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boat.karlnelson.net
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| | | | | I decided to start with the bowsprit (aka the pointy bit at the front of the boat). It is the shortest of the spars, although, except for the mast, perhaps the most complicated. And, since I have to start somewhere, why not start at the front? I started by turning one of the spruce boards into three spruce boards. This was done at the table saw at my local tool library. | |
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boat.karlnelson.net
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| | | | | The folks over at Lost Art Press have apparently been offering a reprint of the 1914 Stanley Tools ("Stanley Rule & Level Company") catalog. They've recently sold through their stock of the paper copies, and decided to not reprint it. Instead, they're offering a free PDF download of the catalog. Back in October I fixed up an old wooden "transitional" plane and figured out that it was a Stanley No. 29, made from 1869 to 1917. | |
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| | | | | I'd been a bit worried about how exactly I was going to flip the bench over, but between my wife and teenage son, we were able to get it flipped over with no injuries to either the workbench or the workers. Below, you can see it in the permanent location under the one window in the garage. Fits just perfectly in the space. (It's almost like I measured and planned it! | |
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boffosocko.com
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| | | Let's think about a few of the factors at play when it comes to cleaning and oiling advice for typewriters. Two major factors at play are knowledge (and its dispersal) and the availability of materials and tools. Most typists are hobbyists coming to the space with little to no knowledge. Often they're further hampered by | ||
