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- Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:10 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: The occasional e-auction win from Mis-spelling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 198
Re: The occasional e-auction win from Mis-spelling
Dennis, I had read on the Gerstner forum that the company used much plainer-looking wood types on the leatherette boxes, so peeling the skins isn't recommended. Potentially a good point is that they used hide-glue, and supposedly new hide glue can stick to old hide glue. Some guys have also hit on c...
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:41 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: The occasional e-auction win from Mis-spelling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 198
Re: The occasional e-auction win from Mis-spelling
Hi Dennis, Thanks! Regarding your question, I would say if I'm not in the multiple-volume production mode, it's easier to restore old boxes. Particularly with regard to box/finger joints and stopped grooves, they would be a hassle to make from scratch in a one-off fashion. There are also a lot of &q...
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:15 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: The occasional e-auction win from Mis-spelling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 198
Re: The occasional e-auction win from Mis-spelling
Well, I got in the latest box and I was almost in despair. Wood was very warped and grimy, especially on the top. HOWEVER, I've now got the notion to re-configure the whole thing upside down. With the absence of the central grinder, it may visually look better with the drawers at the bottom anyway! ...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:09 pm
- Forum: Community
- Topic: The occasional e-auction win from Mis-spelling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 198
The occasional e-auction win from Mis-spelling
Happy 2021 ! I have an occasional penchant for restoring machinist chests, but they aren't cheap. The last one wasn't a Union or a Gerstner, but a Black & Decker valve-grinding outfit that I re-purposed. That was enough off the usual "search terms" to be cheaper than a Gerstner by a lo...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:42 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: My Tinkering Bench
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2355
Re: My Tinkering Bench
Nice!
"Just have those chicken wings delivered to my garage"...
Chris
"Just have those chicken wings delivered to my garage"...

Chris
- Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: Christmas Projects #1 & 2
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5258
Re: Christmas Projects #1 & 2
Nice projects!
The upper picture takes me back to 2013 when I was driving in Quebec during a vacation. I'll have to see if your town was part of my trek
Chris
The upper picture takes me back to 2013 when I was driving in Quebec during a vacation. I'll have to see if your town was part of my trek

Chris
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:26 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: Today's nature video
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2373
Re: Today's nature video
These are nice! thank you I had a walk-about lately; my picture is modest. But as a woodworker it's fascinating. The town has a number of buckled-up sidewalk slabs that have been "beveled down" by a tool or method I don't yet know. Looks like something done with a precision router-sled or ...
- Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:22 am
- Forum: Community
- Topic: The Great Conjunction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 314
Re: The Great Conjunction
Man, that's nice! Ironic, I was telling my wife, Indiana had cloud cover that day, so we had a beautiful sunset but couldn't see the stars afterward. I mentioned that the Forum had folks out West with similar colorful sunset clouds a few days back. How fortunate you got a clear sky for the conjuncti...
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:09 am
- Forum: Woodworking Tool Review
- Topic: Special Shopsmith Hack, Watch Tinkering Bench
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3350
Re: Special Shopsmith Hack, Watch Tinkering Bench
Here was a recent project I did for a buddy. Not a super-rare watch (it's a fairly modern quartz with retro military styling)...I put in a new movement, new crystal, cleaned the hands-corrosions with 1500 grit sandpaper:
Chris
Chris
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:03 am
- Forum: General Woodworking
- Topic: My Tinkering Bench
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2355
Re: My Tinkering Bench
That's looking great, Ed! Thanks for showing 
