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Okie State

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  1. No shit. Who could we get that wouldn't be?
  2. Seems like a good hire. We could have done a lot worse.
  3. Yeah he does some amazing work. I assume he gets some kind of kickbacks for promoting products though. Who knows. The only reason I try and stick to the hard wax finish if possible is repairability. That's really important to me because things that are used in real life will inevitably get fucked up. I really wish we would have finished our hardwood floors in a hard wax oil, but I let the floor guys talk me out of it.
  4. Damn, bunch of deadbeats.
  5. I have not, but I think that's the one Blacktail Studio uses and he seems to know what he's doing. It's an intriguing concept.
  6. Hahaha, I have a wife and kids so I think you already know. The island top has held up well so far, but that's one of the great things about Rubio. If it gets fucked up you can fix it relatively easily.
  7. If you go read the comments from the cult, they never mention a single thing about the context of what was said. It's sedition because the big guy said so.
  8. Ahh the nicknames. A classic move to justify whatever horrible things they plan on doing.
  9. Last pic from this project. I learned a lot on this one. Made a few mistakes and acquired some new tools. Turned out really nice though and I was happy to save that very expensive piece of walnut. For anyone wondering, the wood did revert back to being cupped after a few days of drying out. I repeated the process and got the c-channels installed. They are doing a nice job so far and the legs are also helping to provide support. I ended up installing 62 Rampa inserts in total between four c-channels and two flat steel leg mounts. Overkill? Probably, but that's how I roll.
  10. Last update before I disassemble, finish sand, and apply Rubio. Coming together mostly as I pictured in my head. Should be a nice addition to our living room.
  11. That said, the only thing Trump has done to lower gas prices is crater the economy. Winning I guess.
  12. I've been filling up with premium for $3/gallon for months.
  13. Says it feels like 77 outside with 90% humidity and the sun isn't even up yet. At least 80 every day through the weekend.
  14. I will never understand how anyone would defend a criminal because they are a member of their preferred political party. Insanity.
  15. A little progress on this. Got the slab cut to size. C-channel braces arrived. I routed out two 1/4" slots and installed steel Rampa inserts with M6 bolts. I decided not to inset them flush because they'll never be seen. Will do the other this weekend and hopefully install the legs so it's ready for finish sanding and some Rubio.
  16. Holy shit...$48K? That's nuts.
  17. Clicked on that link and saw the 'Democrats have shut down the Government for...' ticker. The adults are in charge.
  18. I want to believe something will happen, but I just can't.
  19. Because it was the Clintons. Everyone knows that.
  20. @Sbbruin having a Simpsons reference for damn near everything is one of the things that makes Surly great. Keep it up.
  21. Well my weather app shows 86 with 80 percent humidity on Sunday. The two days of cool weather were nice I guess.
  22. Not visible and I'm doing something similar. I'm installing steel C-Channel. Routing out the slots and installing using flush threaded inserts. They won't necessarily pull a cupped slab flat, but supposedly help to keep it flat.
  23. This is a 94x34x1.75 black walnut top I had ordered for our kitchen island a few years back when we had it renovated. We weren't quite ready for install when it arrived so, like an idiot, I left it in the box on the floor for about a week. Well of course it cupped about 1/4" on each side. I went ahead and finished and installed it, but It bothered me to the point that I ordered a replacement. I've had this one sitting on saw horses for two years with the idea that I would somehow fix it and turn it into a nice coffee table for our living room. Finally got around to stripping off the sealer I had applied and figured I'd try to reverse the warping before taking it somewhere to have it resurfaced. I dampened some towels, flipped it over with the convex side up, laid it directly on the towels, and ran a fan blowing over the top over night. 24 hours later and it's essentially completely flat. I have my doubts this is a permanent fix, but my hope is it stays flat for me to install some heavy duty c-channel braces that will stabilize it. We'll see. If that doesn't work I guess I'll find someone to plane it down, but I'll lose a decent amount of material so I'd prefer not to go that route.
  24. As previously mentioned it's likely the market would just adjust with higher prices until payments end up back to where they were. Same shit has happened with cars and 84 month notes.
  25. 50 year mortgage means price goes up, insurance goes up, taxes go up, payment stays the same, and you die before the loan is paid off. Sounds good to me.
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