by Paul | May 23, 2019 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Sailing & Cruising
If you watched my video about going sailing last week, you know I’ve been thinking about designing and building a new sailboat for myself. As a retired naval architect and marine engineer, have the knowledge and experience to put a design together that shall meet my...
by Paul | May 10, 2019 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
FREE Plans with Both Imperial & Metric Dimensions!!! Information Below. It’s always good to have a small tool tote on hand for projects outside the workshop. You can toss in a few hand tools, hardware, and fasteners, then easily transport those smaller items to...
by Paul | Mar 22, 2019 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead
Someone gave us an old generic sign, no longer wanted, and it was destined for the landfill. The sign in question was a cheap, MDF, made in China, plaque with a “good tidings of some kind – the type sold in big box discount stores as home décor.” I didn’t have any...
by Paul | Mar 7, 2019 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
It’s been a few years since I designed and built our high wind and heavy snow load greenhouse. A couple of years after building the greenhouse, I started to produce and upload videos to my YouTube channel and the original video of the greenhouse was one of the first...
by Paul | Mar 1, 2019 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead
It’s still very cold here in Maine with temps below zero in the mornings and highs in single digits & teens during the day. You might say it’s just a little too brisk to be working on projects out in the shop! So…………I decided to work inside this week. I have...