04-01-2016, 09:02 AM

footfootfoot That thought crossed my mind... 04-01-2016, 09:18 AM

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footfootfoot My old hardware store had a... 04-05-2016, 10:32 AM

xoxoxoBruce Yes, I've used one of those... 04-05-2016, 11:06 AM

Gravdigr This thread are interesting. 04-05-2016, 01:47 PM

glatt 4/7/16 Last night I... 04-08-2016, 08:02 AM

xoxoxoBruce Nothing like the weekend for... 04-08-2016, 09:15 AM

Gravdigr Slow and steady wins the... 04-08-2016, 11:06 AM

footfootfoot You are adding rubber tires,... 04-08-2016, 01:18 PM

glatt Yes and yes. In fact, the... 04-08-2016, 01:44 PM

Griff I too am pleased with this... 04-08-2016, 04:20 PM

footfootfoot But your brain is so... 04-08-2016, 05:50 PM

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glatt 4/9/16 Saturday (and my... 04-19-2016, 12:58 PM

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glatt 4/15/16 Friday afternoon ... 04-19-2016, 01:02 PM

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glatt 4/15/16 continued The... 04-19-2016, 01:05 PM

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xoxoxoBruce Turning is messy, you could... 04-19-2016, 02:14 PM

lumberjim Fun 04-19-2016, 03:21 PM

classicman Very interesting & cool. 04-19-2016, 09:11 PM

Griff You're knocking this off... 04-20-2016, 06:36 AM

Clodfobble This kind of project isn't my... 04-20-2016, 01:53 PM

footfootfoot It's really wonderful to... 04-20-2016, 03:49 PM

lumberjim I want videos of you cutting... 04-20-2016, 10:46 PM

lumberjim Oh, and what's our total... 04-20-2016, 10:48 PM

glatt My recollection is that I'm... 04-21-2016, 08:28 AM

lumberjim Even if you end up spending... 04-21-2016, 08:59 AM

glatt True. And the truth is... 04-21-2016, 09:07 AM

glatt Just spent $24 on hardware.... 04-23-2016, 01:31 PM

xoxoxoBruce Yes, that's why I tried to... 04-23-2016, 02:35 PM

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glatt 4/23/16 Saturday Just spent... 04-23-2016, 03:23 PM

footfootfoot Do you have this book?... 04-23-2016, 05:06 PM

xoxoxoBruce I think you should pencil... 04-23-2016, 06:26 PM

glatt No. Do you recommend it? I... 04-23-2016, 06:42 PM

xoxoxoBruce Do the plans give you a blade... 04-23-2016, 06:56 PM

Griff Just wanna note the cool... 04-23-2016, 07:58 PM

glatt Yes. And there are a couple... 04-23-2016, 08:49 PM

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footfootfoot Absolutely. I think he may... 04-24-2016, 09:54 AM

Gravdigr Is that 11 clamps there? 04-26-2016, 11:23 AM

glatt Yes. Yes it is. 11 clamps. ... 04-26-2016, 11:41 AM

xoxoxoBruce Can't have too many clamps. 04-26-2016, 01:00 PM

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glatt 4/26/16 Tuesday evening. I... 04-26-2016, 09:08 PM

xoxoxoBruce No problem, just throw that... 04-26-2016, 10:28 PM

footfootfoot That looks like maple. 04-26-2016, 11:12 PM

xoxoxoBruce But there ain't no bucket. ;) 04-26-2016, 11:15 PM

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glatt 5/14/16 Saturday - My wife... 05-16-2016, 09:31 AM

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glatt While that frame is drying, I... 05-16-2016, 09:37 AM

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Clodfobble :lol: 05-23-2016, 09:48 PM

lumberjim Tapping threads is bad ass. ... 05-23-2016, 09:58 PM

Griff Yep. 100% badass 05-24-2016, 06:12 AM

glatt I don't mind. I agree that... 05-24-2016, 08:31 AM

lumberjim I figured you'd be on top of... 05-24-2016, 05:15 PM

classicman This is great. You're... 05-24-2016, 04:46 PM

glatt Heh. I still have a ton of... 05-24-2016, 06:58 PM

footfootfoot You went to town with those... 05-24-2016, 07:03 PM

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glatt Friday 5/27/16 - 45 minutes... 05-31-2016, 02:24 PM

