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
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
In case you didn't know, the reason our farm is called "Three Hearts Farm" is because we are under the patronage of the Holy Family. The Three Hearts represent Jesus, Mary and Joseph. There are many reasons that we chose them as our patrons, but the most obvious is that it is fruitful for us… Continue reading Our Holy Family Picture
Sometimes doing school in the shop is fun. Sometimes it is not. Sometimes, when your sisters get done before you and get to play with the world's greatest toy (the shop vac), it is just downright awful. That's why it is important to have an incentive for a small man to work for. In this… Continue reading The Box
This is a project that has been in the works for the last 6 weeks, having been interrupted by nearly everything else for most of that time. As with so many other projects, it starts with a frame built from 2x4's. I know 2x2's are lighter, and more than adequate for housing ducks, but still,… Continue reading Duckmobile
Clock is ticking! Saturday morning we go live with our Second Annual CiderFest! First step is getting the propane stove in the shop... fired up! It gets cold sometimes, when you are cutting up apples and grinding and smashing them all day, and the ability to warm your little fingers from time to time makes… Continue reading Preparations are Under Way
Homeschooling is a lot like farming. You never can tell how long it is going to take. The job that took 5 minutes last week might take 5 hours the next. The kids that did all their school perfectly without any need for input yesterday might not be able to manage 2+2 without asking for… Continue reading Odd Jobs
