Coop Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 That’s the reason I’m a goober. Money has all to do with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 I don't think my Senco cost that much, but I don't remember. Since I do/did everything, when building new houses,my goal was to get finished as quickly as possible, while doing the best job possible. I painted walls before putting up any trim. For door casings, I used back band molding. All trim was also prefinished. If you nail the casing where it will be under the backband, that's half the nail holes you don't have to deal with. 23 Ga. pins hold the backband on into the edges of the casing. The backband was fitted before finishing. And finished before being put up. This ended with a perfect transition between the wall and casing with no cutting in of paint. A similar thing was done for the baseboard by using a cap molding. Baseboard was nailed low enough to be behind the shoe molding, and toenailed at the top that would be hid by the cap. The cap, and shoe, was held on, after being fitted, and prefinished, with 23 ga. pins. Use stainless pins, and wet the hole behind the pin. The wood will swell enough to cover the hole good enough for a tiny brush, or cloth, to do any touch up necessary. I've had two different Architects tell me that I was the best finish carpenter that they've ever seen. They didn't understand that there was more to it than simply the finish carpentry. I also framed the house to make the finish work easier to get to perfection. When using subcontractors to build a house, any one will want to get their job done as quickly as possible, and always leave extra work than absolutely necessary for the next guy. I planned from the start, all the way through. i never used a prehung door, and always made the trim too, so the whole process made a difference. I could make a nice base cap for a lot less than 90 cents a foot, which is what it cost back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Who was responsible for giving me this idea? I got it here and it works awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Might have been Tom C. Who says there tools are overpriced, you obviously get 2 tools in 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, Woodenskye said: Might have been Tom C. Who says there tools are overpriced, you obviously get 2 tools in 1. Apparently they’re one step above his other tools! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 Either "Shaneymack " or "Tom C " ...those are the only 2 with that many systainers that I can think of. I do remember there was no ladder involved, just an incredibly tall stack of proof that serious money was spent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 I don't think it was shane because he generally kept his tools in the systainer. It might have been marc in the dream shop. I do remember the ladder not being involved but i don't have that many so i had to use the ladder. This worked really well and it was quite stable for the 5 min i needed it those systainers don't do much but collect dust for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lewisc Posted November 30, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Does this count as bookmatching? I accidentally bookedmatched a cat. Or Batman. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 LOL must be a dingo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Could be a Llama ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Been told this should be required "reading". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 10 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Been told this should be required "reading". Definitely! Thanks for posting this "again". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Now I know why I don't like the internet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post estesbubba Posted December 9, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 I’ve been wanting to make these grill scrapers for a year and had some red oak scraps that were perfect. No more wire in my burgers! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 hours ago, estesbubba said: I’ve been wanting to make these grill scrapers for a year and had some red oak scraps that were perfect. No more wire in my burgers! I completely don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 23 minutes ago, Mark J said: I completely don't understand. https://www.thegreatscrape.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 4 hours ago, estesbubba said: I’ve been wanting to make these grill scrapers Christmas Gifts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 What a helluva good idea. Thank's for sharing...... Idea just totally stolen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 hours ago, estesbubba said: https://www.thegreatscrape.com/ Oh, I see now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Careful ... they have a patent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 11 hours ago, Chet said: Christmas Gifts? Not Christmas gifts but I’m going to give some away. The short ones are for camping buddies. 8 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Careful ... they have a patent! There are only 100 copies on Amazon, Etsy, etc... I actually got the idea from seeing them at a craft show my wife dragged me too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 hours ago, estesbubba said: my wife dragged me too Sometimes we need to do what they want so we can be allowed to do what we want... Sometimes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 I realize I’ve done this bass ackwards but has anyone ever used a signature branding iron after applying ARS and if so, what were the results? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 47 minutes ago, K Cooper said: I realize I’ve done this bass ackwards but has anyone ever used a signature branding iron after applying ARS and if so, what were the results? I"ve done that Coop, mostly when i forget to do it on the unfinished wood, it works but you get some burning around the edges of the brand, even on unfinished wood i get burning on the edges sometimes, easily comes off with a light sanding with a sanding block, the same works for finished pieces, light sanding then i wipe on a light coat of ARS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Thanks Dave. Usually I’ll burn it, then sand the unwanted part off, then put on a finish. These are toys for my bosses boys, and will be signed/stamped on the bottom, obviously, and I’m sure it doesn’t matter to them, but wanted it to look nice. I may just go Steve’s route with a real signature and date with a sharpie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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