by Paul | Jun 11, 2021 | Boat Building, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
This past week has been plagued with inclement weather! WE had a few days of remarkably high temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (a little over 37 degrees Celsius). The humidity was also exceptionally high and made working outside unbearable (especially...
by Paul | May 13, 2021 | Contests & Giveaways, Farm & Homestead, On My Mind, Promotions
I worked on building my second gantry lift this past week but only made a little progress due to several days of rainy weather. I did not take any video of this as it is the same procedure as used to build the first gantry lift. There may not be any videos posted over...
by Paul | May 13, 2021 | Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
When my daughter was around 2 years old and we were living on Cape Cod, she accidentally knocked over an antique (family heirloom) spinning wheel which shattered apart while we were visiting my wife’s parents in Pennsylvania. Fast forward to the present: We have been...
by Paul | May 5, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
In order to lift my new sailboat off the strongback and turn the hull right side up, I must build a couple of Gantry lifts using repurposed used 4 x 4 posts that were given to me. I specifically called them “Gantry Lifts” rather than “Gantry Cranes” because these...
by Paul | Apr 23, 2021 | Contests & Giveaways, Farm & Homestead, Promotions
A request came to me from “Women for Healthy Rural Living” (WHRL), a local non-profit organization, for me to install a couple of paper towel racks in two bathrooms of the newly renovated office and headquarters of that organization. Their website is...
by Paul | Apr 16, 2021 | Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
My office/art studio makeover is still an ongoing project. I spend less time working on it now that the warmer weather has been showing itself here in Downeast Maine. I try to take advantage of he warmer weather by working outside on the many projects necessary to...
