Comments by "Colonel K" (@Paladin1873) on "DIY with Dave" channel.

  1. Your assessment of lumber retail markup sounds about right. Pre-pandemic I could buy lumber at Lowes with a 10% military discount. Now I get none because I was told their markup is less than that.
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  2. Your next video should be on super hammers, super nails, super drills, and super glues that can be used to join the Superwood.
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  3. I remember buying my first Harbor Freight tool, a bench grinder, off a loading dock in San Antonio around 1979 or 1980. As I recall, it was how they sold tools back then. They'd bring a truckload of supplies into a warehouse and advertise a sale. They still do something like this with their parking lot sales. Anyway, the grinder burned out very quickly, so I took it back for a replacement. I never opened the box, but bought a good quality grinder from Sears which is still working fine 40 years later. Around 1991 I gave the still unopened HF box to my local BSA camp. The camp ranger later told me it worked fine. I'm with you on their "sophisticated" tools. Unless I have a one-time task, I skip them. I do have drawers full of their hand tools. They are okay for keeping in cars, trucks, apartments, and tool sheds where they get light use. A professional builder, machinist, or mechanic would be advised to avoid most of them. Now do a video on Grizzly Industrial, or as I like to call them, the Harbor Freight of machine tools.
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  4. My takeaway is that my next house should be built from toilet paper since that's where all the really good lumber seems to wind up.
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