by Paul | Aug 15, 2019 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
My shop is so packed full of stuff, I also used the back of my 1-ton diesel pick-up (plow truck) to store even more stuff. I decided to tackle the truck today in order to remove the drywall cart and use it in the shop for my plywood. In doing so, I was quite pleased...
by Paul | Aug 14, 2019 | Boat Building, Farm & Homestead
It’s been a long, arduous week of cleaning, sorting, and pitching stuff out of my shop, and it looks like I’ve hardly made a dent for my efforts! I’m ready to start building my sailboat, but I must square away the shop and get it ready first. I’d really prefer to...
by Paul | Aug 9, 2019 | Tools & Equipment, Wood Turning
My old wood lathe has done well by me over the years but it’s too small and lacks many features I would now like to have for future projects. Simply put, I’ve outgrown my lathe and need a bigger one with more bells and whistles! This is a Reliant DD70 Midi lathe (made...
by Paul | Aug 2, 2019 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Furniture Designs, Tools & Equipment
My wife is in need of a “production bench” to suit her needs for assembling her felt bird and critter kits she sells on her web site: https://www.downeastthunderfarm.com and the bench had to be at a comfortable height for her, plus it had to offer storage for...
by Paul | Jul 13, 2019 | On My Mind, Promotions
I’m not referring to the Jimmy Buffet song in this video. I’m referring to major changes on how often I produce videos in the future, changes to the type of content, and various other considerations. Apart from a handful of regular viewers that typically comment,...