Didn’t pay attention to that at first. Yeah with my restless legs I would have that wall completely black by the end of the day. By the end of the week I will need the wall repaired....

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also make sure you run the screw in, run it back out, add wood glue and then run it back in again so it will never ever walk back out and start pushing on the flap.

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Sometimes I feel the need to comment on these posts, but all I really have to offer is applause. This is great insight. I think most people probably know this is how productive/anxiety work, but in the hustle and bustle of life, we tend to lose sight of it and need reminding. Because even though I acknowledged long…

The trick is that you need the oil hot before you put the eggs in, and you need a decent metal spatula to remove the egg. Eggs in aluminum pans are the worst. In the iron skillet they are wonderfully pretty.

You need to install a screen to catch the debris before it gets in your barrel. Just like your water heater, you need to flush it out every now and then. As for the pressure, there are different types of pumps you can purchase. Some you have to plug into an outlet while others have a solar powered battery.

Spend less than a hundred bucks or so and get a utility pump.

This was great to read on SEVERAL fronts.

Ebay is actually a pretty good place for tools in general - a lot of people buy tools, use them a few times, then don’t need them anymore and sell them. Just make sure to check prices against stores like Amazon and remember to take into account shipping.

I used to work for a staffing agency. Good people, good company, but I was too far from IT - just not my cup of tea. Anyway, most of their clients did not want their names used in advertisements. These were all Fortune 500 companies with gold plated credit ratings.

That’s awesome! I was recently unemployed, and my dad and I built a Paraguayan harp. I’d never used a bandsaw before that, but I got a lot of practice. My dad calls me Bandsaw Annie, now.

Estate Sales can be great for finding old tools for cheap prices. You can usually find them online (http://www.estatesales.net/) and pick out the sales that look to have the tools you’re interested in. You’ll have to put in the work (usually) to clean them up and calibrate them correctly, but vintage hand tools are…

That is the way my dad is. Now he doesn’t have much in terms of old hand tools. Mostly newer power tools. This is the first time he has ever had a full on shop and not just a corner of the garage.

It’s a bit more work, but you can do simple dados and rabbits with just a circular saw, a chisel (and a mallet), and clamps to hold guides in place.

Woodworking with hand tool is one of the areas of life where sweat equity pays off rather well. Finding and restoring old hand tools has become a hobby of mine as of late and every time I’m amazed at how you can turn a rusted out Stanley hand plane into a well working tool that’ll last. Lumber Jocks has a good rundown…

If you have any old man relatives, ask them. My favorite hand tools came from raiding my Grandpa’s basement. Other than that, garage sales.