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glatt Sunday 5/29/16 - This was a... 05-31-2016, 02:27 PM

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glatt 5/29/16 part II I tested... 05-31-2016, 02:30 PM

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lumberjim Busted. Very cool glatt 06-02-2016, 09:56 AM

classicman Awesome sauce! 06-02-2016, 06:57 PM

glatt Sunday 6/12/16. I spent 15... 06-12-2016, 05:43 PM

xoxoxoBruce Nice. :thumb: 06-12-2016, 05:57 PM

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footfootfoot OK, this has been bugging me... 06-13-2016, 12:13 PM

glatt Not my design, so my feelings... 06-13-2016, 01:33 PM

xoxoxoBruce Yeah, I had the same... 06-13-2016, 01:33 PM

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glatt I was working on the little... 06-15-2016, 02:43 PM

xoxoxoBruce One of those Doh:smack:... 06-15-2016, 09:14 PM

footfootfoot @ Glatt, It's the... 06-16-2016, 11:34 AM

fargon Yup. 06-16-2016, 08:01 PM

Griff nice 06-18-2016, 06:47 PM

BigV Check out the bandsaw of the... 06-18-2016, 09:26 PM

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xoxoxoBruce I had good luck with these... 06-18-2016, 09:43 PM

footfootfoot Was that saw's nickname... 06-19-2016, 10:18 AM

xoxoxoBruce Most often it was referred to... 06-19-2016, 10:28 AM

footfootfoot Have seen this? ... 06-23-2016, 09:28 AM

glatt That's the guy whose plans... 06-23-2016, 09:45 AM

Gravdigr I recognize that guy from... 06-23-2016, 03:27 PM

glatt I've posted videos of him... 06-23-2016, 03:28 PM

BigV Riiiiight... He's all... 06-23-2016, 03:33 PM

Gravdigr I went to YouTube and checked... 06-23-2016, 04:11 PM

footfootfoot I had a mutant colossal wasp... 06-23-2016, 06:26 PM

lumberjim They're still alive. 06-23-2016, 11:44 PM

Griff and now they're cozy 06-24-2016, 06:20 AM

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glatt I've been crazy busy lately,... 06-27-2016, 10:51 AM

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glatt And the corners on the frame... 06-27-2016, 11:02 AM

glatt With those hose clamps, the... 06-27-2016, 11:47 AM

lumberjim This thread : priceless 06-27-2016, 01:09 PM

Griff word 06-27-2016, 05:13 PM

xoxoxoBruce The more times you make a... 06-27-2016, 05:28 PM

glatt I had the evening free last... 07-07-2016, 09:41 AM

lumberjim I feel you 07-07-2016, 09:40 PM

xoxoxoBruce Shit, glatt, this is supposed... 07-07-2016, 10:39 PM

Griff Yeah, this is your break from... 07-08-2016, 03:46 PM

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glatt 7/10/16 I spent an hour or so... 07-11-2016, 08:34 AM

footfootfoot The dust builds up quickly on... 07-11-2016, 09:11 AM

lumberjim getting close now.... 07-11-2016, 09:49 AM

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glatt It's been almost a month... 07-25-2016, 11:45 AM

Griff Cool brother glatt. ... 07-25-2016, 08:39 PM

Gravdigr Cool Brother Glatt should be... 07-26-2016, 12:46 PM

BigV eM4KEOrIK7I 07-30-2016, 12:36 PM

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glatt I made some forward progress... 08-01-2016, 08:47 AM

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glatt Then I took a look at the... 08-01-2016, 08:54 AM

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glatt The next day, Sunday 7/31/16,... 08-01-2016, 09:02 AM

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glatt And I didn't get a picture of... 08-01-2016, 09:09 AM

Happy Monkey Nice 08-01-2016, 10:30 AM

lumberjim Very tidy 08-01-2016, 10:50 AM

lumberjim I get that a lot too. 08-01-2016, 10:51 AM

footfootfoot I like the bolt... 08-01-2016, 11:20 AM

glatt I actually tried this, but... 08-01-2016, 11:39 AM

footfootfoot Why am I not surprised you... 08-01-2016, 11:46 AM

glatt The impact driver was fun... 08-01-2016, 12:41 PM

Gravdigr In that case, the perviest... 08-01-2016, 02:00 PM

lumberjim Tell us slowly... Yeah...... 08-02-2016, 06:05 AM

Griff more lube! 08-02-2016, 06:37 AM

BigV bears repeating. 08-02-2016, 10:37 PM

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glatt It all blurs together. I was... 08-16-2016, 01:14 PM

