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  • Meet Sparky the Switch and his friends. Sparky was likely drafted into service during the Roaring Twenties, flipping away for nearly a century and about half a dozen prior owners. While other parts of the house got updates, ol’ Sparky was left behind to control the original knob and tube light fixture in the garage. My first time meeting Sparky was when walking through the house with the inspector. We thought the circuit was dead at the time, but when he gave off sparks later I knew he was still trying to do his duty. It’s past time that Sparky and Friends were discharged from service after working for nearly a century . . . . . . . . #homerenovation #homerepair #knobandtube #oldhouse #electricity #workshop
  • Completed bookcase based on the boarded bookcase design from @lostartpress Anarchist’s Design Book. Pine finished with federal blue milk paint, garnet shellac, and wax. Fixed shelves to accommodate standard book sizes and built solid to withstand a beating from the cats. . . . . . . . . . . #makersgonnamake #builddontbuy #make #woodworking #boardedbookcase #pineisfine #furniture #furnituredesign
  • Waiting for coat #2 of federal blue @oldfashionedmilkpaintco milk paint to dry on a new book case. The top and exterior have received coats of paint. The interior and shelves will be left unpainted and unstained. All surfaces will be finished with a garnet shellac and paste wax in the next few days. . . . . . . . . . #woodworking #bookcase #pine #milkpaint #watchingpaintdry #shellac #makersgonnamake
  • Work in progress: been busy around the house lately, but this frame is overdue. The frame is a basswood center with purpleheart edges. Just needs to be glued and clamped and then on to @danifuturemondays for chipcarving.. . . . . . . . #woodworking #miters #purpleheart #basswood #pictureframes #makersgonnamake #marriedcouples #marriedmakers #marriedtoamaker
  • A tote full of F-clamps needed to be cleared from floor. I first saw a variation of this design from @finewoodworkingmagazine. @lineschiselsandbrayers Recently did a variation on the design. Three rows hold 12 clamps each. . . . . . #woodworking #clamprack #clamps #workshop #shopfurniture
  • Clearing cabinets and racks off the floor is starting to make this feel like a real workshop. Can’t go wrong with French cleats. Now to just wire lights and power. I’m getting tired of running extension cords. . . . . . . . #workshop #frenchcleat #woodworking #lathe #woodturning #tools #toolstorage #pittsburgh #homeownership
  • Flying in or out of PIttsburgh International Airport? Stop by to check out these two pieces on display along with over one hundred other turnings produced by local artisans associated with Turners Anonymous, a Pittsburgh area woodturners group. The display cases are all in the landside terminal prior to TSA security checks so you’ve got no excuse not to stop by and check out the amazing pieces on display. . . . . . #woodworking #turning #woodturning #bowls #woodenbowls #pittsburgh #artisan #pitairport #art #artexhibition
  • 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

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