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Making Cauliflower Au Gratin for the first time. I successfully made a smooth Bechamel sauce. Then turned that into a Mornay sauce. Blanched my Cauliflower florets. Combined all and refrigerated until time to bake for dinner at DOTU's this evening. Three cheeses. Mozzarella, Monterey Jack and Parmigiano. I'm sure it will look better after baking.

He's right. An American single portion will feed a family of 6 in Europe.

I just ate, and yet you've made me hungry!

Happy Birthday Dusty!

RIP Barri.

Adjusting to get minimal Snipe is well worth it.

I don't like to plane anything less than about 20". That's just a personal comfort zone. If I have to plane short boards, I like to tape them to a longer piece of MDF, with double sided tape.

Uhm, I choose to sleep alone, and I personally love sleeping alone (alone meaning me sleeping in Suzy's bed), and would be happy putting effort into a bed for one human and one dog 97% of the time.

Hey Doug, I found the perfect project for you.

How would you feel if Daffy were in that lineup? Or worse yet, Huey Dewey or Louie?

Oops. I didn't see this thread, and started another one.

That dude is insane.

Happy Birthday Peter! Have a great day!

Happy Birthday! Unfortunately I don't know who's Birthday it is until we get that fixed.

Clearly the answer is more guns on the streets, especially assault weapons.

As I see no large craniumed man of Mexican heritage anywhere near those baked delights, I think they look fantastic and the world is safe for another day.

The legs are splayed a bit, but it still seems to me that most of the weight is placed in a downward force on the legs themselves. Not the joints. As for the screws, they are holding the weight horizontaly, not vertically. So there's no danger of the screws pulling out. It's all about the shear strength of the screw, not the holding power of the threads. It seems like a pretty sound design to me. A piece connecting the front and back legs, down low would add a lot of strength, but probably take away from the overall esthetic.

That wonky scone does not look like it was made by the Scone Mason, but I whole heartedly approve of the table beneath it.

The Total Boat will work just fine. At some point it will start flaking and need to be refinished. No way of knowing how many years down the road that will be. Total Boat is a quality finish though! It's looking gorgeous Jeff!

Doug is right. If it's actually Sapele, the Le Toninois or any other marine varnish should be a great match. If it doesn't penetrate, then it's something other than Sapele. Having seen pics of the wood, I'm sure it's a Mahogany derivative of some sort, and therefore should take the top coat well. I had forgotten about the Le Tonkinois. It is a beautiful, durable and more natural finish. It has held up beautifully on Al's garage door in the city. And that door is somewhat near the ocean, so it's not an easy environment.

There is no maintenance free finish. Every outdoor finish will need work over time. The only maintenance free finish is no finish. But if you don't want a silver/grey oxidation, then I think a spar varnish or boat finish is probably your best option.

Well, I'm certainly not Norm-al.

Beautiful!