Recent content by N80

As some may know, I have a saw mill and have been doing some woodworking projects. I know that most sources say wood should be around 7-9% moisture for furniture and such. I mostly dry wood in my basement which is not heated or cooled. Just stacked and stickered. It works but takes just as...

To be honest I don't like gin by itself. I didn't like Martinis when I was younger but came to find out that was probably because of the Vermouth, which was usually old and stale. I like a Martini with a good fresh vermouth if it isn't crazy dry. I like the traditional mix of 2 parts gin and one...

Juniper! Which is some kind of conifer I think. So pretty much boiled down pine tree. Which is the main thing you get with Gilby's and Gordon's. If you don't like it you can always clean the floors with it.

I remember those days as well. I can remember hearing the buzz of conversation and laughter from our bedrooms. It seemed to be a pleasant and reassuring sound. My folks, and most of their friends were upper middle class. This was not hoity toity, this was just plain folks enjoying each other's...

When I'm not in the mood for alcohol I like plain tonic with a slice of lime.

Polar got the top review on America's Test Kitchen but we can't find it in stores around here so I definitely will check on line. Thanks.

Gin and tonic has always been my summer go-to drink (well, that and beer). But lately, like the last year or two, I can't find good fizzy tonic water. Always preferred Canada Dry in glass bottles. ALWAYS had to open it very slow or it would spew everywhere and your drink was very fizzy. Well...

That's a shame that it hasn't worked out for you. I don't have anything to compare it to about gas usage but I can easily mow for 2-3 hours on a tank. It would be nice if it were better but I don't see it an an issue considering how much ground I cover on a tank. As for the deck max deck...

Update: This ^ Two and a half years after I posted this thread the ride harshness got to the point where I finally got around to changing the shocks. I spent a little extra on Blistein shocks because they got good reviews for this specific model. All of the steering issues and harshness over...

Wow!

That hall table is particularly nice!

One of the things I actually enjoy is figuring out how to do things without certain tools. In this piece that is why each tower has 4 corner posts and the sides are a single board with a space on either side of it. I knew that without a table saw or jointer I'd never be able to glue up solid...

Thanks guys. I did forget to mention that I have a miter saw as well. In any case, if nothing else I have learned how hard woodworking can be.

I posted some questions about this project a few years ago and got a lot of good advice in the thread below: https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/wood-working-dry-fitting.477784/ So here is a follow up. I made these shelves from a white oak tree that blew down on my property. Cut it...

To be honest, I do not remember exactly how I did it but I followed the instructions I saw on several web sites that seemed reliable. To be sure there seems to be a lot YouTubers, etc that don't know what they're talking about and cutting through the junk is difficult. Just like anything else on...