Popular Post Tom Cancelleri Posted May 24, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 So I'm in my shop milling up some 8/4 maple for the Roubo. I take a break to sit on my stoop and cool down a bit. My neighbor says "Hey Tom got a dumb question for you, plunge routers do I pull it towards me or push it away from me?" I said "you want to go left to right, what are you looking to do? He said he was going to roundover some oak slats for his park bench in his backyard. I asked about his bit to see if he had a round over bit. He's got an old 1hp black and deck router and a bit with a "rub end" I said hold on let me get you a bit with a bearing so you don't burn the wood. If you'd like I can run these over my router table and get it done in a matter of seconds. He was working on a Black and deck workmate table and had no way to really hold it down while routing. So he said no that's ok, so I don't have 1/4" shank roundover bits. I brought him over my Bosch 1617EVS with a bit in it to do the job. He said wow this is a nice router, routes it and said didn't even burn the wood. I've been watching him for the last 3 days sanding all this wood. He hands me back my router and says "that worked well, thanks. Are you a beer drinker?" Of course I am. He said I'll bring you buy some beer as a thanks. I said no worries, but if you wanna sit outside, shoot the sh*t and have a beer, I'm all for it. He's a good neighbor, helped me unload my tablesaw off the truck when I got it. His wife and daughter bake cookies every year at Christmas and he brings me over a plate of them. Last year I made them some reindeer and dropped them off. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I wish my chore today involved woodworking. I'm laying travertine tile for a widow lady friend of ours. But she always thinks ahead when I do work for her. Like your good neighbor, beer will be waiting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Be careful with neighbors like that.. I have one of those and now his wife always asks me to build crap for them they find on Pinterest.. They're good neighbors tho and I help where I can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Or the ones that bring your MC bill over to you that was delivered to his house by mistake two months ago and thinks you owe him a six pack and two hours of your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Be careful with neighbors like that.. I have one of those and now his wife always asks me to build crap for them they find on Pinterest.. They're good neighbors tho and I help where I can. His wife scares me, she's always mowing, weedwhacking, digging, she's pretty beast and sometimes I think a bit manly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric. Posted May 24, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 On Friday my neighbor asked if he could borrow a "fishner" bit. After staring at him for like ten seconds I figured it out. He brought me no beer when he returned it. I hate my neighbors. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I hate my neighbors. This says it all! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 On Friday my neighbor asked if he could borrow a "fishner" bit. After staring at him for like ten seconds I figured it out. He brought me no beer when he returned it. I hate my neighbors. Sitting with the in laws and died laughing. Now they all think I'm weird .... Well more weird than they already do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 On Friday my neighbor asked if he could borrow a "fishner" bit. After staring at him for like ten seconds I figured it out. He brought me no beer when he returned it. I hate my neighbors. That's right up there with the guy on here who said his wife told him to be safe and go buy one of those "Stop Saws" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 ==>I hate my neighbors. Hence the avatar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Partially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Sort of a .357, “Welcome to the neighborhood”.... “Won’t you be my Neighbor?” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Blow some saw dust on 'em Eric! I have one great neighbor and one miserable wacked out phsyco. Her dog just bit me on my property a few weeks ago, and somehow that is my fault! Nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 ==>one miserable wacked out phsyco. Her dog just bit me on my property a few weeks ago, and somehow that is my fault! Nuts Yea, but think of it from her point of view, “I've got this crazy neighbor that actually makes furniture... Instead of going to Ikea and buying it.... He’s just Nuts...” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Only in NJ, only in F***ing NJ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Blow some saw dust on 'em Eric! I have one great neighbor and one miserable wacked out phsyco. Her dog just bit me on my property a few weeks ago, and somehow that is my fault! Nuts If my neighbor's dog bit me I fear I would be at fault. The dog would be left with animal control three counties away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 ==>The dog would be left with animal control three counties away May I suggest, a shallow grave? Of course, being in NJ and the home base for Tony Soprano, the ever popular Pine Barrens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raefco Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 My neighbor came over last week, he had bought the house on the opposite side of his house than me, it is vacant. He wanted to know if I would bring the mini excavator over to dug up and cap the sewer line so the sanatery district would quit sending him a sewer bill for a vacant house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 To me, that's going a little too far. I'd be tempted to tell him what your wage per hour is, including the rental on the machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 I hope to heck the next time I see thinset, someone else is putting it down! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_in_SD Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 That's right up there with the guy on here who said his wife told him to be safe and go buy one of those "Stop Saws" My wife still refers to my saw as a stop saw! I've stopped correcting her...as it was her that encouraged me to get one in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 You're probably the guy I am referencing! it's kind of like when the kids say "Pattakiller" or "Concreke".....just smile and let it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 So I'm getting ready to glue up the front slab of the roubo yesterday, and my doorbell rings. It's my neighbor, and he invited me over for some beer. He asks what I like and I tell him dark beers, stouts, etc. He said I've got just the one. He pulled out a growler of a beer he brewed, and some beer glasses from his freezer. We sit in his yard and bullsh*t for 2 hours and drink. The beer was incredible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 And how did the glue up go for ya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 And how did the glue up go for ya? Glue up went well. I did it slightly inebriated. got a decent squeeze out, and maybe a bit overzealous with glue on the first board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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