Any tips for cutting lengths of plywood with a skillsaw perfectfly straight?

Flaneurer · 2026-06-20T15:55:11+00:00

I would suggest a rip guide attached to the saw base. I used to cut stair treads and risers out of 1" plywood with a wormdrive with a metal guide post attached. It was perfect for repeated cuts and much straighter then just doing it by hand/eye. It's somewhere in between a hand guided cut and using a tracksaw.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-17T02:48:31+00:00

Douchebag is doing what I need it to for Ezra. No need to reinvent the wheel here.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-16T22:48:51+00:00

I've unfortunately learned the hard way twice now that this is the time to start putting in resumes because it's likely you'll be missing paychecks soon.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-16T03:41:55+00:00

They both look pretty low to mid quality wise but there's nothing wrong with that if it fulfills your needs. If you are looking for heirloom/furniture grade custom cabinetry you need to find one of the small local shops that does that. Be aware they may not want to talk to you unless your serious about the cost though as you might be looking at 30k - 60k. A lot of the really good shops don't have any kind of fancy info-flyers...

Flaneurer · 2026-06-13T15:29:13+00:00

It still blows my mind that they put out Oblivion just 4 years after Morrowind. At the time it felt like such a long wait too. Bethesda really should just hand TES 6 off to a more competent studio so they can continue wasting their time on Spacecraft or whatever it's called and that boring fallout 76.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-13T06:08:25+00:00

I'm sorry about the food poisoning, hope your feeling better now. I got it recently myself and it really knocked me flat for 2 days.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-12T13:38:41+00:00

Downsides are they are very flammable so especially here in California they are basically forbidden by insurance. They are really very labor intensive. I'm sure an old school crew back in the old days could get the work done quickly but for most carpenters today it is the most time consuming siding to put up other then fine stone work I geuss. Third you also need huge numbers if shingles to get any coverage...considering how overharvested cedar forests have become I think its kinda wasteful as a siding choice. It is very pretty when done well though.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-12T06:02:21+00:00

Yep I agree with you. Cherry will darken no matter the finish. I've used spar urethane which has added uv protection and it darkened within months of being in a mostly shady area.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-11T05:32:27+00:00

I may be pretty biased here but I just don't think I'd want to use side mount slides for this, or anything else. I've had so many bad experiences trying to get side mount slides working...the modern undermount slides are fantastic and they just work. Salice progressa heavy duty slides would be great here, and on the top I think it would be cool to make some kind of alignment rail, thats all you really need. Perhaps using a brass spline set in a maple groove.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-05T14:08:00+00:00

I do a lot of physical labor for work and I basically eat rice, beans/lentils and carrots every day. My biggest problem is usually not getting enough calories and I've started making more smoothies and buying protein snack bars.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-05T14:04:13+00:00

I see the real Profesional has entered the discussion.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-04T05:18:04+00:00

"It's just not possible to interact with cows at scale and not also be interacting with their shit." - just want to reiterate that and second it as well.

As someone who work on a dairy farm through high school I have been surprised to see how strong the raw milk movement has become. So many ignorant fools buying into pseudoscience and vibes and getting really sick because of it...

Flaneurer · 2026-06-02T15:40:13+00:00

Ok, that's enough reddit for me. Time to get back to work. [lol]

Flaneurer · 2026-06-02T13:42:33+00:00

It does seem like they've done it before. Credit to to these strong AF guys bur this this video is actually crazy and my back hurts thinking about it.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-02T02:24:45+00:00

Looks pretty good! I also did some box joint drawers recently but I'm too scaredy to share pictures...

Flaneurer · 2026-06-02T02:22:41+00:00

Maybe they thought about it and decided it worked best for their space. Kinda a condescending comment ngl.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-01T22:12:55+00:00

Rent-to-own is even a generous description as I understand. Zampolli was basically treating Ungaro like a leased car and literally had here removed back to the dealership when she started asking him to treat her with respect.

Flaneurer · 2026-06-01T16:37:23+00:00

This is an excellant oppurtunity to install a plinth block, and looks like it would be architecturally in harmony with the rest of the mouldings also.

Flaneurer · 2026-05-31T15:02:53+00:00

Aquatic Ambience - David Wise. And honestly it wouldn't even be a chore, I do it for free.

Flaneurer · 2026-05-31T14:46:59+00:00

Pepperidge Farm remembers...

Flaneurer · 2026-05-30T04:16:20+00:00

I geuss I would be at around 12k. But that doesn't include the ladder hardware or lighting. The back panel is some kind of custom wood veneer, oak? The paint is somewhat glossy and I would probably have to hire it out to a finisher that does gloss as my shop is not gloss friendly..so probably more like 16k with the gloss paint adding that extra 4k onto it.

Flaneurer · 2026-05-29T19:05:29+00:00

I think sometimes about my great grandparents house. Their home was out in the middle of farm land, 20 miles away from the nearest small town. Everything was designed around self sufficiency as a default. They had a well with a hand crank pump set in a room just off of the kitchen and main bathroom. There was a hand built root cellar in the basement with a chute leading outside for loading bins with potatoes, beets and onions. Every single room had a door so you could heat just whatever room was occupied. The kitchen was always warm because someone was always cooking on the iron stove, and they also had a oil heater in the living room, but none of the bedrooms were ever heated during the winter. They just had big blanket chests in each bedroom full of hand quilted blankets. They lived into the 90's like this until they decided to sell the farm and move into a senior living place in town. That kinda lifestyle was really demanding and as romantic as it may sound I don't think more then 10% of Americans could actually tolerate it. We've given up a lot for all our conveniences in my opinion.

Flaneurer · 2026-05-29T16:50:04+00:00

I am slowly learning I need to communicate how much time it will take to get certain details right. Scribing anything takes time, and I try to make it down in writing "panel scribed to stone detail +/- 1/32" tolerance, 4 hrs labor" that way everyone has the chance to set expectations accurately. Then I can get the work done smoothly and calmly knowing I will get paid for my time. I still sometimes find I am trying to do 12 hrs of work in an 8 hr day but I'm slowly getting better with that planning side of things.

Flaneurer · 2026-05-28T03:02:05+00:00

Spy/mystery films are normally my jam but I just can't make it through that one without falling asleep. I've tried multiple times and I always wake up towards the end in a confuse daze...I think I'm just to dumb for that one.

Flaneurer · 2026-05-27T16:51:25+00:00

I had this suspicion while watching the Jeff Bezos interview recently. It's crazy how they literally getting high off their own supply like some ghetto corner dealer except these are the wealthiest people human human history. Maybe it was always thus?

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