The first project out of the new shop is a Chainsaw Chest for my four-wheeler. The corners are dovetailed. The lid is glued, nailed and screwed. The bottom is glued, nailed, and screwed. Yes, I broke woodworking rules with expansion and contraction, bu…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreA 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…
Read moreI 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…
Read moreGood 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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