[BlindHandyMan] Petroleum Jelly

2007-04-08 Thread Ray Boyce
Hi All A little history of Petroleum Jelly commonly called Vaseline, it's uses and things it should not be used for. What do You, use it on. History The raw material for petroleum jelly was discovered in 1859 in Titusville, Pennsylvania where it was stuck to some of the first oil rigs in the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Petroleum Jelly

2007-04-08 Thread Jewel Blanch
That was a very interesting article. Was it taken from wikipedia? The citation needed that appeared several times made me think so. I have often wondered and asked what was the origin of the word vaseline and nobody could tell me, until now. The tip on coating cotton balls with vaseline as

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Petroleum Jelly

2007-04-08 Thread Ricque
It's also excellant for packing automotive oil pumps. Richard Justice www.blind-computing.com - Original Message - From: Jewel Blanch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 7:40 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Petroleum Jelly That was a very

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2007-04-08 Thread R S Enterprises
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[BlindHandyMan] New Tool Review

2007-04-08 Thread Boyce, Ray
Hi Everyone Pacific Saw Blades - http://www.pacificsawblades.com Review Pacific Saw Blades is an emerging entity in the woodworking arena, producing a range of sawing blade products, as well as planer knives for the growing woodworking market. The company is not new to manufacture of such

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2007-04-08 Thread R S Enterprises
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2007-04-08 Thread David Ferrin
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[BlindHandyMan] Heartwood V Sapwood

2007-04-08 Thread Ray Boyce
Hi All Heartwood vs. Sapwood - Learn Which You Should Use for Your Projects You may have heard the terms heartwood and sapwood, but do you know the difference? More importantly, do you know which one you should use for your woodworking projects? Junk in the Trunk: To understand the difference

[BlindHandyMan] Softwoods, and When To Use Them

2007-04-08 Thread Ray Boyce
Hi All Softwoods and When to Use Them Walk through the lumber department of any home centre, and 90% of the wood materials available will be softwoods (or manufactured from softwoods), with the remaining 10% being hardwood varieties. Why the disparity? Well, softwoods are inexpensive and readily

[BlindHandyMan] Woodworking with Hardwood

2007-04-08 Thread Ray Boyce
Hi Again Woodworking With Hardwoods Hardwoods are the staple materials for the woodworker, particularly those who focus on fine woodworking projects such as furniture. However, the term hardwood can be a bit deceiving, as it has less to do with the hardness of the material than the species of