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Two nights ago we woke up hot at 3:00am. The central air was on, but didn't seem to be cooling. The next day I checked the outside unit. The compressor was humming but the fan wasn't moving. I replaced the run/start capacitor (yes, I keep a spare) and bingo, it was back working. Total time to fix was less than 15 minutes. No, I'm not a HVAC tech. But if you're comfortable around...

I live in Rochester, MN and have a Sienna Glen Maple Tree that I think has a problem with the root system.  The tree is 25-30 tall and the trunk is 11" diameter.  The roots seem to be impeding on the growth of the trunk.  I assume maybe this is what they call "girdling"?  The little root on the right side is easy.  I think I just cut it off to prevent fu...

This should probably be posted in the “for sale” but I have some very nice White Oak figured wood. Not sure of the value but if anyone is interested please contact me. I have been a watcher on this site for years but never posted much. Location Mpls area of MN

"Hawk Moon"

This piece is a turned White Oak plate turned around, I then added Padauk rays and a Hand carved Kokopelli made from Canarywood. Then I added two feathers carved from White Oak. The finish is lacquer the color is alcohol Inks, the whole piece is 14" D.

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Latest project was a Murphy bed for our office. OK – maybe not “fine” furniture, but we need a spare bed (for guests) and sofa beds (IMO) are just not comfortable.

I used the Create-a Bed kit from Rockler. Build was pretty straightforward (I made a few modifications to the plans). Involves a fair amount of 4x8 sheet goods – so t was a bit of a challenge for my small sho...