Sagging Shelves
Recently we visited dear friends in England and while we were whiling away a very pleasant afternoon I happen to notice their book shelf was sagging quite considerably. Read more…
Firewood Project – Part 1
Fortunately the winter ran out before the wood, but it was close! What little wood remains seems silly to stack for next year. I recently finished reading ‘Make a Joint Stool from a Tree’ By Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee “When it comes to...Gun Rack
Black Walnut is a beautiful wood and also wonderful to work with. It is fairly common, and good quality black walnut lumber is not hard to find, but can be quite costly – I have several huge Walnut trees in my back garden that one day may make a nice piece of...
Rustic Cherry Shelf
Rustic Cherry ‘floating’ Shelf. Made from 100 year old beam 3″ x 4″ x 96″. Finished in Tung Oil. Top and bottom planed just enough to give a flat surface. Saw marks left on front edge. First the beam was...Logging of the Redwoods 1940s
Redwood Saga is an educational film from 1946 showing the cutting, loading, transportation, milling and finishing operations of the Northern California’s old growth Redwood forest lumber industry. It is fascinating to speculate what impression the great trees of...