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I use a power saw. It is a track saw from Festool. I don't like working outside in the heat though, so I use it in the living room with a Festool dust extractor. Somehow, it doesn't bother the dog (although she's terrified of the low battery beep from the smoke detector). I also have a random orbital sander from the same company, which I also use with the dust extractor. I also have a:
bandsaw
scroll saw
lathe
drill press
sliding compound miter saw
fixed base router (with an edge guide sub-base I had to make myself because it's an old hand-me-down that parts and accessories aren't available for anymore)
high speed grinder
knife maker's belt sander
water cooled powered sharpening wheel (No, not a Tormek, sadly)
two power drills (one battery operated and one plug-in)
I also have a lot of hand tools:
two hand drills
#7 hand plane
two block planes (one is low-angle)
#33 plane (from Harbor Freight, so I had Ron Hock make a custom blade for it)
a full set of violin maker's finger planes
somewhere around a dozen gouges, almost a dozen chisels, and the same number of carving knives. Most of the knives and half the chisels I had to make myself for specific tasks
two identical framing squares (I inherited one each from my grandfathers)
some other assorted squares (my favorites are the marking gauge ones from Incra)
I don't use any of my squares for gardening. I have gardening tools for gardening.
I also have two sewing machines. One I inherited from my maternal grandmother and the other from my paternal great-grandmother. The former is a modern-style electric from the 70's, the latter an antique treadle style. The treadle's cabinet has been missing for years, so one of these days I'm going to make a new one and get the machine into working shape.Curiosity never hurt anyone. It was stupidity that killed the cat.
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Originally posted by QuantaFille View PostI use a power saw. It is a track saw from Festool. I don't like working outside in the heat though, so I use it in the living room with a Festool dust extractor. Somehow, it doesn't bother the dog (although she's terrified of the low battery beep from the smoke detector). I also have a random orbital sander from the same company, which I also use with the dust extractor. I also have a:
bandsaw
scroll saw
lathe
drill press
sliding compound miter saw
fixed base router (with an edge guide sub-base I had to make myself because it's an old hand-me-down that parts and accessories aren't available for anymore)
high speed grinder
knife maker's belt sander
water cooled powered sharpening wheel (No, not a Tormek, sadly)
two power drills (one battery operated and one plug-in)
I also have a lot of hand tools:
two hand drills
#7 hand plane
two block planes (one is low-angle)
#33 plane (from Harbor Freight, so I had Ron Hock make a custom blade for it)
a full set of violin maker's finger planes
somewhere around a dozen gouges, almost a dozen chisels, and the same number of carving knives. Most of the knives and half the chisels I had to make myself for specific tasks
two identical framing squares (I inherited one each from my grandfathers)
some other assorted squares (my favorites are the marking gauge ones from Incra)
I don't use any of my squares for gardening. I have gardening tools for gardening.
I also have two sewing machines. One I inherited from my maternal grandmother and the other from my paternal great-grandmother. The former is a modern-style electric from the 70's, the latter an antique treadle style. The treadle's cabinet has been missing for years, so one of these days I'm going to make a new one and get the machine into working shape.
We had a couple in our church years ago that worked together building houses. That is they both did the carpentry and such. I see no reason that a woman could not use any tool a man could use.Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by GJI see no reason that a woman could not use any tool a man could use.
I have a very dear friend who has done woodworking as both hobby and to make a living. She is a tiny thing, and I have great respect for her ability to use big power tools and man-sized tools with great skill. She has built cabinets and all kinds of wood furniture and kitchen cupboards and has laid floors and everything else you can think of.
A talented lady, indeed. And I taught her to cross-stitch.
Securely anchored to the Rock amid every storm of trial, testing or tribulation.
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Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostI see no reason that a woman could not use any tool a man could use.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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I can mow the lawn. I can use an electric drill. Come to think of it, all the tools in the house are mine the hammers screw drivers, leatherman, pocket knives nails bolts etc..... I even do all the tool shopping, and I operate a gas and oil powered lawn mower and a weed eater. I can use a shovel and a hand tiller. Not in high heals though we have too many ticks. I apply deet before mowing. And sometimes I just let the landscape crew do it since I have 3 kids.A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
George Bernard Shaw
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Originally posted by QuantaFille View PostI don't have a serger. I would like to have one, though.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI think my wife would tell you that her serger was my best ever gift to her (not including, of course, my love, talent, warmth, charm... )
I don't use my serger as much as I thought I would when I got it.
Securely anchored to the Rock amid every storm of trial, testing or tribulation.
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Originally posted by mossrose View PostI don't use my serger as much as I thought I would when I got it.
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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A long time ago, I had a pair of cotton pajama bottoms from Old Navy that I completely wore out. When I could not have worn them one more time, I ripped out all the stitching and used the pieces of fabric to make a paper pattern. I buy flat bedsheets on clearance and make new pajama bottoms out of them, using the decorative edge of the sheet as the hem. That's about all I would use a serger for, but it would still be nice. I might do more with one if I had it.Curiosity never hurt anyone. It was stupidity that killed the cat.
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Originally posted by QuantaFille View PostA long time ago, I had a pair of cotton pajama bottoms from Old Navy that I completely wore out. When I could not have worn them one more time, I ripped out all the stitching and used the pieces of fabric to make a paper pattern. I buy flat bedsheets on clearance and make new pajama bottoms out of them, using the decorative edge of the sheet as the hem. That's about all I would use a serger for, but it would still be nice. I might do more with one if I had it.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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