Recent content by HenryHawthorne

Kind of you to think of the old geezers. Truthfully, I'm not an old geezer, yet... I just act like one.

How about I drink your beer and you take my shots?

Gave it up a couple decades ago - with kids I wasn't willing to commit several hours multiple times per week to get consistent, and I'm too self-competitive to play half-ass. Haven't missed it a bit. My wife started to play a few years ago and wanted me to start back - but it just isn't a game...

1 cut, at an angle (roughly 7 degrees). For joining 2 4x8 sheets into 1 4x16 sheet.

I knew I liked you for some reason - you've got some southern redneck in you for sure!!

Here's the scarfing jig I ended up with for dimensional lumber (up to about 3"). It is 12:1. I can't take credit for it, after messing with ideas yesterday I knew what I wanted to do with my sled and thought I wanted hold-downs, but hadn't figured out my clamping plan. Came across some...

Unfortunately they haven't been made for years, but they periodically pop up on ebay or the various boating forums.

Got my keel, strakes, and sheer clamps ripped today, then spent a bit of time futzing with ideas for a scarfing jig for the table saw. Hopefully I'll get bits scarfed and glued tomorrow. Good mail day today - cleats from @TA Smith (Thanks!!) as well as the following: I'd pretty much decided...

That looks awesome!

I wasn't either, but am a convert. Duct sizing is important, be careful there... both main lines and for specific tools. The limitations of my space (1/2 a 2 bay garage) meant that most of my stationary tools ended up along 1 wall (I have a portable table saw, that is used 90% of the time in...

I'm finding the same about myself. The best advice I ever got in this regard was to minimize things that hide your tool (cabinet doors and drawers, for example) - that keeping them (and the spot for them) visible decreases the likelihood of leaving something out after use. I've found that...