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Well, even with my rudimentary, freehand, not-to-scale drawing, I was able to turn my idea into a thing. Pretty basic, can't believe it took me half a day to make a box... Now to get the plywood glued and tacked in place and caulked, then the wife can paint to match the cabinets and I can get it...

In the cabin, we're replacing the old wood/propane kitchen stove with a small propane oven/range. It was a very cool old stove, but huge and a little persnickety for the guests/family/kids that will be staying there. The wife has asked me to make a wooden surround for the vent hood so I'm giving...

I've found my shop cleanliness goes in waves. Pre-project=clean, mid-project(s)=chaos and pandemonium, post-project=clean again 😀

I have dreams of a clean, organized shop....unfortunately its still a dream. I continue to take steps in that direction but have not achieved shop nirvana. One thing I'm trying to do is get everything on mobile bases or up off the floor. This should make sweeping and cleaning easier.

Happy New Year! Great picture! I too suffer from a failure to start projects for fear of doing it wrong, badly or not knowing the absolute best way to do it. I've gotten a little better at "just build something" but i have to admit those projects dont show up on this forum 😀 Can't wait to see...

I'll try that...thank you

My DD has developed a clunk from the front end when going through ruts and potholes (we live on a gravel road) and it's driving me crazy. Lifted the front end today and checked everything out on both sides. Didn't find anything loose, damaged or obviously worn......might have to take it to my...

Its pouring down rain, so I pulled the little Ranger into the shop for some random stuff. Had a brake light out and swapped out the bulb....Nope. Checked the fuses, the brake light switch near the pedal and finally decided to look at the bulb housing. Sure enough, it was corroded and crusty...

The cabin on the new property was a summer weekender for the previous owner. It's 480sf with one side being an eating/sleeping/living area and the other half being a garage/storage area. Water came from a well to the sink and drained to a 5g bucket underneath. No bathroom, but there's an...

I was assuming it was a set....

Not in the shop but on the new property nextdoor. We bought as-is which means I've spent the week cleaning and emptying the 480sf cabin. Did find a couple of cool old treasures... Wooden ax box from Army Corp of Engineers and a couple of old Tonka toys

They're awesome guys and do great work! They did our original parcel about 5-6 years ago...

Some of this stuff is 8-10" in diameter....but its not straight for more than 2" before it bends and curves

Well technically not "in the garage" and even more technically, I didn't actually do it...so not sure why I'm putting it here, but it was so cool I had to put it somewhere. We recently purchased the 10 acre parcel next to ours and its completely overgrown with manzanita. We hired this company to...

Got up at midnight to get the smoker going for Thanksgiving brisket. (Sits just outside the shop) 17 hrs later this piece of yummy goodness became part of the feast...

Spent the morning trying to figure out why the little kubota 2600 tractor won't start. Ran fine last week. Thursday a little slow to start, but cranked and then fired up and ran great for 4-5 hours. This morning....no start at all.... Thought maybe a mouse chewed a wire, but don't see any...

I just pulled it down from the wall. It's actually a 20g Western Field SB-100B

I have a similar model in 410g. Mine is branded Montgomery Wards though and not as old as yours....

It is license plate pieces. The wife picked ot up for me several years ago when she and her girlfriends spent a long weekend down in Mazatlan̈. They had all kinds of signs from old pieces of license plates

Yesterday was cold and wet, so I spent the day giving the shop a good cleaning. I've been dealing with mice so I tried to get as much stuff as I could off the ground and onto shelves, racks or the wall. Makes sweeping under everything easier....