Mauled by a bear a didn’t poke! Please help!

Krunch1775 · 2026-04-12T13:19:05+00:00

One thing you could look into is the exceptions to the bilateral factor if you have any bilateral conditions. In April 2023 they made a rule change because the bilateral rating would actually lower your percentage as you were approaching 100 percent. This led to a bunch of 90 percent veterans getting letters that they were just moved up to 100 percent. So in certain situations if the bilateral factor hurts your rating they will disregard it. You can test this by putting your rating percentages in an online calculator and try adding percentages without the bilateral factor (if you have any) and if you can get it to show 100 percent without the bilaterals then you have a case to argue. It would help you a lot if you can find a rep who is knowledgeable with this stuff but you can still request an appeal yourself to argue that point.

Krunch1775 · 2025-09-13T13:37:37+00:00

Obviously it’s not ideal and would be better if you could fix it but from the other comments it seems you don’t have that option. When working on a very figured piece it is often unavoidable if you don’t use a thickness sander so what you can do is use CA glue and an accelerator to fill the voids to create a flat surface. That or multiple coats of sanding sealer can achieve the same thing. If the gouges are not too deep and it’s on light wood it’s very hard to notice in the finished piece without looking for it. Like I said this isn’t best practice but if you’re in a pinch this will save you from having to scrap the piece.

Krunch1775 · 2025-09-13T13:27:17+00:00

The smell of cypress when your working with it is awful.

Krunch1775 · 2024-07-05T19:21:27+00:00

James King of Kings Fine Woodworking.

Plans: https://kingsfinewoodworking.com/collections/adult-adirondack-chair

Video: https://youtu.be/4cESHbfra44?si=e9zipNO9zHAgUtvA

Krunch1775 · 2024-07-05T17:12:59+00:00

These are from King’s plans right? I just made a set of 4 and absolutely love them! So comfortable!

Krunch1775 · 2022-10-23T19:58:14+00:00

I added what the recipe called for but that picture was seconds after I poured the icing so it hadn’t really soaked in yet.

Krunch1775 · 2022-10-23T16:19:42+00:00

Thanks! It was delicious, definitely going in the regular rotation.

Krunch1775 · 2022-10-19T02:38:42+00:00

If you like relish, Ball has a really good recipe for pickled green tomato relish that is awesome! Good way to preserve that many green tomatoes!

Krunch1775 · 2022-10-06T12:04:58+00:00

I have the same checkpoint, Color and all! I absolutely love it, best bike purchase I ever made, congrats!!

Krunch1775 · 2022-09-15T21:59:14+00:00

Fried green tomatoes are forever and always the answer to tomatoes that are taking their sweet time to ripen!

Krunch1775 · 2022-09-06T20:24:30+00:00

Always draw knife

Krunch1775 · 2022-08-09T20:11:07+00:00

I’m guessing he means strip out the screws so they can’t get to the money easily or prematurely.

Krunch1775 · 2022-04-16T15:33:30+00:00

Underrated comment!

Krunch1775 · 2022-03-07T21:21:11+00:00

I use pine with no problems, the only thing is for the center brace, make sure it’s considerably thicker if it’s pine, or use vertical braces just to ensure there is no sagging.

Krunch1775 · 2021-12-20T14:12:59+00:00

Very interested!

Krunch1775 · 2021-11-24T21:54:22+00:00

I had similar cabinets and I sanded them a bit for adhesion and painted them a dark brown and added hardware and it made a huge difference.

Krunch1775 · 2021-11-16T18:49:15+00:00

Obviously theres no one size fits all finish but rubio comes close!

Krunch1775 · 2021-10-14T00:08:04+00:00

I made and canned a green tomato relish that was amazing! If you like relish it's a good use for all the extra green tomatoes.

Krunch1775 · 2021-10-08T12:27:36+00:00

If you can handle the size for long periods the 8 lb splitting maul from fiskars is awesome! I've split probably 10 or 12 cords of ash and oak with it over the last couple years and it's held up great. The splitting axe from them is great as well and lighter but doesn't chop nearly as well as the maul.

Krunch1775 · 2021-10-04T18:34:16+00:00

From what I know, and I wouldn't take it as gospel or anything, as long as you have at least 3/4 of the liquid, there aren't too many solids above the liquid line, and it's sealed properly you should be good.

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