They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
With the arrival of the Hold Fasts from Grammercy Tools, our work horses are now complete! As others have said in online forums, we had to rough up the shaft a bit with sandpaper to improve the friction in the hole. I also had to plane the bench top a little flatter, but once we… Continue reading Hold Fasts
After the setback with the trestles for the new workbench, Seppi and Daddy figured out how to glue the split section back on, clamp it, and then reinforce it with decking screws. Of course then we had to re-trim the notches to compensate for the torque that split the piece off in the first place.… Continue reading New Workbench, Part 2
Seppi and Daddy bought a new workbench! Some assembly required. Before you can assemble, you must disassemble. Cutting the legs using a miter saw. It gives a nice straight cut, but is probably a little overkill for this. A faster, rougher saw would work well enough. Even for these mortices, Grandpa Carl's old rip saw… Continue reading New Workbench, part 1
This is a project I started 6 or 7 years ago, when we took down an old shed in the backyard at the house. I borrowed a thickness planer from a friend and planed a bunch of 2x4's and 2x6's, and glued them into rough pieces for a pair of work horses. These are like… Continue reading Work Horses
Seppi is six years old now! How did that happen? Time flies when you are having fun. Since Daddy missed his birthday because of the National Guard (Again!) So we had some man time the following weekend. Daddy worked a few extra National Guard days so Seppi tagged along when we went out to the… Continue reading Six-Year-Old Seppi
I used to call them taters. Now I call them Tato's. 'Cause that's what Winnie calls them. Monday was the day to plant them. It was actually a bit late, by over a month. Unfortunately, it has just been that kind fo a gardening year. Everything has been getting pushed back and delayed by all… Continue reading First Round of Tato’s
Just a little project in spare moments. Something I've been needing for a while to help with chiseling for various other wood work. It is amazing how much glue kept squeezing out of this joint. I would tighten it, scrape some glue off, tighten it some more, scrape off some more glue, tighten some more,… Continue reading Joiner’s Mallet
Almost a year ago, Daddy and Winnie went to an estate sale where they were selling a bunch of old tools. Most of the good ones had been sold already, but we were able to pick up a few vises and an old wooden tri-plane. It was quite cheap (of course I don't remember the… Continue reading Rebuilding the Block Plane
Recently we bought Seppi a new book called "Everyday Woodworking" by Youtube woodworker Rex Krueger. This is because he has been showing more and more interest in building stuff with wood. For example, last week when we got to the farm and started school, Daddy was too busy to help Seppi with his schoolwork for… Continue reading Tool Tote
The last weekend before Cider Fest, Mommy and Daddy and Winnie drove down to Chehalis to buy a new cider press. It was in very decent shape for being over a hundred years old, and it was a fun outing. Unfortunately, when trying to replace the guide on the spout end of the tray, it… Continue reading Refurbishing the Cider Press.
Little Farm in the Big City 