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footfootfoot So cool. Thanks for taking... 08-16-2016, 02:02 PM

Gravdigr What Feet said. 08-16-2016, 02:50 PM

glatt It's the kind of thread I... 08-16-2016, 03:12 PM

classicman This is a fascinating read. ... 08-20-2016, 08:40 AM

glatt Thanks. Hope to have more to... 08-20-2016, 12:11 PM

Gravdigr Glatt, not to be giving you... 08-20-2016, 01:24 PM

footfootfoot Just say NO. 08-20-2016, 08:01 PM

lumberjim Coolest thread on the cellar... 08-20-2016, 03:07 PM

glatt You're just saying that... 08-20-2016, 03:51 PM

Griff This. And maybe that. 08-24-2016, 06:32 AM

Griff I'm realizing that a city boy... 08-24-2016, 06:33 AM

glatt It's amazing how regularly... 08-24-2016, 07:24 AM

lumberjim and because i couldn't just... 08-20-2016, 05:14 PM

lumberjim oh.. and it's not quite done.... 08-20-2016, 05:14 PM

glatt I already built a spindle... 08-20-2016, 08:30 PM

classicman How to slice through a piece... 08-23-2016, 07:47 PM

glatt I'm tempted to try that. ... 08-24-2016, 07:30 AM

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glatt 8/16 Tuesday evening Over... 08-25-2016, 09:30 AM

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glatt 8/17 Wednesday - another hour... 08-25-2016, 09:36 AM

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BigV CANNIBAL! 08-23-2016, 10:22 PM

lumberjim Can you take a pic of the... 08-25-2016, 12:48 PM

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glatt Here 57692 It's sitting... 08-25-2016, 01:33 PM

lumberjim So it's like 4 ft tall? 08-25-2016, 01:41 PM

Clodfobble Side tangent for the men vs.... 08-27-2016, 06:52 AM

glatt And I've been trying to aim... 08-27-2016, 07:04 AM

footfootfoot At first I thought, "What the... 08-27-2016, 10:00 AM

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glatt It's actually a little... 08-27-2016, 07:15 AM

glatt And... 08-27-2016, 07:16 AM

Undertoad OK my favorite part is the... 08-27-2016, 09:02 AM

glatt Like all things in life, it... 08-27-2016, 09:36 AM

Clodfobble Yeah, NO. Don't the... 08-27-2016, 10:01 AM

Clodfobble I should note, our garage... 08-27-2016, 10:02 AM

classicman MY shop has been basically... 08-27-2016, 10:06 AM

lumberjim My garage just doubled in... 08-27-2016, 10:27 AM

BigV your boldness shames me... 08-27-2016, 11:57 AM

Gravdigr Popdigr's shop makes Glatt's... 08-27-2016, 12:42 PM

xoxoxoBruce That's not trash, it's... 08-27-2016, 12:44 PM

BigV QFT. I can name the... 08-27-2016, 12:53 PM

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footfootfoot Sweet! An aside, Q:... 09-09-2016, 11:26 AM

Gravdigr O lives matter. 09-09-2016, 01:29 PM

Griff This is brilliant! 09-10-2016, 08:04 AM

lumberjim I like the oil can. Can you... 09-09-2016, 12:38 PM

footfootfoot You know, it would be a lot... 09-10-2016, 09:33 AM

lumberjim Think of all the band saws... 09-10-2016, 06:49 PM

glatt Lately, it's been just about... 09-10-2016, 08:14 PM

lumberjim That's impressive. That's... 09-10-2016, 08:24 PM

footfootfoot RE: speed What size are... 09-10-2016, 09:23 PM

glatt Building a bandsaw on the... 09-11-2016, 06:31 AM

Griff Looking good man. 09-11-2016, 10:26 AM

classicman Totally with you on this one!... 09-13-2016, 03:47 PM

footfootfoot Speeds:... 09-13-2016, 10:05 PM

Griff So after all this time i read... 09-14-2016, 05:50 AM

footfootfoot Glatt, this guy is a man... 09-18-2016, 05:40 PM

glatt Thanks. I'll check it out. 09-18-2016, 08:16 PM

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glatt My wife was out of town for... 09-19-2016, 11:49 AM

