It seems that we've been getting quite a few woodworking questions on Home Improvement recently. I know migration is discouraged during early beta, but is woodworking.se at the point where we could start doing that?
I can write up something for meta.WW about whether or not to do it and where I believe the boundary between WW and DIY should be.
The question Can I get some tips or criticisms of this couch plan? looks like the user account has been deleted. Is it a waste of effort to answer this? Especially since it would only serve the OP, and his specific plan, so I don't see this having community value.
I'm looking into building an awning, but having trouble locating some of the materials. Where would I find the hardware in the picture below? I need a somewhat decorative piece of metal to mount the awning to the wall.
I also thought I would be able to find plans for building an awning like the...
@Matt you could just vote to close you know. it takes 5 non-mods to close a question so if they disagree they can just not vote to close (or take it up to meta)
@ratchetfreak I am just very nervous about doing this since we are in beta for some reason. I dont want to tick people off. Mods and users alike. I am going to VTC though.
Based on the picture in @bowlturner's answer to the couch question, I'm thinking about asking which type of yarn is the strongest for a woodworking project, and when it makes sense to use a less rigid color of yarn. woodworking.stackexchange.com/a/1204/49
@Matt you're right; it should be closed. If you haven't noticed, I try not to be too trigger-happy, but I'm not scared of ticking people off by downvoting or voting to close. I'm more concerned about producing the highest-quality questions possible for future users.
On the other hand, the downside of being a mod is that you can't just "vote to close" and hope for someone else to back you up. So I'm a little more reserved about closing a question on my own.
@rob I was going to ask if you could VTC... answers that question. I guess the best course of action you could have taken was ask here or in meta then.
I guess flagging a question to be closed is still an option if I want a second opinion. I'm hesitant to close the couch question myself since I was the doofus who said, "Yeah, bring it on over" without first suggesting an edit.
@NiallC. at this point we'd be happy to take on any woodworking-specific questions. Unfortunately I was a bit hasty on the couch question and didn't consider at first that it should be a more general design question rather than a critique question, but I still think with an edit it will make a great question here.
@bowlturner I'm like a couch potato who criticizes a quarterback for throwing an interception--it's not like I could have done any better given the same amount of time!
Well I noticed two things about the pictures you posted. The first is a ripping blade and the second is a cross cut blade. That might have something to do with it.
The first is a crosscut blade and the second one is a 'cross' between a rip saw and a cross saw, doesn't have the kicker on each ...
its a comment on that answer. I jumped the gun and flagged it. Probably a waste
@Matt I was trying to figure out what was going on.
There was a flag requiring attention but it looked like that person who wrote the comment did the flagging
So I was wondering if they flagged my answer
Makes a lot more sense now
@Matt I'm leaning toward dismissing your flag, mostly because I made a comment explaining why it's not a good idea. I'll go either way if I get another vote to leave it or keep it.
I just didnt think the comment should stand. It does not make logical sense. Power tools all have a safety risk. I don't need to see more of the blade to remind me.
I understand, I either ignore them, or point out my disagreement with their stance. Often I will upvote the responses that coincide with my point. It's like saying "I agree with this not you"
@Matt @bowlturner I also was confused and ended up dismissing the flag because I interpreted it the way @bowlturner did. I agree it's often sufficient to use comments to address bad comments.
The question Can I get some tips or criticisms of this couch plan? looks like the user account has been deleted. Is it a waste of effort to answer this? Especially since it would only serve the OP, and his specific plan, so I don't see this having community value.
I'm looking into building an awning, but having trouble locating some of the materials. Where would I find the hardware in the picture below? I need a somewhat decorative piece of metal to mount the awning to the wall.
I also thought I would be able to find plans for building an awning like the...
Well I noticed two things about the pictures you posted. The first is a ripping blade and the second is a cross cut blade. That might have something to do with it.
The first is a crosscut blade and the second one is a 'cross' between a rip saw and a cross saw, doesn't have the kicker on each ...
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