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: Boy, I am with Dave. The price of strips has floored me too. But I do have a
: fully equipped wood working shop so I am set up to easily make strips. But
: it also looks like a boring tedious task. I like things more challenging
: in wood. But I am going to make my own strips.
Get a friend or family member to help. It not only speeds up the work of maneuvering the long boards, but the work seems to go faster with someone to yell at. It's hard to talk to them with a normal voice over the noise of the saw, so the yelling is friendly, not acrimonious.
And when you are done, it is good to sit and look at your resulting strips while enjoying a cold beverage--which also helps to wash down the sawdust.
PGJ
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Steve in PA -- 3/5/2008, 6:25 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Steve in PA -- 3/6/2008, 8:38 pm- Got beer though!
Jesper B -- 3/7/2008, 4:25 am- Re: Got beer though!
Steve in PA -- 3/7/2008, 10:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/6/2008, 12:35 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Steve in PA -- 3/5/2008, 11:32 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/6/2008, 7:37 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
John Eberly -- 3/6/2008, 1:35 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased *LINK*
Jesper B -- 3/6/2008, 3:57 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased *Pic*
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 3/6/2008, 12:20 am - Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
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Dave ( of Calif.) -- 3/5/2008, 7:45 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased *Pic*
John Monroe -- 3/6/2008, 5:26 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Bill Hamm -- 3/6/2008, 12:31 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Kudzu -- 3/5/2008, 8:32 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/6/2008, 7:47 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Mike Savage -- 3/7/2008, 7:30 am- Dinner-table etiquette
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/7/2008, 3:34 pm- Re: Dinner-table etiquette
Mike Savage -- 3/7/2008, 5:10 pm
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dawoodmann1 -- 3/6/2008, 6:18 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Bill Hamm -- 3/6/2008, 9:43 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/6/2008, 7:48 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Bill Hamm -- 3/6/2008, 9:31 pm- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased *LINK* *Pic*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 3/7/2008, 10:32 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2008, 1:39 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2008, 1:38 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased *Pic*
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 3/11/2008, 6:33 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/7/2008, 7:26 am- Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased
Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2008, 1:36 am
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Glen Smith -- 3/6/2008, 7:58 pm - Re: Strip: opinons on DIY strips v. purchased *LINK* *Pic*
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Pat D. -- 3/5/2008, 6:52 pm - Got beer though!
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