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glatt The trunnion plans call for... 09-19-2016, 11:51 AM

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glatt I cleaned these up on my... 09-19-2016, 11:53 AM

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Happy Monkey very cool 09-19-2016, 12:20 PM

footfootfoot Awesome! 09-19-2016, 05:42 PM

Griff This is making me a little... 09-20-2016, 06:21 AM

footfootfoot Don't bother. 09-20-2016, 01:20 PM

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glatt I did about an hour of... 09-21-2016, 08:51 AM

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glatt I'm going to put a switched... 09-21-2016, 09:00 AM

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glatt And then my daughter joined... 09-21-2016, 09:04 AM

fargon Excellent. 09-21-2016, 09:33 AM

footfootfoot Lamp envy. 09-21-2016, 01:39 PM

lumberjim I love lamp 09-21-2016, 02:58 PM

lumberjim Excellent work, bro. And... 09-21-2016, 03:05 PM

glatt Thanks, Jim! 09-21-2016, 03:31 PM

Gravdigr I'm quite a fan myself. He... 09-23-2016, 12:24 PM

glatt For a while I was... 09-23-2016, 01:06 PM

lumberjim Like 09-21-2016, 06:18 PM

classicman glatt - this is ridiculously... 09-21-2016, 07:41 PM

glatt Thank you! I can almost... 09-21-2016, 09:02 PM

xoxoxoBruce The skills you learned and... 09-21-2016, 10:57 PM

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footfootfoot Remember to start a new... 09-22-2016, 05:12 PM

xoxoxoBruce Oh the dust! I thought the... 09-22-2016, 07:40 PM

glatt I'm considering a dust... 09-23-2016, 07:05 AM

lumberjim Drat! 3 nipples? ... 09-23-2016, 01:19 PM

footfootfoot That must be code for he... 09-23-2016, 01:20 PM

Gravdigr Close talker...:lol2: I... 09-23-2016, 01:33 PM

xoxoxoBruce When you're done, you could... 09-27-2016, 11:40 AM

glatt That's just a little... 09-27-2016, 11:46 AM

Gravdigr No way could I do that for... 09-27-2016, 01:24 PM

Gravdigr He'd be several cuts past the... 09-27-2016, 01:25 PM

Griff His thumb would be wrapped... 09-27-2016, 06:17 PM

footfootfoot Alton Brown would be doing a... 09-27-2016, 09:12 PM

Clodfobble Thumb removal would have... 09-27-2016, 09:32 PM

Griff Salvation Armys across the... 09-28-2016, 05:53 AM

footfootfoot You'll be able to buy over... 09-28-2016, 08:55 AM

Gravdigr :lol2: 09-28-2016, 02:02 PM

xoxoxoBruce Sorry glatt, didn't mean to... 09-28-2016, 02:05 PM

footfootfoot Fuck that shit, it's thumb... 09-28-2016, 07:00 PM

glatt I did a little work a few... 10-17-2016, 11:43 AM

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Gravdigr Derailments like this one are... 09-28-2016, 02:13 PM

glatt Nah. No worries. Have fun in... 09-28-2016, 04:40 PM

lumberjim There is a saying about... 09-28-2016, 09:11 PM

Clodfobble I heard a rumor that foot3 is... 09-29-2016, 12:39 PM

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Clodfobble ALSO DID YOU KNOW... in the... 09-29-2016, 12:44 PM

Gravdigr Well, that's thumbthing. 09-29-2016, 03:28 PM

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xoxoxoBruce Sawdust? 10-01-2016, 04:14 PM

