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Build it all out of decent grade marine plywood. Long term disappointment will out weigh saving a few bucks. Been there done that. Now that being said, my son built a one sheet boat (whole boat made from a sheet of plywood). We used treated ply, no epoxy, just screws, construction adhesive...

Jim, I got to meet your dad a few years ago at a DU get together. As it has been said, he was truly a gentlemen, wish I could have spent more time talking with him. His presence will be missed

Well the beer and chips did work. Somehow everything is back to normal and cutting steel the way is was meant to. Now if I could just find some time to finish it up.

Anybody else ever get these? I have a very large old metal band saw, that I use about once a month. It's a Johnson model J, made in 1963, probably my favorite tool in the shop. Every time I use it, I think about all the things it's made, and the different people that owned it, hoping my next...

Thanks for the advice, I bought it as a kit, so I assume it meant for the torch, but will try resetting the nozzle.

So I bought a torch yesterday from Praxair. I have several jobs lined up where I am sick of cutting old welds off with an offset grinder. I have set the cutting torch up per the chart included in the kit and as I adjust the oxygen to get a neutral flame, it starts popping (back firing) and...

Second on using a bandsaw, just have to watch the build up on the blade guides. Also had good luck with a Japanese pull saw.

Al, I can't tell you how much my daughter loved our pup pictures. Everytime she walks by the computer on sees me on duckboats, she asks if Mr. Hansen has posted any more puppy pics (she is seven). We love seeing them. Thanks

I have a ton of foamers, most made out of the same blocks of sytrofoam, only I get my from Northern Supply. I personally haven't had much luck with gluing a board to the bottom, both titebond and gorilla have broken free after a year or so. I blame the movement of the wood. My heads are made of...

Buddy sent this to me today, seemed fitting for the thread.

In Reply To __________________________________________________ Andrew, I am very curious regarding your source of inspiration. Monty Python, the most famous Knight movie ever, LOL. Trying to get my daughter to add to her lines " It's only a flesh wound", but she won't.

I have to admit, I had to look up the word "Heraldry". Did you know where the designs come from?

My daughter's school play, "Joust", a spoof on King Arthur, is coming up next week. The Teacher asked if I could make some swords, lances and shields for the play. Without telling me anything more, I took some artistic freedom with the shields. I think some people here will get the reference...

Redoing some e allen decoys and would like to make the keels more decorative, while still being functional, anyone got a picture I could use as a reference. Please either post or email me at avholley@hotmail.com Thanks

I am a pretty good mild steel welder, but want to start welding aluminum, and need some help with the setup. I currently have an older Linclon Idealarc DC-250 with an LN-7 wire feed. Can this weld alum? Do I need a different feeder? I know alum won't feed thru my existing setup, would like to...

Picked up a free ipad, was hoping to move duck pictures from the desktop computer onto the ipad and take the ipad out to the shop for carving and painting reference Was hoping because their jpeg photos they would transfer over, however, I can't move/copy them. Anybody got any ideas? Thanks

Hey Pat, it's not "back in the day" I have a pair and still use them once a year. It's the only way back to a special spot, about guarantted to get a limit, but it hard work and only worth it once a year. Can't imagine doing it more often, mainly because I fall over. You ever want to use...

For something different I tried making my own breakfast sausage this evening. I had some last weekend from grass fed pork, was the best I have ever had. So decided to try making my own. Got a very basic grind, with two plates (grinding disks?), used the one with the larger holes, probably...

Reminds me of those films we saw in a tractor/farm safety course. PTO shaft off the back of a tractor can do some serious damage. I remember here a guy speak that got both arms caught in a running corn picker, shredded both arms off, but he lived through it.

Here is my take: Walmart decoys suck. Do not buy cheap decoys. I bought Gander Mountin "HOT BUYS" once, six mallards for like $25, threw them away half way through the season as all the paint fell off. I don't know much about using EPS and molds, however, I do know a lot about carving Styrofoam...