wdwerker Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyways ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Oh damn! I built my son a ramp to do his bike tricks on back on 10/9/87. I was concerned that it would move when he hit it with the bike so... I tried it myself. Ruptured spleen and a concussion. As I recall, Crown Royal played a part in all of that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 20/03/2018 at 6:50 AM, Chet said: Just to tease a little further here is the finished pastrami. I put on a total of 12 pounds and ended up with 9 pounds. Could you share your full recipe? One of my bucket list foods to make this year is pastrami. I’ve found a few recipes online but would like to see how they compare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Klappco Posted March 23, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Me too. Recent batch for a potluck at work 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlife Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, K Cooper said: Oh damn! I built my son a ramp to do his bike tricks on back on 10/9/87. I was concerned that it would move when he hit it with the bike so... I tried it myself. Ruptured spleen and a concussion. As I recall, Crown Royal played a part in all of that. I done something similar on Christmas day back in 77 broken collarbone , again on a skateboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Nice work, Klappko! I'm a Reuben fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Back in my high school days I skipped church one day to take a spin on my friend's new motorbike & ended up with a bath in gasoline (no fire though), 2 broken wrists & lots of road rash. The worst part was the lecture from Dad. I mean, this is one of the times when a lecture is just not needed; consequences have obviously been learned. Dad just couldn't help himself though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 17 minutes ago, drzaius said: Back in my high school days I skipped church one day to take a spin on my friend's new motorbike & ended up with a bath in gasoline (no fire though), 2 broken wrists & lots of road rash. The worst part was the lecture from Dad. I mean, this is one of the times when a lecture is just not needed; consequences have obviously been learned. Dad just couldn't help himself though. No father wants his idiot son to prove it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Picked up 18 sheets of plywood & a stack of 4/4 FAS poplar for my Fireplace/Bookcase job ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 That's a good size job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Was subpoenaed for the first time. Juvie stuff. Might just be part of working with youth?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 7 hours ago, RichardA said: No father wants his idiot son to prove it. I don't know how you read my mind, but I could have used this wonderful line with my son a half hour ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 My aunt always said it's better to appear to be a fool than it is to run your mouth and remove all doubt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 7 hours ago, RichardA said: No father wants his idiot son to prove it. And to be fair to Dad, I was the biggest kind of idiot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted March 24, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Woodenskye said: I don't know how you read my mind, but I could have used this wonderful line with my son a half hour ago. Write it on your wrist, another chance will arrive sooner than you think. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woodenskye Posted March 24, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 This isn't going to get me father of the year votes, but last week he was saying some really dumb stuff, and I gave him a nickname, CSP (Captain of the Stupid People). I don't know if it was a good thing or not, but as soon as mom got home he goes "hey mom, I'm the captain of the stupid people". 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rapid Roger Posted March 24, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 When my son was in High School, I told him that I was going to sell all of my reference books. When he ask me why, I told him that in the future, if I need to know something I would just ask him because he seemed to know everything ! 1 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Short Story. I had a add in craiglist for my old camper for $700.. A guy and his wife show up and fell in love with it. I told them everything that is wrong with it and then some. They are very nice people and I could tell don't have much. He never even tried to talk me down on the price and showed up today with the rest of the money and will be coming for it in the morning. .Here is the thing that bothers me. I told him the tires are bad from the start and I'm a bit worried about that and the fact today he tells me his son is going to hall it with a SUV and its to heavy for that and when I told him he said he would go slow. On top of that I give him a LP tank and he openings his trunk and there is a big jar of pennys in there .. I offered him some money back and he wouldn't take it. I feel like crap about this. Anyway that's what is up today.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted March 25, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Mark, you did all you could and then some. Hopefully all will go well until he can get some new tires. You’re a good man for the consideration. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Picked up an old Veritas router table top off of craigslist. It's the one made of steel, not perfectly flat anymore though, but I think it's flatter than most of the melamine ones I have checked out. The fence system is pretty nice, looking forward to building a better base for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 On 3/23/2018 at 5:45 PM, C Shaffer said: Was subpoenaed for the first time. Juvie stuff. Might just be part of working with youth?? No good deed goes unpunished. Hope you can stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Fixed my Traeger today (replaced the "hot rod", thermocouple and control board.) Now I'm looking for something to smoke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted March 25, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I had a new neighbor come over today and asked to borrow my “skill saw”. I had talked to him a couple of times, nice enough, a plumber, so figured what the heck. He brought it back and was admiring my shop. Obviously not a woodworker . Then he asked if I did commissions ( 3 kids and not a pot to piss in, but hey, I’ve been there). I told him no, only a hobby, but what did he have in mind. He said “a gaming table, you know, just 2x4 legs, etc.” I told him the last time there was syp in my shop was when they put the rafters in place. He thanked me for the use of my saw and went home. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeset202 Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 12 hours ago, K Cooper said: I had a new neighbor come over today and asked to borrow my “skill saw”. I had talked to him a couple of times, nice enough, a plumber, so figured what the heck. He brought it back and was admiring my shop. Obviously not a woodworker . Then he asked if I did commissions ( 3 kids and not a pot to piss in, but hey, I’ve been there). I told him no, only a hobby, but what did he have in mind. He said “a gaming table, you know, just 2x4 legs, etc.” I told him the last time there was syp in my shop was when they put the rafters in place. He thanked me for the use of my saw and went home. Yep, that is a pretty typical response. I have lots of people who see my shop and ask if I will build them a piece of furniture, I tell them the cost of the hardwood (don’t build anything out of softwood) and they usually walk away. Good thing I do this as a hobby and not a living! My favorite was people seeing the Maloof rocker I built and ask if I would make them one, I tell them sure, go look online at the price and come back and tell me if they still want one, so far no takers! I love watching their response. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I often tell friends that most of the time I can't afford my own work. Even with free (leftover) materials the overhead and lost income can make a big personal project difficult to justify . After a profitable project if I have a gap in my schedule I might start a personal job then get halfway through it and have to put it aside to get back to earning a living. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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