by Paul | Jun 13, 2020 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
Earlier this afternoon (Friday, June 12th, 2020) I realized I had a need for a mobile book cart: The kind of cart one sees in public libraries, used to return books to shelves. They are usually made out of metal, but I didn’t want to buy one and I figured I could make...
by Paul | Jun 4, 2020 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
Every year, the WHRL (Women for Healthy Rural Living, formerly: Women’s Health Resource Library) hold a fund-raising auction and raffle. This local non-profit provides numerous programs and services such as “Bone-Builders,” Yoga, Tai-Chi, Weight Watchers, Scholarships...
by Paul | May 22, 2020 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
I most often work alone, without anyone around to help me when it comes to carrying large unwieldy sheet goods such as full sheets of plywood. Being older now, I find it more difficult to handle such bulky items. Heavy, ¾” (18mm or 19mm) plywood makes it even more...
by Paul | May 15, 2020 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
The “Honey-Do List” goes on (and on and on…..). My wife and daughter like to “rescue” Monarch Butterfly caterpillars from birds and other predators so they will have a chance to turn into Monarch Butterflies. The caterpillars are typically found on milkweed leaves...
by Paul | Apr 24, 2020 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
It’s Spring (we call it “Mud Season”) in Maine and it’s now time to service the lawnmower for our very short “warm season.” We don’t really have a lawn, but the weeds must get knocked down occasionally. I personally don’t care about such things, but my wife added this...
