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I'm considering building some doors for my home rather than buying them because the ones I've seen seem very expensive for the amount of quality wood they incorporate.

How difficult is it to build a simple frame and panel door? Is it reasonable to make an interior door just out of wood without using stave core techniques? Does a door have more movement issues than a table top or anything else made with frame and panel techniques?

The house I'm putting these doors in is one from the early 1900's that I'm working on restoring. Are there any good references to construction techniques from that era?

I need to have a sewer line replaced in a house I just bought. It's going to cost about $15K to replace it. I could pay that in cash but it would use most of my emergency fund. The plumber is offering financing but it's via a credit card company offering a 0% interest rate for a year on a credit card which isn't something I've ever seen before. The last time I financed something was a car purchase 11 years ago so I don't know if things have changed in the mean time but it just seems strange. Is this normal now? What kind of other options are available for financing a large amount quickly?

I've had a mystery log in my firewood pile that was a striking pink when I tried to chop it in half. I set it aside to do something interesting with so it's been sitting in wet conditions for several winters.

This is what it looks like now after I've taken a slice off of the end. These are a couple small bowls I made out of the slice: 1 2 3 4 5.

I was recently trying to find a good press screw and was about to buy the one from Lee Valley when I found out I have to be Canadian to purchase it. Does anyone have any recommendations for quality press screws that can get shipped to the US?

I planted a variety of mystery beans this year and something is eating the stems for a few inches above the soil. I haven't been able to find any damage that looks similar through Google image search so I'm hoping you folks can help.

Dead and dying bean plants. One plant, laying down on the soil, is almost completely dead. The one climbing the cage wilted overnight.

Damage to the stem.

As a bonus I've got one tomato plant going funky if anyone has any idea.

My soft shell, which I've been using for several years, died this weekend with a ripped seam. I took it down to the Patagonia store and they replaced it with their Mixed Guide Hoody since the jacket I had isn't made anymore. I can't seem to find much information about this new jacket anywhere and it's going to be at least a week or so before I get to try it out myself at altitude. Does anyone know how it compares to the Ascentionist I had before? Is there anything that would be better suited to alpine hiking, climbing, and snowshoeing?

I've had raccoon's getting into my corn for a couple weeks now and I haven't had any luck keeping them out. Removing fallen fruit didn't encourage them to leave. Ammonia soaked rags didn't seem to have any effect. Running the sprinklers didn't faze them.

Tonight I finally got close enough to kill one of the little bastards but I assume leaving his body as a warning to the rest wont have any effect either.

Has anyone had any luck encouraging them to move elsewhere?

I'm trying to mount some shelving to an open wall. According to the stud finder I only have one pair of studs that doesn't have AC flowing along it at some point. Other than cutting holes in the wall is there any way to determine where the wire is mounted to the stud? If it's mounted to one side I assume I can safely drill into it?

If that's not safe do you think two of these brackets will support 48 inches of 3/4 inch pine shelving with a max o

There's a used STI Trojan near me that is running about ~$650. At that price is it a good deal or should I be suspicious that it's priced so low?

During the summer months I mainly ride during the day so sunglasses will work find as eye protection but I don't have anything to use for protection at night. My wife has suggested goggles but I don't feel that I'm dorky enough yet for those to work. How do you folk manage to keep bugs out of your eyes at night?

I recently got a pair of Minnehaha grocery panniers but it doesn't seem like they'll ever fit right on Jandd racks. They sit too high for the top of the rack to be useful, they really interfere with saddle bags, and there's nothing on the bottom of the rack for the bags to clip on to (they have a triangle shaped clip that looks like it's supposed to wrap around a bare stay at the bottom of the rack but the Jandd racks just have a flat bottom).

I'm considering going for a pair of Carradice panniers and it looks like they'll sit low enough to allow the rack to

A month or so ago there was a thread here talking about work stands. The reddit search is obviously useless but even google failed to find anything relevant. Anyone have any they prefer that don't have to be bolted to a table or the floor? I've only got steel bikes so a stand that grasps the frame or seat post would be sufficient.