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A tale of two augers
 Lots of work outside right now, so not much happening in or near my shops, except a bunch of fall maintenance on garden tools: Cleaning, sharpening, oiling spades, shovels, chainsaw etc.Between all of...
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The greenhouse saga and some tool boards
 Been a tad busy around here at times. The Greenhouse is still standing but took a hit from a big pine which totally flatten the new metal shed I was in the process of installing and almost killed the...
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Revisiting the Boring till
 For the last little while been sorting, de-rusting and taking inventory of drilling tools and implements.I have been working out of that till for a few years now, time to address some shortcoming.How...
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French cleats
 I have been making a few holders for various tools, time to hang them up on the walls.But how? There are various ways to go about it. In the past 16 years or so, I have been using perf board with...
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Sanding woes...
I have 3 electric portable sanders that I have not used for a while. I don't like sanding.A Black & Decker Professional 1/4 sheet sander, my first one and quite the story behind :-)A Dewalt 5...
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Sanders epilogue
 Today, I had a Dr appointment early in the AM (Note to my medical team; Instead of telling me it's normal at your age, why don't you say, It's normally seen in teenagers. It would make me feel better...
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Some progress, more waiting...
Today I was resolute in my drive to get that damn arbor nut off, on her small table saw.Looking online was useless. Yes, found out part numbers and saw pictures of the wrench Yadi Yada but nowhere...
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Small weather related detour but back on track
 My French cleats projects has been rudely interrupted by a good old Canadian Nor Easter snow storm.The kind that spins around and bite you in the ass. A suivre tomorrow...Where I left off, I had...
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Some cleats are up, a few more holders completed
 Been working on it, tweaking, choosing and cutting back boards, gluing, screwing etc. getting there.Today we started home schooling with the grandkids, so I had to make some room downstairs. They...
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Finishing my French cleats project
 Last nite I finally got my rows under the window, the ones under the boring till will have to wait, I decided on some changes, which will required longer cleats and different holders. Thinking I...
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Keeping busy in a Snow Armageddon
 Last Friday January 7th we had our first snow storm of the year, it dumped 30 cm, this past Friday January 14 we got another one which brought us 41 cm of snow. Better not be another one this next...
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Long overdue clean up in progress
Something I long needed to do but I have been putting it off for many reasons.But mostly due to the lack of available time, but when I do have some time, it is just not something I fell like doing...So...
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Small detour in my shop re-organization
 Diversion No 35 and we are only in early March. Ok I exagerated a bit, but you get the idea :-)Our newly wed Son, wife and grandkids are coming for a visit soon, exciting, but of course it...
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Garage storage area part 2
 That would be the platform and the storage grid 9X9 on top with a set of stairs to the house, which is in progress.When I left off, I had my two beams with all their joist brackets assembled.  I am...
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Garage storage area part 3
Sunday spent a good three hours at the wood shop on Base. Brought my 8 vertical pieces 72 inches long and 12 horizontal pieces 31 inches long to cut the joinery to assemble 4 frames for my storage...
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Garage storage area part 4
 After cutting all my joinery for the grid, all dadoes and half lap, with the Radial Arm Saw, I was left with a lot of small ridges which need to be cleaned.  Where I left off last night.Surface left...
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Garage storage area part 5
Been working slowly, my damn thumb keep getting in the way :-)Finally bite the bullet and went to get a sheet of spruce sheathing 3/4 plywood 4X8.Ouch, Cdn $90 plus tax (15%)This is what $90 of plywood...
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Garage storage area almost completed
 Need a bunch of small stuff done, but useable.Finished Thursday by assembling the frames for the grid. Glued and nailed ( 2 at each connections) half lap inside dadoes. Probably a tad overkill...
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And from chaos the shops rise again
Been spending lots of time organizing and building custom solutions. I got so much self involved, everything else falls off my radar. Oups, missed a few Zoom committee meetings. Sorry.With the...
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The Post drill is finally hanging up in my shop
This week we have the visit of our son Levi and family. With our daughter coming over with her two kids, we had a total of 2 kids (Son and daughter), 5 grandkids and 3 dogs. Yes, the house is alive...
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The birth of Greenhouse No 2
Been a tad busy, trying to get the next greenhouse up and running beside the old one.Once it is up, the older one will undergo Depot Level Inspection and Repair (DLIR) :-)It survived, wind storms, tree...
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Greenhouse No 2 is completed...
 ...for now. Time to catch up on a few things around the house next.This is where I started This is where we are now.The side opening has been buttoned down for the season.Install a new ventilated...
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Somethings never get old
Been a tad busy as you may have been noticed. Not much woodworking but lots of small projects for storage and while Greenhouse No 2 is done, there is still a lot going on in the gardening...
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Addressing food insecurity
 Yes, my blog has been quiet for a while, not because of a shortage of projects currently on the go, but rather, yah, been busy.Part of a new project I am developing for my Rotary club to address food...
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The jack of all trade sliding compound miter saw. Evolution
 As part of my current hydroculture experiments, I am using a lot of PVC piping. And while it can be cut with regular woodworking tooling, it can be a bit brittle and crack or even explodes while...
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