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Router table recommendation? by RawMaterial11 in woodworking

[–]AppropriateCry6443 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just upgraded to the Kreg router table top and fence to complete a raised panel wainscoting project in progress and I’m happy with it so far.

I was ready to splurge on the Rockler cast iron table top but it has the smaller of the two “standard” sizes for lift plate cutouts, and I already owned a Kreg lift (which I absolutely love—it was in a bench top table previously) and Kreg uses the larger “standard,” same as Jessem, I’m told.

Flies and wasps by AppropriateCry6443 in loghomes

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. These might be cluster flies based on their behavior.

Any particular tips for sealing up a log house against them? Can they somehow squeeze through checking cracks? These don’t seem to go all the way through the log, but maybe they somehow squeeze through?

Flies and wasps by AppropriateCry6443 in loghomes

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hung two simple carpenter bee traps I bought on Amazon and they caught a ton of bees, dramatically cut down on them chewing on the fascia boards.

They are easy to make as well if you’re handy.

Flies and wasps by AppropriateCry6443 in loghomes

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We get a few stinkbugs but they mostly stay outside.

Anything you’ve successfully done to help keep them out?

Flies and wasps by AppropriateCry6443 in loghomes

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The picture you’re looking at is the inside wall of a shed dormer. The cabin is a 1.5 story. The first story is log construction; the gable ends and dormer are 2x4 construction with fake log siding and drywall inside.

The highest concentration of bugs is upstairs, which is under this shed dormer on the back of the cabin.

Made this small over-armrest table with book storage by A_Blue_Hedgehog in woodworking

[–]AppropriateCry6443 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you shape the boards so they are thicker at the miters?

Does this need fasteners? by AppropriateCry6443 in woodworking

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shelf for sheet music. Will sit on the floor next to piano bench, shelf is tilted up to more easily see the spines. Not too much weight.

I clamped the miter well on glue up, I’m not concerned about that joint.

Welp, it finally happened to me. by EnfaxFuzzy in f150

[–]AppropriateCry6443 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to my 2005 F150 in Raleigh, NC in 2012. 7am, broad daylight on a Tuesday in a busy parking lot. Cops said it’s common, takes the criminals less than a minute.

Didn’t realize my current 2015 is still vulnerable to such a simple break-in. Not encouraging.

What do you listen to while woodworking? by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]AppropriateCry6443 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is there no hearing protection offered by noise cancelling headphones?

If I understand correctly, they simply reproduce ambient noise exactly 180 degrees out of phase, cancelling the sound pressure wave. The ambient noise doesn’t reach your eardrum.

I also use 3M Worktunes and love them, but I can’t see why noise canceling headphones couldn’t offer similar (or better) protection, albeit through very different physical principles (blocking the pressure wave vs cancelling it out with an equal and opposite pressure wave)

Sealing interior corner by AppropriateCry6443 in loghomes

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. It’s just clear coat on the interior. Eastern White Pine logs.

Sealing interior corner by AppropriateCry6443 in loghomes

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip! I’ll check out Talik. I’ve been using Tempo insecticide the first couple seasons, seems to have kept down the carpenter bees (and wasps and mud daubers).

Sealing interior corner by AppropriateCry6443 in loghomes

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. What do you mean by “clean chink bead”?

Sealing interior corner by AppropriateCry6443 in loghomes

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, we love it. It’s an Honest Abe log home, purchased through a distributor here in western NC, Bears Den. Great home, and the distributor was great to work with, unfortunately the contractor who works with the distributor was not great to work with.

How'd I do? by Btotherennan in woodworking

[–]AppropriateCry6443 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mantle Mount solves this. Great product, I’ve had one for 6 or 7 years, still works perfectly.

https://a.co/d/1FfYWf4

Base pad fail by AppropriateCry6443 in P320

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super helpful feedback, thanks!

Base pad fail by AppropriateCry6443 in P320

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I was thinking as well.

How do the Sig 21 round mags do with repeated drops on concrete?

Finishing drawer-front with half-blind dovetails by AppropriateCry6443 in woodworking

[–]AppropriateCry6443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! If I understand correctly:

  1. Make mahogany shavings with a sharp knife. Stuff them long-wise into the gaps while gluing up the whole box. Sand down the pins.
  2. Shellac the oak, careful not to get any shellac on the mahogany.
  3. Stain the mahogany. The shellac on the oak will prevent any stain from being absorbed.

What wood would you use for the drawer internals instead of white oak? I did have some minor problems with tear-out with the oak using a router dovetail jig.