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Moving Wes to His Own Shop
Wes has been begging for his own workshop for “forever.” Since he is getting older, he doesn’t like sharing shop space with his mom as much as he used to. We finally moved the grain silo to a new location and started getting him set up. Mary helping pull apart the platform The grain silo… Continue reading Moving Wes to His Own Shop
Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill
Earlier this summer I decided to try making a River table for Jared out of some of the Burr oak slabs I left live edges on…it was a bit of an adventure to say the least ;0). But did work eventually. Once the epoxy decided it would in fact cure, I had tons of cleanup… Continue reading Woodpeckers Slab Flattening Mill
Climbing Ladder for Toddlers
Somehow I didn’t count right when ordering dowels for the Climbing Wall and ended up with seven extra. As I was researching how to make the Swedish Ladder portion for B I kept running across these mini triangle climbing ladders for toddlers. It looked easy enough so I made one for my twin nieces that… Continue reading Climbing Ladder for Toddlers
Loft Above Bed for L
This is the second project I built for my nieces last month. B’s Swedish Ladder can be seen here. L’s loft shares the same wall in the opposite room and was quite the puzzle to figure out. As I was cutting dado after dado into the beams I kept hoping that I had in face… Continue reading Loft Above Bed for L
Climbing Wall with a Swedish Ladder
I had never even heard of Swedish Ladders until my sister approached me to build one for her daughter. This little girl needs to climb, like a fish needs water :0). This is a first draft of what I designed for her to climb on. I ended up changing my mind on the spacing so… Continue reading Climbing Wall with a Swedish Ladder
Draw Knives and Helping Hands
The first few logs I milled last fall I left the bark on rather then square up the log prior to cutting boards. This resulted in some wavy boards and other questionable lumber on the first log, the second went a little better. I’m glad I did this on a few logs, live edge lumber… Continue reading Draw Knives and Helping Hands
Spruce Logs: Worth the Price of a Bandsaw Blade?
Lately there has been a plague of bark beetles infesting the spruce trees in my neighborhood. It’s sad to see these huge trees windbreaks start to die off. On the other hand, if you’re in the right place at the right time, people will give the logs to you. The question then becomes, is the… Continue reading Spruce Logs: Worth the Price of a Bandsaw Blade?
Moravian Workbench Tail Vice
I’ve been working on a Moravian Workbench for almost two years now and this week I finally have a working tail vice on the bench with accompanying dog holes!!! Tail Vice This is really exciting because the whole concept behind the Moravian workbench is to have a portable bench that you can take to the… Continue reading Moravian Workbench Tail Vice
Clipboards can be fun ;0)
One Saturday a while ago I let the kids watch way to much TV, drove 45 minutes to the “Big City” and walked around Hobby Lobby for a good two hours. While I was there I found some clip board clips. My first idea for them was a flop...but after I learned to make ocean… Continue reading Clipboards can be fun ;0)
The Shop is Overflowing with Ocean Scenes
We are getting ready to participate in a Children’s Craft Fair and Bake Sale Charity event. Half of the sales and all of the raffle ticket proceeds will be donated to the local domestic violence shelter. The kids have been working hard on various projects for a while now. Currently our house has been transformed… Continue reading The Shop is Overflowing with Ocean Scenes