
Fred
- Jun 6, 2017
Not happy with toolboxes at the store? Make your own!
I have a lot of tools. It's kind of my thing and I want to be able to take care of them so that they don't get damaged. I also want to be able to find them and be able to take them with me on a job. Any, I mean ANY, toolbox that you may see in a store or on the interwebs is a general, one size fits many type of box. Maybe there are a few adjustable dividers to "customize" it, but if you know exactly what you want and you're willing to do some work with tools (that's the po

Fred
- Jun 1, 2017
Make your own lumber!
Do you have trees in your yard? Do you have a reason to cut some down (like they're close to your house and HUGE)? Do you have a chainsaw or two? Do you have an Alaskan chainsaw mill? Well, we have all of those things and that's why I'm making my own oak lumber. I brought the large slabs into the shop and further processed them into usable sizes. It takes a while for lumber to dry to a usable moisture content (up to a year per inch of thickness). Here's what two sections