Recent content by Bill Lantry

Rob, I'm not among those who look askance at wikipedia, mainly because I've heard a fair bit about how encyclopedias were compiled in the old days. At least with wiki, things can be checked, confirmed, or changed, unlike the old Britannica, where errors, once printed, were carved in stone and...

... But this is a pretty good idea for a pitcher's retirement gift. Mariano Rivera's farewell tour: Never seen a rocking chair made quite like that before... Thanks, Bill

Hey, folks, High on my list of dislikes is using the tablesaw in the middle of winter, when the metal's really cold. Never considered the other side, though. This pic was taken yesterday in Arizona: More from the same shop here: http://imgur.com/a/tFNnn Dang! Thanks, Bill

Hey, folks, I've never actually seen this stuff, but I wonder if it has any applications in the shop? http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57590077-1/spill-a-lot-neverwets-ready-to-coat-your-gear/ Thanks, Bill

Art, Oops paint is the mistakes they make when tinting the base. They sell it for somewhere between 5 and 7 bucks a gallon. Somedays you get lucky. In this case, somebody ordered some kind of deck coating ("Restore") which usually goes for 35 bucks a gallon. Waterproof, sticks to anything...

Vaughn, you don't know the half of it... ;) I'm a lucky man! Here she is, paintbrush in hand, all dressed up in her wood shop clothes:

More progress: I have to go put on another coat. . . But at least she looks happy! Wait till you see the next step!

I think it was Napoleon, wasn't it, who said "no battle plan survives contact with the opposing force?" So I dashed off to home depot to pick up some electrical supplies, and to price some other things, when Doorlink called my phone: * ME: Hello, Beautiful! SHE: Doc, buy me some oops paint...

Hey, folks, We're finally getting around to it: the basement fireplace room. The space is about 16 x 24. Eight weeks ago, Doorlink moved a box down there. This simple act led to all new shelves in the storage hallway, a completely revamped furnace/storage room, an extremely large county large...

So I was doing a little reading on this today. It's amazing how few details we've learned over the years, even after all those classes and movies and books. Here's one story I hadn't heard: The place is called La Pointe du Hoc. Here's a map...

Ended up using a plane to clean up the edges. Can you believe I glued them the first time around? ;) Back view of the saw installed, showing the dust collection box. Setting thing back up. While I had it off, smeared the top with naval jelly. Wiped that off, sanded the rusty top with...

Predrilling holes for the new (old) casters: Those lag screws were pretty rusty. They needed a bath in WD-40 Casters installed. That messy area is a holdover from the old dust collection box. Top of new platform This is the piece the saw actually rests on (is bolted to). The dust...

Hey, folks, You may remember I've just inherited a bunch of sweet tools from an old friend. But every silver lining has a cloud, and here's mine: the shop's too small. So I looked around and tried to figure out what to do. Biggest things first, right? Well, the biggest thing in my shop is my...

Hey, folks, Just heard that Dale Nish, celebrated woodturner, passed away a few days ago. He was best known for his vessels turned from wormy ash: More examples here. Thanks, Bill

Hey, folks, Just sharing a bit of good news: #3 son had his graduation today. Here's a pic of the podium: Yes, that's the Basilica in the background. And here's Julian, the young grad himself on the left, with a couple of his brothers, and Doorlink: In any case, I'm very proud of the...