by Dennis Maidon | Aug 21, 2023 | Bird Houses, Garden Buildings & Furniture
I decided to replace my old bluebird houses with new public housing that I had built back in the 90s. They were getting a bit old and outdated, and the bluebirds had started calling me a slum lord. So, I took off to my neighborhood Lowes and purchased some 1x6x8 pine...
by maidonww | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog
Last year when I was taking my PT for my rotator cuff surgery, some of my sessions were performed at Results Physiotherapy in Clayton. Pam Tutten was still my therapist. She works several days a week at the Results location in Clayton and the remainder of the week at...
by maidonww | Aug 21, 2023 | Shop Tools, Tables and Benches
My wife bought me a Dewalt DW735 planer for my birthday and Christmas last year. It’s too heavy to pick up and carry around so, I built a table to roll it to where it is needed. I planed some 2x4s to give me a flat side on each one. The 2x4s were then glued...
by Dennis Maidon | Aug 20, 2023 | Hammers & Mallets, Shop Tools
Mallets are an essential shop tool. When you need to bang on a piece of wood or drive two pieces of wood together, nothing works better than a mallet. A good woodworker mallet will have a head that will not damage the material you are hitting. The mallet should not be...
by Dennis Maidon | Aug 20, 2023 | Benches
Standing over my work bench, my back starts hurting at times. I had been building one of my benches so, I decided to model my chair after the benches. I had enough scrap treated SYP 1lumber laying around to build the chair. Brenda said she was surprised that she...
