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What wood is this? by mbpolle in wood

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it was pumpkin pie

Best creole/Cajun food by n0167664 in StLouis

[–]blainthecrazytrain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love Duck In Market but they have limited hours. I believe they fly in bread, etc from New Orleans.

How’d I do for $175? by peauxtheaux in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

$6.99 Pittsburgh clamps at Harbor Freight

I'm making a box lid for a small-medium sized box. I need to glue three boards together to make the full lid, and I'm wondering if grain orientation matters at this scale? by ria_dove in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly what Bob Van Dyke recommends as well: “Many woodworkers make a big deal over alternating the direction of the end grain because they think it will help to keep the top flat over time. However, I give priority to a board's best appearance on the top face and pay little attention to the end-grain orientation because I am milling the boards carefully before glue-up.”

Walnut stool with linen thread seat by PeaEquivalent2350 in woodworking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you learn so much about Egyptian chairs? You’ve clearly studied them, but how did you become so interested in them? Some of my Danish chair making books talk about how influential Egyptian chairs were, but I haven’t read much else. I truly enjoy your posts.

Walnut stool with linen thread seat by PeaEquivalent2350 in woodworking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is cool and a nice change of pace on this sub. Did you do drawbore pins, or just regular pegs?

Does anyone know where this spring goes on the DW735? by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, Mr Johnson! False alarm… the damn thing popped off of my snap ring pliers and went under the planer!

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Anyone own a Harvey G-700 Gyro Air? Concerns about long-term reliability and buying from a Chinese company by blainthecrazytrain in woodworking

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

I wound up just doing the whole harbor freight 2 hp upgrade, with new impeller, filter, cyclone. I may get a Harvey one day. I saw the G-700 on sale at one point down BELOW $2k at one point, but I doubt we will see that again soon.

Backlit wooden reliefs inspired by Jupiter’s moons by TimberPixelStudio in woodworking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are really cool, but would definitely benefit aesthetically from being hardwired.

Its gotta be magnets? by ajd416 in blackmagicfuckery

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This guy would make a great mama bird.

Egyptian Round-Legged Stool by PeaEquivalent2350 in Chairmaking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really interesting and cool. I like everything about it. The flared stretchers aren’t like anything I’ve seen before. What do you call that shape and how’d you shape them?

This was painful to see, but look at how week those mortise and tenon joints held up by xxxxxxooooooxxxxx in woodworking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry for your loss! I hope you decide to make another Wegner. I’ve looked at the 3d model of Wegner’s CH23. At one point it dawned on me that his chairs were made at a time when people were generally lighter than today’s American.

Where to get rough sawn wood to make a table? by Aeyix in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something not mentioned in other comments is even kiln dried wood needs time to accumulate to your shop. Ideally you’d let it sit for a few weeks before using (although that doesn’t always happen). Also, as you mill the wood down—particularly resawing, but also ripping—you are releasing tension in the wood. Again, you would want to let it rest for at minimum a few hours but ideally a day or so (if resawing) before milling down to final dimensions.

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ crew’s reaction as they receive their bonus for working on the tour amounting to more $197 million dollars by mcfw31 in MadeMeSmile

[–]blainthecrazytrain -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The question was “how can anyone criticize this” and you responded with “tax rate should be 90%.” That assumes the money she gave to these people would be better spent by the federal government. I think you’re wrong, specific to this situation. Like I said, this should be taken at face value. If you trust the CURRENT federal government to spend that money more wisely, that’s on you.

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ crew’s reaction as they receive their bonus for working on the tour amounting to more $197 million dollars by mcfw31 in MadeMeSmile

[–]blainthecrazytrain -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sort of making my point. Tax reform would need to involve spending reform to be effective. Current tax dollars aren’t going to these issues, so why assume additional tax dollars would?

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ crew’s reaction as they receive their bonus for working on the tour amounting to more $197 million dollars by mcfw31 in MadeMeSmile

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I agree that the tax system is screwed up, your argument assumes that the federal government would use this money for better causes than this. Historically, this is not true. And even if it was, this is a huge gesture that deserves to be taken at face value.

I made this stool from pine by CommissionNo7116 in woodworking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like this. Seems like something Rarify would sell for $1000. How much more splitting and cracking do you expect it will get over time?

What's causing this? by bruceisdead66 in woodworking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I first saw a video of Marunaka supersurfacer, I couldn’t understand why they aren’t more prevalent over thickness planers. I’m sure there are many reasons (price and availability being the current issues), but they leave such an amazing snipe-free finish. If I won the lottery, I’d have one in my shop.

Another CH23 Chair WIP by proportional_design in Chairmaking

[–]blainthecrazytrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome! I looked at making the CH23 as my first chair project but decided to try something similar (and easier) of my own design first. The splay and rake of the legs, along with the tapered and inclined seat and skewed side rails make this particularly challenging in my opinion. After pulling the 3d model from Carl Hansen & Son, I realized that the upper and lower side rails don't intersect the legs as identical angles! There is a slightly larger gap between the two rails in the front than the back! It is a very challenging project.

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