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I'm rebuilding a wood and cast iron bench. I am planning on using white oak. The plan for the bench is to be on a covered porch. It will get some weather exposure. I was thinking of using penetrating epoxy to seal the oak after staining and the multiple coats of spar varnish. Is the epoxy...

Does anyone have and experience/suggestions for staining concrete? We are in contract to buy a new home. It has a walkout basement that is finished except for the concrete floor. There are heating pipes in the floor. We are thinking about staining and sealing the lower level floors, about...

I was out driving yesterday and saw a flock of 15-20 swans. Not something I am use to seeing here. I wasn't really paying attention at first since there are lots of flocks of geese around. My wife commented on how big the lead goose was. I looked and said that is because it's a swan...

I have a double Mason Kennel 4' wide by 10' deep and 6' high for sale. The back panels have a pass-thru for exterior dog house. Panels to close pass-thru included. $500. Located in central Ohio. Tom

Here is an interesting article on Lake Erie decoys: http://www.cleveland.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2016/08/rare_decoys_local_waterfowl_hu.html?platform=hootsuite Tom

A pair of Osprey have nested on top of a TV transmission tower in Columbus. http://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/watch-live-osprey-tower-cam-05-03-2016 Enjoy, Tom

There is a pair of Peregrine falcons nesting in downtown Columbus again this year. The ODNR has a couple of cameras on the nestbox and surrounding ledge. The chicks have just started to hatch. http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/falconcam Tom

I am not sure how frequently he is visiting site and I doubt he would mention this. But, this past weekend he and his dog Gus won the Amateur stake at the Southern California Retriever Club this past week. This also qualified Gus for this years National Amateur Retriever Championship. This is...

I need some advice for a little project I have. My daughter has a wooden box with the ashes from her poodle in it. It has a small metal plaque on it. The plaque has come off and she has tried, unsuccessfully, to glue it back on. I would like to get this right the first time. Any suggestions...

I saw this on another site I frequent, someone has a number of boxes of bismuth for sale: http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2711043/m/2351024602 I no nothing of the seller. Tom

I came across this article on an Ohio carver: http://www.ohiomagazine.com/Main/Articles/4850.aspx We have the magazine at work for the waiting room, it is in the current issue. Tom

I was changing washers on the bathtub faucet yesterday. It is an old house with old fixtures. I expected some problems. The hot was just starting to drip. Cold no problems. We have lived in the house 8 years and I haven't replaced the cold yet so I was worried about it. I needed the handle...

I'm just starting to carve, heads from Rutgers starter kit last year. I'm going to get a book. So, which book should I get first? This is a very low priority project with the CFO so the budget is tight. I hunt mainly puddle ducks. I'll get the books as I get the money set back. Which one...

My wife is tired of winter and wants to move south from Ohio. We have talked about the southeast/Gulf coast. If the I could find to right job in the right place we would probably move. We are looking at the panhandle of FL to TX at this point. Although, Georgia and the Carolinas could be...

I found out this afternoon that I'm in the market for an air purifier. I need something that will remove pet/cat hair from the air. Removal of the cat is not an option! Here is the whole story. I work several 12 hour shifts a week. Wife wants a companion, not a dog. We find the perfect...

I stumbled across this on youtube last night and thought some here would enjoy it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw I never saw the Fitz in person. I was always intrigued by the large ships I saw offshore on Lake Michigan growing up. I did see the then named Medusa Challenger in...

I started a "small" project in my 89 year old house this morning. Installing a ceiling fan. As expected I ran into a surprise rather quickly. When I started to remove the existing light I found a capped gas pipe from the original gas lights. I didn't want to cut the pipe not knowing where it...

The pair of Peregrine Falcon's nesting in Columbus, OH are incubating 4 eggs that are expected to hatch next week. Here is a link to the webcam: http://ohiodnr.com/...e_nestbox_video.aspx With the warmer weather the adults, Scout and Orville, are not sitting as tightly on the eggs so you will...

There are some Peregrine falcon chicks that dined on Virginia Rail earlier today. I guess that is proof the are headed north! Here's a link the camera: http://www.falconcam-cmnh.org/news.php Cleveland is a hot bed of falcon nests in Ohio. Tom

FYI. My wife just told me Cabela's has their 3500 watt portable generator on sale for $299 through tomorrow. Free shipping too, it's actually $18 because it weights 100 lbs. We are going to get my in-laws one. We also got the trailer kit. It was easy to put together and make it easy to...