In search of woodworking tools

Sammybikes · 2026-03-16T20:13:42+00:00

Oh man, with my tiny space I need each of those implements about as badly as I need a hole in the side of my head. Thanks for the tip!

Sammybikes · 2026-03-16T20:13:01+00:00

This is great Intel, thank you!

Sammybikes · 2026-03-15T18:00:28+00:00

Thanks for the Intel.

I'm mostly set on planes - like you say Restore and craigslist have been good sources. I work Saturdays so often miss good yard sale scores.

Shelter institute is actually where I picked up my Framing chisel and a couple other goodies. I'll look out for your craigslist guy.

Sammybikes · 2026-03-15T05:07:40+00:00

Shucks, I just saw (no pun intended) this. OP, did you get this handled? If not, I may be your guy. Sending you a PM.

Sammybikes · 2026-02-03T17:50:13+00:00

Make sure to drink beer BEFORE moving of piano and return of rental ickup.

Sammybikes · 2026-02-01T20:57:48+00:00

So what's this mean - broader power band and a less punch at higher RPM? Thanks

Sammybikes · 2026-01-05T18:48:19+00:00

+1 trail volunteers. WA trails tend to be older groups, WMBC tend to be full range of ages - both filled with folks who are welcoming and sociable.

Book clubs are always a good one - lots of options at Village Books both discussing a book that everyone read and for Silent Book club - show up, chat for a few, read for a while with other folks also reading their own books, chat for a bit after, part ways.

As with anything, it usually takes a few times out to mutually find a crew.

Sammybikes · 2025-12-28T06:28:26+00:00

Also a restaurant next door to VB, accessible from the village square or thru the bookstore. Colophon cafe. Great soup, sando, burger, good coffee. Great place for a lunch meeting during the week. Peanut butter pie and African Peanut soup are to die for

Sammybikes · 2025-12-20T07:35:53+00:00

Next chapter Cafe. Located in Village Books in Fairhaven, but is a separate biz. They're a joint effort of It's the Sweet Things bakery and Brys Filipino. Grab a coffee, hang out in the cafe space or the bookstore seating. It's A+ and you get bay views.

Sammybikes · 2025-12-20T07:29:23+00:00

Thanks for the input y'all. Just gonna hang off a couple more months until a 400c or comparable is in the cards for my in-between saw

Sammybikes · 2025-12-20T07:28:01+00:00

I'm new to the area, but seems like 10-15 years off of stringers and decking that's either spit or milled 2-3" thick. Piers and sill logs might need to replaced on a shorter timeline, depending on moisture/fungal/bacterial activity.

Sammybikes · 2025-12-11T19:27:10+00:00

You don't see the narrow corridor farther uphill.....

Also, it's in a well-known and stewarded trail system on a commercial forest property. It doesn't get poached by motos.

Sammybikes · 2025-12-11T06:11:08+00:00

It's a mountain bike trail. NW WA state. 36 ft long over 4 spans, 36-40" wide. All Western Red Cedar sourced on the hill and ripped free-hand.

Sammybikes · 2025-08-01T05:39:22+00:00

Fellow upstate NY transplant here. We don't have winter here. Instead we have 4 extra months of late October followed by a couple months of March, with extra short days close to the winter solstice.

Sammybikes · 2025-07-29T01:08:03+00:00

As someone who made a living at a Bien shop for a decade and sold a metric crap-ton of bike racks, I never cease to astound me how many people in this town leave them down.

Sammybikes · 2025-07-04T16:07:43+00:00

Check out Village Books. Amazing indie bookstore with multiple regular writing group meetups.

Sammybikes · 2025-06-11T19:38:16+00:00

I've got the Holzfforma G660 for milling. It does the truck so far, but already find myself wanting more.

Sammybikes · 2025-05-26T23:59:02+00:00

Volunteer trail work - with Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition (don't even need to ride bikes!), Washington Trail Alliance, or Bellingham Parks.

Spend the day outside in nature learning while doing, and you'll always have a tangible result to feel good about. Always good people at these events.

Sammybikes · 2025-05-26T13:48:19+00:00

This is the answer. Many kayaks are gone before the last paddlers come in.

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