Seventy-five hours total time.
Almost four months have passed since I started these.
It’s kind of hard to believe that they are done already.
They didn’t spend much time in the shop sitting around.
It’s a nice bonus that they look good in the house too.
This was one of those places where a router would not fit. Making a 45 degree chamfer by hand that would match the routed side was going to be fussy work. I considered using a chisel at first, but keeping the correct angle and not removing too much material were very real concerns.
I decided to [...]
Most of my time has been hijacked by the garden these days. It has been warming up finally and the plants have been thrown to the great outdoors. My method of hardening seedlings from inside to outside involves little more than tossing them out the door with a hearty “Good luck!” I give them [...]
Sometimes those baseboard miters just don’t want to cooperate. A slight, and unnoticed twist in the wood, can cause a lot of trouble later.
Removing and replacing the baseboard is a whole new problem, with little guarantee that it won’t happen again.
Some thin wedges of walnut can be added to minimize the problem. Baseboard miters don’t [...]
Mary and I went and picked out some hardware for the nightstands the other day. My only preference was that it not be brass. I needed some hinges for the doors and I wanted them to match the rest of the hardware. She found some very nice hammered drawer pulls with matching knobs for the [...]
