Repurposing

Repurposing

I took this strawberry bed that I built but never used and converted it to something that I use nearly every day. The bed was build using 2×6, 2×8 and 2×10 lumber. Everything was resawn into 2x4s and run them through the planer to give the section the...
Special Cutting Boards

Special Cutting Boards

I built these cutting boards to be used as door prizes at the 2023 GACE Fall Conference. The two boards in the back are end-grain. The very back board is in a ‘chaotic’ pattern. It involved recutting and gluing the board seven times. The end-grain boards...
A Bit of Touchup

A Bit of Touchup

I decided to update the first bench I built. It was getting old anyways. Gosh, it was at least 2 1/2 months old. I had learned so much building the last five benchest, and I wanted to incorporate some of that detail into my first bench.I removed the screws holding the...
Rest & Relaxation

Rest & Relaxation

I didn’t have anywhere to sit on my front porch except for a small table I built several years ago. So, I decided to remedy that problem by building a love seat. A day later and here is the result. This is the very first bench that I ever built. For more...