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Building it cheaper.
By:John Monfoe
Date: 5/3/2001, 7:11 am
In Response To: Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :) (Chuck Birch)

: Well, let's see...I can think of a dozen things I need...like a sander,
: router table, wood, wood, money, money, guts, money, patience...I know -
: all excuses.

Chuck, you started quite a string here. I am a first time stripper builder also and I am addicted to this site, strip building and getting bargains. If you aren't in too big of a hurry you can find good bargins along the way. By scrounging the lumber yard and sorting, I got my cedar wood for $42 and my best bargain was a new ROS sander for $20. A little finger plane for $2.99 came in very handy for me for certain jobs. All of my forms were scrap wood I had laying around. A 6" bench grinder for $29 that was actually marked down to $19 two weeks later but I had lost my receipt or I could have gotten the better price. It works quite well for sharpening your tools. I have found most of my bargains at Menards. So, get started.
Good luck,
John

Messages In This Thread

Great Bulletin Board
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 8:58 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Andy Miller -- 5/7/2001, 11:27 pm
I ain't no stripper...
Mark -- 5/3/2001, 6:15 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Rehd -- 5/2/2001, 11:22 pm
It's a trap
Dave Seales -- 5/2/2001, 11:04 pm
Re: It's a trap
RM Dalton -- 5/2/2001, 11:10 pm
Re: I'm not addicted :O
Roger Nuffer -- 5/3/2001, 9:04 pm
Re: I'm not addicted :O
John Monfoe -- 5/10/2001, 7:24 am
Only regret is not starting sooner
Bruce -- 5/2/2001, 7:07 pm
Re: Only regret is not starting sooner
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 7:36 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
David -- 5/2/2001, 6:02 pm
Re: The trick is...
Don Beale -- 5/2/2001, 5:28 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/2/2001, 4:50 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
daniel -- 5/9/2001, 11:34 am
Re: Great Bulletin Board
dick kirschbaum -- 5/3/2001, 3:57 pm
Re: Great Bulletin Board
Lee Gardner -- 5/3/2001, 5:09 pm
Re: Temptation
Shawn Baker -- 5/2/2001, 4:58 pm
Or as nice as Shawn's *NM*
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2001, 9:32 pm
Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/2/2001, 3:20 pm
Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Chuck Birch -- 5/2/2001, 4:00 pm
Building it cheaper.
John Monfoe -- 5/3/2001, 7:11 am
Re: Counsellor nearby
Ross Leidy -- 5/3/2001, 12:42 am
Re: Counsellor nearby...Oh no :)
Ben Staley -- 5/3/2001, 12:51 am
Re: Where are you located -- we'll send help :)
Dale Frolander -- 5/2/2001, 9:29 pm
Re: Encouragement
Shawn Baker -- 5/2/2001, 5:20 pm
Re: Encouragement
Mike Hanks -- 5/2/2001, 5:55 pm
Re: Money Money Money
Roger Nuffer -- 5/2/2001, 10:11 pm
What tools?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/3/2001, 2:40 am
They would, except...
Julie Kanarr -- 5/3/2001, 11:06 am
Tools?!! You have Tools?
James Neely -- 5/3/2001, 12:05 pm
Blasphemy!!
Byron -- 5/3/2001, 10:20 am
Re: Blasphemy!!
Rick M -- 5/3/2001, 8:46 pm
Why wait! :D
Steve -- 5/2/2001, 9:07 am
Re: Why wait! Steve is right.
Tony -- 5/2/2001, 12:03 pm