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I'm looking for a finish for simple projects (most recently a cooking recipe holder) that just require a bit of protection. Since its cold this time of year, I can't guarantee I'll have a warm day to work outside, and I hate having the whole house smell like polyurethane if I leave something drying in the basement.

Ideally I'd like something easy to apply (wipe-on?), odorless, and quick-drying, and I'm less concerned about durability, waterproofing, etc.

1- Skill level

Beginner

2- Budget

$50

3- Play style

1A

4- Current collection

See below

5- Purchase restrictions

None

6- Design

See below

7- Size

No requirement

Recently retrieved my 25 year old Duncan Butterfly from storage and I've been having a great time re-familiarizing myself, but I think I'd like to get my hands on something a bit more modern. I'd really like to find something in a natural wood finish (just my preferred aesthetic) with a ball-bearing axle. The Tom Kuhn "Sleep Machine 2" and "Roller Woody" seem to fit the bill, but they're currently sold out - what else is out there?

I play in an acoustic trio doing original roots music - not the easiest thing to sell, but we have fun. We have around 100 Facebook followers, mostly friends.

Lately we've been having a similar experience at all our gigs:

• We get booked for a week night with 4-5 other acts with similar sized fan bases
• There's a ~$10 cover
• We go on last, some time around 10 or 11pm (not quite sure why we get put in this spot, but perhaps our website, etc is more put-together looking than other bands)
• Each band brings 2-3 fans, and leaves not long after their set (rude, but I guess everyone has to work in the morning)
• We end up playing to an empty room at the end of the night

We're not as young as

I need to replace a shower arm that is unlike any I've seen before. It mounts to a ~3.5" piece of 1/2" copper with a male threaded end projecting from the wall, just like a tub spout does.

I'm unable to find anyone selling anything like it, and I'd rather not have to open up the wall to replace with a traditional style shower arm. Anyone have any ideas?

Edit: pics here http://imgur.com/a/wOnNO - sorry for the blurriness of the first one, my phone did not want to focus properly

I'm a guitar player looking to buy my first ukulele. I'm pretty sure I want a concert size, and I'd like to spend around $200, although there's plenty of wiggle room in that price.

I've been looking at various models at Hawaii Music Supply (mostly Kala), and at Mainland, but I'm not sure how to choose between them. I'm not sure how much the various wood options, scale length variations, etc factor in to the sound of a uke.

Normally, I'd never buy an acoustic instrument without playing it first, but my local music stores have a very limited uke selection, and I'm not familiar enough with the instrument to know what I'm looking for. I'm looking for something that won't leave me wanting to

I'll be picking up a new bike sometime between this autumn and next sprint (still pretty far in the future, but there is a lot to think about!), and I'm not sure exactly what to go test ride. I have had a few, but never really had something that made me say "Yes, this is just right, I love this!" which has lead to me swapping bikes every few years.

I've had:

• 1992(?) Honda Nighthawk 250 - Great to learn on, reliable, a bit small and slow
• 1974 Harley Sportster - A head turner, a bit (OK, more than a bit) unreliable. Probably needs the attention of a real mechanic, rather than my amateur attempts. This is still in the garage, but will likely be sold to fund this new bike
• 2003 Suzuki

I've been thinking (and reading) about reloading .357 mag and .38 spl for my GP-100 for a while. I had been planning to pick up a Lee Classic Loader set, but never ended up actually clicking the 'check out' button.

I just purchased a Lee single stage press and Lee powder scale for $50 locally, so I'm going to skip the Lee Loader and get a set of dies.

I'm looking at getting the Lee carbide 4-die 38/357 set, Lee primer pocket cleaner, and a powder funnel. I'll source powder and primers locally, and reuse my factory brass, but I'm thinking I should buy bullets now as well since I'm paying shipping already? I know I'll also need some case conditioning tools at some point (trimmer, deburrin

I'm leaning Grossman due to the Vikings horrible pass defense, but I'm not sure about that choice. Kyle Orton and Matt Moore are also free agents in my league if that influences your choice.

This spring I bought a Henry lever action .22 as my first gun, and I've been having tons of fun with it. I've also been given a 20ga break action shotgun. I've had the opportunity to handle and shoot a bunch of other guns, and built up quite a list of things to buy, so here's where reddit comes in. I have around $500 of 'fun money' available, and I'm trying to figure out what to get next. Here are some options I've come up with:

• Saiga 7.62x39 (to be converted to AK at some point)
• Ruger 22/45
• 9mm pistol of some description (I like a friend's Glock, as well as the XD and CZ 75 I've handled, among others)
• SA 'cowboy style' pistol in .357 (either from Uberti/Cimarron or Ruger)
• Mak

I don't have much of a collection but all of them are beautiful, and I feel they deserve to be showed off, rather than stowed in a closet or under a bed.

I've been considering building a rifle rack something like this, but I have a few concerns: I don't have any children to worry about, but I wonder if having firearms out in the open is an invitation for theft or for having some visitor handle them without permis

I'm a beginning shooter (around 500 rounds through my Henry .22, plus some instruction from the BSA many moons ago), and I've noticed that off-hand I shoot up and to the left. I can't blame the rifle, as my fiancee (who is a more experienced shooter than I) can consistently blow the center out of targets with it :)

I'm wondering if anyone can point me to an online source for basic rifle shooting fundamentals. I'm hoping to learn about things like: which hand pulls the rifle into the shoulder, how hard I should grip with each hand, how my feet should be positioned, etc. I realize some of these things will be personal choice, but some sort of baseline might be helpful. I checked the gunni

I have a confession to make: I hold an Extra class license but have never transmitted on HF. I was active on some local 2m repeaters ten years ago, but haven't picked up a mic since.

A few years ago I bought my first house, and shortly afterward picked up a Kenwood TS-450S (10-160m, multi-mode, 100W) and an MFJ antenna tuner for a great price, thinking that now I could put up an antenna and get on HF. However, I never put up a useful antenna.

My house sits at the top of a small hill, with a field out my front door, and the hill falling away at my rear door. My lot is around 2 acres, with a reasonably sized cleared area surrounded by large trees. Sounds like it should be easy enough for