I have a custom made desk that uses heavy duty wall mounted standards and shelf brackets. This design allows for quite a bit of adjustment and customization, and one of the things I need to do is…
I really did not think I would still be working in the garage in November, but when it’s 67 degrees out, I have to take advantage. I made three of these adapters, one for my Galaxy S3, and two for…
Literally. My youngest son helped put together a couple bird feeders to replace the 10+ year old, rotting houses in the back. I started with some really inexpensive cedar, 4′ dog-eared fence boards. They were purchased at Home Depot for…
Get’s really warm, uncomfortably so in the pocket. This heat is not battery related, it is located in the area by the home button. When this happens, battery life takes a nose dive. “No…
The staining process was completed last weekend, and the stain had all week to completely dry. Starting Saturday and finishing on Sunday morning I added three coats of Minwax water-based, semi-gloss poly. I think it turned out quite well, and will…
Getting close now… a coat of Minwax water-based wood conditioner on all surfaces. This will help eliminate the blotching that can happen with pine. It also prevents the stain from soaking into end-grain, which causes it to be darker. Great product, just…
The assembly phase of the desk has been completed. I added some corner braces that will serve two puroses: First, it wil stregthen the desk, and second it will provide a place to attache the top. The drawers were also…
Finally at a point where the glue-up can begin. Since I have already dry fit all the pieces prior to final sanding, this glue-up process was actually quite easy. All mortise and tenons were completely covered in yellow carpenter’s glue…
The two remaining side pieces that will enclose the drawers were finally completed. These will be held in place with pocket screws, as there is no way to drill mortises with the nails that would be in the way. …
The assembled blanks that I worked on yesterday are fully dry and ready to be assembled. First a few tenons have to be drilled in the desk legs and the front and back rails. This is the same routine as…
Temperature is dropping, just in the upper 40’s this morning. Have to work with the garage door down! I want to glue up the pieces needed to make the drawer rails and stiles. As with the previous glue-ups, I am…
We recently aquired a 2002 Ford Escape. It’s a good vehicle, and is in pretty good overall condition. One thing that we noticed is that the running boards had surface rust so we decided to remove both, sand down the…