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  1. Woodmaster1
    It was sad news to here of Les passing. My prayers for his family. I will surely miss his post.
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    I use a Steve Good pattern. D
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    I switched to Pegas heads a few years ago I would not ever change back. There is no comparison.
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    Nice idea if you have limited alternatives. I have 2 bandsaws, Tablesaw, and a 12" mitersaw so that would be my last option.
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    Kevin thanks for the alternate route. I have not been down that road before but it looks like a winner.
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    Thanks Kevin for the traffic report. I guess a 15 to 20 minute earlier start will be needed.
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    Kevin it's getting close to Johnson's wood expo 16 days away. Hopefully there will be some good deals. The 90 mile drive is worth it. Sorry Ray my 90 mile drive takes less than 90 minutes.
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    I use to buy my hardwood from Paxton lumber when I taught woodworking until I found a local source. Not being from the area when I looked there was several places locally I started using.
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    I can’t believe you can’t find a better supplier in your state. There should be some sawmills close enough to pickup some poplar cheaper than HD or Lowe’s. Here’s a cut off piece of poplar I got the poplar form my woodworking club shop for $2 a bdft.
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    Sorry to hear of your troubles. I am glad I have several good sources for poplar. The price range is $2.00 to 4.50 a board foot. My woodworking club shop is the least expensive but they are running low. We haven’t had a sawmill day in over a year. The solar kiln is loaded with 1000 bdft of walnut right now. I help load the kiln looks like good stuff. Some boards were 12” wide. Should be out in October. Pictures of the woodworking club shop supply barn.
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    My first year teaching in the late seventies I used Deft but it didn't take long to switch to shellac and poly. The students were hanging out in the finishing room too long.
  12. Woodmaster1
    I have the dust deputy for the shopvac and a super dust deputy for my dust collector. I am happy with both. I also have the trash can lid separator for my planer hook to the dust collector because it fills up fast when planing.
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    Awesome to get a new tool.
  14. Woodmaster1
    Too bad I don't need a scroll saw or I would be interested since your only 80 miles to the north. I have to save my pennies for the upcoming Wood Expo at Johnson's Workbench next month.
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    I have had my pegas clamps for a couple years and wouldn't ever go back.
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    My neighbor gave me a 12000btu window air unit so I run it from 6:00am to 6:00pm. The heat pump on the pool runs at night and the window air during the day. The pool heat cost more than the window air to run.
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    I have the Ridgid that most of time it's setup for belt sanding and I have an old craftsman spindle sander which has a more powerful motor. The Ridgid dust collection sucks but not the dust. The craftsman has excellent dust collection.
  18. Woodmaster1
    I have a Delta 18" drill press I use for everything but scrollsaw work. I use a seyco drill for scrollsaw work. A dremmel drill press setup would work well too.
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    My neighbor gave me a 12,000 btu window air last summer and I turn it on in the morning and turn it off when the sun goes down. There is no need to run it at night because the shop stays cool at night. I use a natural gas 50000 btu furnace in the winter. So I am comfortable year round.
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    The price of hardwood has gone up but not like construction lumber. The people I buy hardwood from said they held off as long as they could hoping things would go down but they needed to restock. He said they had 27 truckloads come in one day because they supply cabinet shops so they couldn't wait.
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    I went to get some yellowheart last week and they were out. They had plenty of other exotic wood just no yellowheart. It was listed as $12.12 a bdft. I will keep checking and when they get some and buy a few bdft. I did get some purpleheart, bubinga, ambrosia maple, gummy cherry, walnut and sapele.
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    As far as Baltic Birch plywood I noticed our supplier says call for prices now. I was going to make a trip to get some but I am hesitant to call for prices. As for saw dust I dump. It on low spots in my yard or take it to the club shop for farmers to pickup.
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    I am with Kevin making my own saves money. I have a great resaw bandsaw, planer and drum sander so no problems producing my own thin stock.
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    Besides the wood expo I go to the local woodworking store has an artisan fair that gives demonstrations and craft fair no charge for booth space. I usually give a presentation on the router or cabinet making techniques. They also give presentations on using the scrollsaw and lathe turning technique.
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    I attend the wood expo at Johnson’s Workbench that Kevin does. We probably passed each other never meeting. I go both days attend several presentations and check all the tool vendors and wood deals. I always spend too much money but it’s a good time. I never tell my wife what I spend and she doesn’t notice a new tool setting around.
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