Appalachia mission trip – days 2, 3, 4, 5…
I couldn’t manage to get a WiFi connection every day of the trip, so now that I am back home, I am just going to post the rest of my week. … Continue reading
Appalachia mission trip – day 1
We found a McDonalds with a WiFi, so I will upload a brief post today. I got the link to our Facebook page if you want daily updates on all of … Continue reading
Packing for another Appalachia mission trip
I am packing up again for my church’s annual mission trip to Preston county West Virginia. I won’t have WiFi for the next week, so I won’t be putting up … Continue reading
Park bench slat questions
I have gotten a lot of inquires from people wanting to buy replacement slats. If you would rather buy them instead of building your own, check out my friend Bryan: … Continue reading
New mini-split heat pump
I have been prepping, for the last several days, for the installation of my new shop heat pump. Up until now, I have had only minimum conditioning of the air … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 4
Just a brief post today. I finished assembling the other two cabinet boxes. Since the process was exactly the same as in yesterday’s post, I decided not to bore you … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 3
With the plywood cut, I am now ready to start building the individual cabinets. My design is a little different that a standard kitchen or bath cabinet. These cabinets will … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 2
I finally got a chance to get back to the cabinets I started. I have been so slammed with things to do, outside the shop that I haven’t been able … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets
I actually started on three separate projects today. My main focus is going to be on a set of custom laundry room cabinets though. This past week, I laid out … Continue reading
A couple of new tools
I have had a lot of projects recently that have kept me out of the shop. I have also been waiting on my wood supplier to pull together some oak … Continue reading
Another turkey fan mount
I posted the build and the plans for this about a year ago, when I built one for a co-worker. It has, by far, been my most popular post. I … Continue reading
Columbian Squires logo
I have a friend who is starting a local chapter of the Columbian Squires. The Squires are an international fraternity of Catholic young men, Founded by the Knights of Columbus. My … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – delivered
I finished up applying urethane to the bed a few days ago. I disassembled it and let it set in the garage for the last couple of days to allow … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – complete
I got to finish up AJ’s guitar this weekend. The guitar body has been done for nearly a year, but due to some personal issues, it had to be put on … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 8
Well, I got pulled into working on some other things for the last couple of days, but I had a good bit of the day, today, reserved for working on … Continue reading
Sliding lid jewelry box
My dear wife’s birthday is today. Adam came to me last weekend and asked if he could make Mommy a jewelry box for her birthday. I asked him to pick … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 7
My goal last night was to create the center support rail for the bed. I need something sturdy enough to support all of the weight of the mattress, box spring, … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 6
I installed the receiving side of the rail fasteners on the posts a couple of days ago, so today I have to install the hook side on the side rails. I … Continue reading
Bed upgrade – day 5
I decided to get the footboard stained since it is finished. I have no idea what color I need so I did some test pieces to see what I had. None … Continue reading
MWA SAFETY DAY
Ok, so the guys over at the Modern Woodworker’s Association asking for people to talk about shop safety today. I didn’t think that I had anything to post about shop … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 