Author Archives: Jay Bates

Day 440 – Chainsaw Chest Finished

The chainsaw chest is complete. I broke a lot of woodworking rules with the bottom and the lid. In this case, it works. That’s all it has to do. It just has to work. Cracks? Yeah, they will happen (already have). That’s not going to stop th…

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Day 438 – Sticky Dovetails

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I completed 30 days of “daily dovetails.” Go through your scrap bin and mill two boards that are around 4-5″ wide, 3/4″ thick, and a few feet long. Every day, use the boards to hand-cu…

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Day 437 – Milling Wet Lumber

I caught lightning! Well, I caught it on camera. Pause at the 53-second mark to see it. I usually record time lapses of the sky in wide-angle on my GoPro. I wanted to record the audio of the thunder this time, so I used my camcorder instead. I just hap…

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Day 436 – Mind Dump + It Begins

Good morning! Before starting the first project in the new shop, I walked around and gave a brief overview of the overall status of various items. Rain delays, per usual. But with the shop setup, I can finally make sawdust inside. In real time, the pro…

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Day 426 – I’ve Waited a Year For This Day

We have a patch of southern dewberries within eyesight of the shop. Last year, TK ate off of them for a few weeks. We actually have three patches around the property, but it’s been too wet to venture far from the clearing. This was the first pick…

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