I've scooped some good wood buys by monitoring the woodworking yahoo group. One guy GAVE AWAY four 10' x 18" 4/4 prime mahogany boards - His wife said she was going to throw out the boards so she could get her car in the garage. Another guy was a retired teak plantation manager from Costa Rica. He had shipped 6000 board feet of teak to Houston when he retired. He sold it for $4.00 /bf. Of course I find these deals because I live near Houston, a high price to pay.
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dale S
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 2:44 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Dowels
There really are some very talented and innovative young people in this world, and with u-tube they are able to share their skills with others. Have you seen the young man in England that has build his own band saws and a 12 inch joiner. I like to Google homemade machines and tools of all kinds. I just wish we had access to some of the affordable hardwoods that are available in over parts of the country. I could get half a pickup load of rough sawed oak in Missouri or Arkansas for what a couple of boards will cost here.
Dale in the Flatlands.
subprong wrote:
Check this out, Dale. First off, if you've never seen this guy's videos then you should check them out. Great stuff!
Here is a video of him making homemade dowels (unfluted but the "spiral" action from the chisel may help with the glue). The whole video is great but the "magic happens" at 2.36. This guy always has great jigs and/or methods.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3MNbm3NCHE
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