22 thoughts on “How to install bowed 1×7 Tongue and Groove Pine on the Ceiling – Make a tool!

  • June 13, 2013 at 3:54 pm
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    Could you knock up a quick diagram please Adam?

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  • June 13, 2013 at 5:24 pm
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    Oh man. That’s a good idea. I’ll see what I can do.

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  • June 13, 2013 at 6:35 pm
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    EFFING Brilliant!!!!

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  • June 13, 2013 at 11:01 pm
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    where did you buy the pine from?

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  • June 13, 2013 at 11:17 pm
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    brookside building supply dot com in NH. :)

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  • June 14, 2013 at 2:16 am
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    That’s not just a tool!!! That’s a Powertool!!!! You surely can put alot of
    pressure on the most resisting side of the board!!! Maybe with a helping
    hand and a rod you could fix it too but then you damage the sides easily
    and now they stay perfectl!!! Congratulations again!!!!

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  • June 15, 2013 at 3:36 am
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    You left out the really cool process of how to build and building the de
    bower. Still very clever

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  • June 17, 2013 at 7:25 am
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    You are the Man!

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  • October 15, 2013 at 9:33 am
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    I think the reason why everyone looked at you funny when you asked for a
    board straightener was because they don’t exist. Now that you invented one,
    you should go back to the lumber yard and show them what you were talking
    about, because until now, carpenters were just wedging there cat’s paws or
    chisels into the rafter against the board the wanted to straighten and just
    pry. We need more people like you to transition into construction to help
    us evolve to were the rest of humanity is.

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  • October 15, 2013 at 5:03 pm
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    :) The more I think about it, the more, I just adore building stuff. I feel
    very much alive and at peace when I’m building. I feel very dead, fixing
    computers, which is what I “do”. I live to innovate, change, create. Who
    knows, maybe I will move to the construction industry, see what I can
    shift, break, and fix. :)

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  • November 17, 2013 at 9:07 am
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    Can you show how you made the tool to get the board tight? Thanks

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  • December 7, 2013 at 10:05 pm
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    You are so resourceful. I love your videos. Thanks for the tips.

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  • February 7, 2014 at 1:57 am
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    Too bad tongue and grove paneling is made to be blind nailed on the tongue
    then cover with the grove and since your tool blocks the rafter, you have
    to face nail. Have fun filling all those nails holes.

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  • March 19, 2014 at 2:55 am
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    In your video on how to make the tool, you mention that you always wanted
    to be an engineer. I am an engineer, and I must say the tool is brilliant!
    Great engineering.

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  • November 3, 2014 at 5:31 am
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    Very good. Yours was much less expensive than the retail version. A+++

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  • March 5, 2015 at 1:37 pm
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    please provide the schematics for building one of those cool tools, or a
    website where I can buy one from you!

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  • January 8, 2016 at 12:17 am
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    Ran across your garage build vids and really like what you have done. Like your style. love your tool for the warped pine..i am a Vermonter and want to build a garage this year. Need workshop space for sure..We have like 0 dollars . Have land and trees and rocks.. thought of doing the Alaska saw mill thing to make the siding..
    any thoughts on that? best to you.

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    • January 10, 2016 at 10:01 am
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      Hi Diane,
      Thanks very much. So funny, I think the alaska saw mill idea is great, in fact it I was planning on building a DIY home saw mill to build the garage, but decided it would be months of building the mill, and then months of making the lumber, and I could have the building built in that time, which I did. But the chainsaw mill for siding is the perfect way to go. Good luck!
      Adam

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