Bruce at the sawmill

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He’s there now playing with the toys! At least these toys the Park pays to fix when something breaks down except for the private owned tractors. They also have a shingle mill to make shingles for the buildings on the property. They supplied boards to build a barn with sides, which they also put together,...

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It’s part of open space donated by the Kinder family, 600 acres that need to be kept open space. They just put in a $1M playground for the kids right before COVID hit. It’s a working farm run by 4h groups. Kinder Farm Park, Anne Arundel co,MD. Those logs were cut for a project by the boy scouts..

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The ones that keep up the mill are so brilliant. There isn’t a machine they can’t fix. A lot own antique tractors. I have to find the video of the log splitter one of them built. Their just grown men playing.

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This video was taken where Bruce volunteers at the sawmill. Bruce is the tall one at the back of the saw.
https://youtu.be/ffsJjR0Sc3c

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No worries Linda, I have all my receipts since we bought the house, the updates on the updates!

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No more waiting for weeks to start therapy. The sooner you use the replacement the better. Bruce was doing mild hand exercises the day after his surgery and bending slightly at the elbow. They expected him in pt for at least 6-9 months. He stopped in February and is doing home therapy, like lifting...

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There's a woodworker in Bruce's club who is moving to Spain with the rest of her family. We were gifted with 2 steel frames similar to what you made. One is about 6'long with an L shaped front about 18". The other is just a straight 6'. The one with the L shape is on my side with the drill...

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In another site someone said just cut and to correct with sanding. To put it in SLRA’s words sanding is a finishing step and not a correction step. I have a problem seeing fuzzies more than a line that is slightly off. As for spirals, I’ve ruined some fretwork cuttings and stopped using them. We...

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There was only one layer on as Bruce and his brothers took the 2 layers off when they did the roof 20+ years ago. Our house was built in late 50s and had the 1” slats on the old section and plywood on addition. They had to replace some slats for an extra $150 but no other damage. We also had seamless...

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Did she get the ice machine to use on her knee? Bruce was sent home with one and he said it helped him the most with his shoulder. Of course, we went through a lot of ice for it. Speaking of which, the repairman was here Monday to fix our ice maker. He told us to get the extended warranty when it was...

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In my opinion, the only perfect lines you need to cut are circles. Everything else is just artist interpretation.

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With 4 people replacing your roof! You’d think there was a whole army up there. Boss said they would be here by 7:30. By 7 the dumpster was in the driveway and they were tying off ladders. Boss came at 8 to check on them and left to check on another job. Lucky for them it’s a cool day. Money well...

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When Bruce finishes his grinders, he uses the same water base stuff he put on the kitchen cabinets. After a few coats he uses the renaissance wax and buffs on the lathe as a final coat.

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Does that work on unpainted wood as a finish Rolf? The mineral oil doesn’t make the finish shiny, it just brings out the grain. My customer really like it and it is a cheap finish.

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Love this....

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Me too Scott. A barstool! I don’t know how people can stand and scroll at the same time.

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I use rapidresizer when I want to cut a pattern to the size of the wood I have. But first choice is reducing on copier....

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Have you tried mineral oil with denatured alcohol? I use mineral spirits but you can’t get that either, right? That’s all I ever use. I mix it 50/50 or 40/60....

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2 trees. Over 100’ tall each. And we are getting gusts up to 60mph tomorrow.

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Cleaning up the remainder of the trees. Son coming to get rest. And boy were we lucky. That stump was directly behind our bedroom. You can see the rot in the trees on the ground. Some had holes about 12” in the center....