wood

No Shop, No Tools – What to Do?

|
We just moved a few thousand miles across the United States, so Loving Wife and I are temporarily between houses. Movers did their thing with the garage/woodworking shop, and all of that stuff save for a couple of toolboxes full of what I deemed “homeowner essentials” are in storage. Everything from my shop apron to … No Shop, No Tools – What to Do?

Lumber Prices, Amirite?

|
Might as well buy hardwood! I’m a huge fan of construction lumber for some types of projects. As an example: we needed a big aquarium stand, so I made one from 2x4s and, I think, some underlayment. We were just going to paint the whole thing black anyway, so I didn’t care about using “nice” … Lumber Prices, Amirite?