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Everything is a Box

Everything is a Box

I have been doing a lot since May, it’s just not posted yet. I’ll be doing that. But first, let’s talk about boxes. Recently I took my first-ever professional woodworking course — after 30 years, I know, it’s...
Fixing a problematic base

Fixing a problematic base

This project has been on my to-do list since well before my shoulder surgery. I love my Laguna bandsaw — it works well, adjusts easily, cuts nicely — but it’s a major pain to move around. The integrated mobile base...
Three more boxes

Three more boxes

I’m continuing my rehab assignment (aka, not going crazy while my shoulder heals up the rest of the way) with a couple more small things. The first was originally meant to sit on top of the toilet in our new bathroom, but I got the...
Maybe a touch of overkill

Maybe a touch of overkill

So … I finished my first project since the shoulder surgery. I’m not by any means all the way back to full strength, especially in certain shoulder-heavy moves (like lifting my arm?), but I have enough two-handed ability to be...
Piano-key Coat Rack

Piano-key Coat Rack

I wanted to do something for my physical therapists, because they’ve been really good to me this year. (And, though they don’t know it yet, we’re not as done as they think. More on that later.) They often play classical...
Belt Rack

Belt Rack

This is a quick project I did with some scrap wood, just for myself. Belt rack, finished and in place I didn’t even realize this would work, so there are no in-progress photos. It’s made of two pieces of scrap — one...