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Workshop Makeover

The workshop really is a workshop now! With some pushing from Nancy I framed, insulated and sheet rocked the front wall of the garage and the ceiling. I added a second 20 amp circuit and some new lighting. We laid DriCore subfloor and installed laminate flooring!!! I added wainscoting to protect the walls and [...]

Sketchup, Outdoor Projects, and Workshop Additions !

Since finishing the jewelry chest I’ve been working on learning how to use Sketch-up to build 3D models of my designs. This is a great tool and it helped to make the building of the solar heater platform for the pool a snap. I’ve also used it to design the decking for our pool, [...]

Flip Top Planer Cabinet

Nancy gave me a planer for my birthday this year (2008). Where to store the tool presents somewhat of a problem in the workshop. The planer is too heavy (about 90 lbs) to keep in a cabinet or on a shelve and only pull out when needed. Bench top space is too valuable to [...]

Horseshoe Pits

My professional quality home horseshoe pits. My own design created with Google Sketch-Up. The design includes a beverage holder! [...]

Solar Heater Platform

I wanted to learn how to use Google Sketch-up to help to design and model some of my projects so I spent some time learning how to use the tool. The Fine Woodworking website has some great tutorials to get started.

Here’s a couple of shots of the design in Sketch-up. It needed to [...]

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