Living happily ever after still means you have to clean house and do the dishes
DIY
Making things and general household maintenance.
My job for the weekend is to convert this lot into a new front deck. 4 pictures
September 4, 2020 15:31
Garage Project – Just about done – For now… I’ve been tinkering with finishing this project for a few weeks now. It’s slowly getting there. Two-minute read, 5 pictures
September 7, 2019 13:17
Garage Project – Open sez-a-me. The doors are now fitted, and that’s all the main construction work complete. One-minute read, 6 pictures
August 10, 2019 17:27
Garage Project – Main storage area and the overhead shelving. One-minute read, 3 pictures
August 9, 2019 12:06
Garage Project – Ready to start building the main storage area. One-minute read, 4 pictures
July 31, 2019 23:30
Garage Project – The shop vac and compressor now have a new home. One-minute read, 2 pictures
July 28, 2019 23:26
That’s the corner cleaned up – The wall’s been patched, and the first coat of paint has been applied.
July 22, 2019 22:05
Garage Project: Getting Started With Stage IV – I forgot to take a picture before I started clearing away, so the corner to the right had already been cleared. One-minute read
July 22, 2019 11:25
I think I know what killed the fridge-freezer – The cats. Plus: Pride before a fall & I love it when a plan (albeit Plan B) comes together. 2 pictures
June 24, 2018 16:42
Ginger’s Blue Glass Collection.
December 10, 2017 15:51
Weekly updates/inserts for my Bullet Journal. 1 6
November 12, 2017 17:06
Gary vs The Drier (Again)There was a blue flash and a bang, and the drier stopped working. +1
August 29, 2017 17:16
Work on Ginger’s display shelving is finished. That’s a lot of blue glass! One-minute read, 4 pictures
August 4, 2017 16:39
My Weekend – Forty Feet of Shelving. I have my office, Ginger has her studio and my former office space. The office space has been due for remodeling for a long time. My first job has been to install forty feet of shelving to provide a home for most of Ginger’s blue glass.
July 23, 2017 17:06
I’ve been kept busy with a couple of projects in the workshop this week Two-minute read, 4 pictures
July 15, 2017 16:54
Small Product Photography Set-up in a Closet (Our ‘photo closet’) — Back in June Ginger asked me to build a small product photo studio in the room’s closet.
July 2, 2017 17:23
A nice, simple project. I made three cellphone stands, one for Ginger, one for my nightstand and one for my desk. It took a couple of prototypes to get the depth just right so that the fingerprint sensor can still be used without the phone falling out of the rest.
June 25, 2017 15:48
Procrastinating In The Workshop. There are lots of other things I could be doing, like yard work. Instead, I’ve chosen to make three cellphone stands and a couple of bench rollers.
June 24, 2017 14:09
Lighting Test – Journal and Pilot Metropolitan Pen. 3
June 11, 2017 16:14
Leather Writing Pad & Work Surface.
June 5, 2017 16:00
Making a Simple Leather Journal Cover – I’ve made a smaller simple leather journal / buJo cover for everyday carry 6 5
March 4, 2017 14:30
I’ve got my new monitor stand and cable tidy. 3 pictures
January 4, 2017 13:06
Steam Punk Sidearm — My sister is having a steam punk themed wedding, so I’ve made myself this steam punk gun. After the wedding I’ll give it to them mounted in a frame. +1
May 13, 2016 22:46
Bookcase – Finished – I didn’t take a picture of the finished bookcase, so I took a couple today. 2 pictures