lumberjim He's a god 10-01-2016, 07:13 PM

Gravdigr You should have been a... 10-17-2016, 02:00 PM

footfootfoot is it that the plywood needs... 10-18-2016, 05:13 PM

glatt Mostly the peg needs to move... 10-18-2016, 06:17 PM

footfootfoot can you just saw the existing... 10-18-2016, 07:27 PM

glatt In theory, yes. In practice,... 10-18-2016, 07:33 PM

glatt I knocked out a new back for... 10-18-2016, 07:51 PM

xoxoxoBruce Looks like it was made by a... 10-18-2016, 08:05 PM

Griff ...with a bandsaw 10-19-2016, 06:01 AM

Gravdigr Wood pencils? Nevermind,... 10-19-2016, 01:46 PM

xoxoxoBruce Wood peckers. 10-19-2016, 01:47 PM

footfootfoot Wine bottle corks 10-19-2016, 05:54 PM

lumberjim . 10-19-2016, 08:19 PM

Griff split and whittle 10-20-2016, 06:05 AM

footfootfoot He needs a lathe... 10-20-2016, 12:18 PM

glatt Tinkered with the band saw... 10-22-2016, 04:12 PM

footfootfoot Even in the best of... 10-22-2016, 06:13 PM

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xoxoxoBruce Yes... 10-28-2016, 06:32 PM

glatt I figured out my misalignment... 10-22-2016, 07:31 PM

footfootfoot It happens to the best of us,... 10-22-2016, 10:47 PM

glatt I even bought a metric tape... 10-23-2016, 07:07 AM

footfootfoot And stationary rather than... 10-23-2016, 09:43 AM

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glatt I spent all weekend taking it... 10-24-2016, 08:43 AM

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glatt Maybe this was another metric... 10-24-2016, 08:50 AM

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glatt It will be as wide as this... 10-24-2016, 08:54 AM

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footfootfoot Yeah, but where can you get... 10-28-2016, 08:07 PM

footfootfoot Duginske describes how to... 11-02-2016, 12:05 AM

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glatt Working a little on the lower... 11-16-2016, 01:54 PM

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glatt The band saw isn't... 11-23-2016, 01:39 PM

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glatt Next I wanted a knob to cover... 11-23-2016, 01:44 PM

xoxoxoBruce Well done, Sir. :notworthy 11-23-2016, 01:45 PM

Griff salute! 11-23-2016, 01:55 PM

fargon Very good. 11-23-2016, 03:55 PM

Gravdigr Glatt, any idea how many... 11-24-2016, 01:14 PM

glatt I was trying to keep some... 11-24-2016, 06:50 PM

xoxoxoBruce The next one would go much... 11-24-2016, 07:24 PM

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glatt Made a lot of progress over... 11-28-2016, 01:31 PM

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glatt I needed a hook to hold the... 11-28-2016, 01:37 PM

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Gravdigr Awesome. I have enjoyed... 11-28-2016, 02:05 PM

xoxoxoBruce Cool, now make another... 11-28-2016, 02:10 PM

Gravdigr Ooooohh. 11-28-2016, 02:13 PM

classicman Sweet! This has been most... 11-28-2016, 04:19 PM

lumberjim Neat 11-28-2016, 05:00 PM

Undertoad :thumbsup: 11-28-2016, 05:21 PM

xoxoxoBruce It looks like it was... 11-28-2016, 06:24 PM

Clodfobble Goddamn you motherfuckers are... 11-28-2016, 08:12 PM

Undertoad The next one you could do in... 11-29-2016, 12:29 PM

xoxoxoBruce The skills and knowledge you... 11-29-2016, 12:42 PM

lumberjim Hammer a copper penny into a... 11-29-2016, 09:46 PM

fargon I'd buy one. 11-30-2016, 06:02 AM

lumberjim I will once I own a home... 11-30-2016, 09:42 AM

xoxoxoBruce Since this thread was so... 02-04-2017, 01:49 AM

BigV But it madeja clickit - - win. 02-04-2017, 12:36 PM

Gravdigr That'll do, saw, that'll do. 02-04-2017, 12:56 PM

glatt The guy who designed my band... 02-21-2017, 08:00 AM

classicman We didn't forget. You... 02-21-2017, 01:48 PM

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xoxoxoBruce Guards? 12-01-2017, 02:26 PM

Griff That's a lot of fabricating. 12-02-2017, 08:15 AM

glatt Envy 12-02-2017, 12:22 PM

Gravdigr Make this cut-out free!! ... 06-14-2019, 06:40 AM

Griff You saw a woman? 06-14-2019, 06:42 AM

Gravdigr I wood if I had the chance. 06-14-2019, 06:47 AM

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xoxoxoBruce If you had built a jigsaw... 06-13-2019, 08:11 AM

glatt That's $185 in today's... 06-13-2019, 11:32 AM

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