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  • Merry Christmas. This year’s ornament for the wood turning club exchange: tree in teak with a canarywood star. I still don’t have lights installed in the shop or power so this was an extension cord special. . . . . . #christmastree #woodturning #turning #lathe #christmasornaments #ornaments #handmade #gifts #tistheseason
  • Sunday plumbing. Our old faucet was shot. The handles didn’t fully shut of the water, apparently no one had had a pressure reduced installed so all fixtures were getting 120 psi. The shutoff valves were also missing handles and totally corroded. New valves, Reducer installed, and new fixture added. The bucket was needed because the trap was totally corroded and disintegrated when removed. I’ll have to replace that tomorrow when the home center reopens. . . . . . . #diy #plumbing #sinks #fixerupper #homerenovation #homerepair
  • The boarded bookcase is complete and delivered. Three shelves that are sized just right for a whole collection of photographs or books. . . . . . . . #woodworking #boardedbookcase #pine #handtools #handplane #makersgonnamake #handmade #builttolast
  • Tongue and grooved back boards with a bead on the tongue side. Adds a nice little detail to this build. . . . . . . #woodworking #handtools #handplane #pine #tongueandgroove #beadboard #furnituredesign #furniture #builttolast
  • The Stanley no 48 is always fun to use. Currently cutting the tongue and grooves for the back boards on the #boardedbookcase. The knob on the front is misleading. You need to push the fence against the workpiece with your left hand, not hold the knob. . . . . . . . #woodworking #handtools #handplane #pine #builttolast
  • This week has been a bunch of small non-home repair projects. This is a low and wide bookshelf for my mother. It’s based on the boarded bookshelf from The Anarchist’s Design Book. I’ll cut the assemble the back tomorrow. As we get down to moving day it’s starting to sink in that it’ll be awhile before I get the shop at the new house up and running. . . . . . . . . . #woodworking #boardedbookcase #pine #builttolast #realwood
  • Salvaged from an old Sargent wooden jack plane, repurposed the wood into a new handle for my 1/2” chisel. The size and weight is much nicer to use when compared with the big blue plastic. Might just regardless them all. . . . . . . #chisel #woodworking #woodturning #turning #handtools #lathe #lathework
  • Stain is down! Now to let it cure tonight and tomorrow and then apply the topcoat. @minwaxusa #earlyamerican stain went on a bit darker than we anticipated, applied with my best karate kid wipe on, wipe off style.. . . . . . . #floorrestoration #homerenovation #floorstaining #wipeonwipeoff #mmmmVOCs
  • Sanded, swept, vacuumed, and now ragged with mineral spirits to pull the last of the dust. Just staining and topcoating left. #floorsanding #floorrestoration #homerenovation #tedium #fridayoff

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