by Paul | Jun 18, 2022 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
This video features the complete build for our new Downeast Thunder Farm sign that has been 18 years in the making! I also shot some video of the completed sign being mounted in position. This sign was made entirely with recycled/repurposed materials and left-over...
by Paul | Jun 5, 2022 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
I took advantage of a beautiful day, featuring a steady breeze that kept bugs away to work on S/V Ooh-Rah. In fact, it was today, June 4th, 2022, here at Downeast Thunder Farm in Milbridge, Maine. If I didn’t run into a few snags or “SNAFU’s” along the way, it would...
by Paul | Jun 2, 2022 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
Does anyone actually know what a “Garden Trug” is? I didn’t until Susan handed me a set of instructions and pictures she downloaded from “Instructables” and said “I want one.” So…..off to the workshop I went with my...
by Paul | May 26, 2022 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
Like many of my viewers, I too happen to watch quite a few YouTube videos. In a couple of videos I watched, a pneumatic nail removal tool was employed to very quickly extract nails from pallet wood and other wood pieces being reclaimed or reused. I thought that was...
by Paul | May 16, 2022 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
Here is the latest on my DIY boat stands that will be necessary for the big job ahead of installing the twin bilge keels. I integrated the full featured Vimeo videos into this one. The much shorter YouTube versions of the earlier boat stand videos are listed below:...
