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Made a display case for some of my fixed blade knives.

Doing some lacquering on jewelry boxes for the grand nieces. Multiple boxes need to be done by Christmas.

I needed a place to store my kayak and more work table space. So I made a 4'x12' work table with kayak storage underneath.

2 Stihl gas powered. And an Ego battery powered and a battery powered Milwaukee pruning saw. I usually use the Stihls, but I'll use the battery powered saws for small stuff.

I load some of my deep drawers with Plano plastic organizing bins. https://www.planooutdoors.com/collections/home-organization/products/stowaway-4-pack-3700 You could fit 4 of these (in 2 stacks of 2) in one of your drawers. Or you could get a 3d printer and make your own bins/ dividing...

Finished my kayak The build slideshow:

When I was a youngster 60+ years ago, my grandpa would tell me "let the saw do the work". I still hear his voice when I'm using a hand saw.

I have a set of Milwaukee screwdrivers in the shop, and Grace wood handle set in the house. The Grace's don't get much use, but very comfortable in the hand.

You work on your kayak in the house.

Another coat of varnish on the kayak.

Great!! I can't wait to get the parts and make some. Thanks for posting!

Got Benchcrafted Hi-vise hardware and some ash and added a 3rd vise to my woodworking bench.

Made a hiking stick from a downed walnut branch

Caulk (silicone) where the canopy meets the wall. And wrap the wire nuts with electrical tape. And check on the caulk every couple of years to see if it needs to be redone.

Yep. perfect for stripping the outer sheath. Cut it down the middle never cutting the insulation on the conductors. I had one in the 80's. Used it until the mid 90's. Haven't seen it since. I was surprised to find them for sale online.

I used one of these 30 some years ago when I built my house. Used it to cut the sheath. Then wire strippers like the Klein Tools one above for stripping the wire ends.

Thanks - I put that together last week - working great so far.

Made some more wood strips for the kayak build.

I made this one in high school shop class 1969 or 1970. I put it to use now only on special occasions.

Thanks!