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Sorry Colin, you're always going to look like a Toole.

Watched the first episode last night. The timeline has changed. The supporting characters are similar, but have been tweaked to fit modern times. But overall a very similar storyline. Interesting cast. Wayne Brady plays a character not that far removed from his famous Chapelle Show skit. Rosy O'Donnell plays the cop. Good first episode and I'm hopeful it doesn't go downhill.

Please tell us that you didn't let him drive!

Well done Nate!

Found these reviews to be quite interesting. I will certainly try out the Bremen.

Interesting.

We call them tomatoes.

I really like the clamp on the DeWalt palm router. Super easy depth adjustments and bit changes. It also feels really good in the hand. I still use the corded version, that now lives in Al's shop. That Tibetan guy makes his own "natural" finish. And you don't want to know what's in it!

All the cool kids use Bow and Makita. So there's that. Plus, I love how Jeff asks what tool to buy, then narrows it down to one in the next sentence. You're not going to go wrong with Makita, Milwaukee, DeWalt or Bosch. It's just a matter of what flavor you want. They're all very well made.

In my last few projects I've been using this new featherboard system I purchased sometime back. This think is really good. Very well designed, in that it easily allows stock to move forward, but is almost impossible to move backward. This will definitely negate any kind of kickback. Also, I've had the plastic fingers of standard style featherboards break off and try to imbed themselves in my face, while cutting stock. Not a pleasant experience. These are a sturdy foam, and would be a lot less menacing if they did break loose. The foam feathers are also a replaceable insert, so can be replaced when needed at a minimal cash outlay. They also make one specific for bandsaw. Al has one, but not sure if he's tried it yet.

Beginning coma in 1 : 2 : 3....

Trying to compute this statement in a gender neutral world, but I still can't make it work.

Leftover veggie omelet, bacon, fried taters, toast with fig jam and iced coffee w/Irish cream.

Unfortunately I'm working with a Maxidisc.

I'm from the old days, when we just let our "CDs" go wild. Before we even had a term for Metrosexuals. All of the "CD" grooming just seems a bit ridiculous. Sure, I've had a few "CD" strands get caught in my teeth now and then, but I didn't whine about it. I just persisted 'til the task was finished. And trust me when I tell you that I've definitely known some over shaved CDs in my day. There aren't enough sequins in the world to cover that kind of shaving rash!

I think Doug is going to need to talk to his Analyst after reading the nail comment. It's OK Doug. Pretend you never read that.

Just in case you thought I over cooked it.

Crusty rib eye, cooked in my carbon steel skillet. Sautéed button and shitake mushrooms, in champagne and butter. Broccoli and baked potato.

To be fair, a Willie Nelson CD should never be shaved!

Look Doug, if the poor bird can't see already, is it really fair to take his tail?

Will it be Charles, or will it be William?

I've used the Rockwell. It was a decent tool. For that matter, the first multi-tool I bought was a $35 Harbor Freight thing, that was way better than any $35 tool had a right to be. But it was noisy and fatiguing after multiple cuts. Granted, the average user isn't going to put the miles on one that I do.

I haven't used the Festool multi-tool, which is highly rated. But I'm sure that's at least twice the price of the Makita, if not more. But this Makita is amazing.

This is the Rolls Royce of multi-tools! I've had 8 different multi-tools over the years, including a very nice Fein (which I keep at Al's shop), and this is by far my favorite. It's not cheap at $225 (still $75 cheaper than the Fein). However, this is the quietest, most well balanced and most vibration free multi-tool I've ever used. A real game changer IMO! The only negative I could find was that it could only use Starlock or Starlock Max blades. But just recently a Norwegian company has made an adapter specifically for this Makita tool, now allowing me to use the inexpensive Ebay blades. I buy 50 blades for approximately $30.