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WHAT'S UP? "While I'm out in my Shop". #14: Vaulted ceiling, and Skylight
My garage has only a 7’ ceiling, so I pulled out the ceiling joists, & added 2 X 4s with 9” plywood gussets to the rafters to accommodate 9” R-30 insulation. I did this in my existing shop about 18...
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WHAT'S UP? "While I'm out in my Shop". #15: Installing a new window.
I was going to cover over this window, I decided some extra natural light would be nice. Thanks again to Barb on taking most of these pictures.
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WHAT'S UP? "While I'm out in my Shop". #16: Finishing the window with shingles.
We finally got some decent weather, so I rushed out, put some shingles around the window. I couldn’t salvage enough old shingles for the job, but it didn’t turn out too bad. The new ones will gradually...
View ArticleMy 78th BIRTHDAY, 2/19/2010
Boy! do the years fly by when you get to this stage of life. I can’t complain, because “LIFE IS GOOD”.
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Building our own washer, dryer pedestals. #1: Cutting out parts, & starting...
We recently purchased a new washer, & dryer, & we didn’t want to spend $400 for the factory pedestals, so I’m making my own. They should cost us about $75...
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"OUR 59th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY"
WOW!! 59 YEARS, IT DOESN”T SEEM THAT LONG. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARCH 31, 1951-2010...
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Building our own washer, dryer pedestals. #2: Some progress pictures.
I’ve been poking along with this project, fitting it in with other chores around the house. It seems like as a person gets older, it takes more time to get anything done, but it gradually gets done.....
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Building our own washer, dryer pedestals. #3: FINALLY DONE AND WASHING...
I thought it was about time I posted the completed project. With help from my Son we grunted the machines up in place. They look good, & work real well. The pedestals are good, & solid....
View ArticleSOME MIRACULOUS NEWS ABOUT MY HEALTH!
About nine months ago, I had my semi-annual physical, & I had an increase in my white blood cells, so my Doctor made an appointment with an oncologist. The oncologist took a bone marrow biopsy,...
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Barb's Calico Bean Recipe, with Maple Background.
This isn’t really woodworking, but there’s some wood involved in the presentation. The other day, a friend of ours requested this recipe of Barb’s Calico Beans. She always made these when we went on a...
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WOW! RETIRED FOR 20 YEARS TODAY.
It’s really something, how time flies when you’re having FUN! It just seems like yesterday. We’ve enjoyed every minute of it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This...
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Using a window shade for an image background
I’ve always been disappointed with the way my pictures turned out. I remembered reading somewhere about using a window shade So I spent 5 bucks the other day for a window shade. I was sure happy with...
View ArticleOUR 4th ANNIVERSARY WITH LUMBERJOCKS. HOW ABOUT THAT?
It’s hard to believe that four years have past us by since we joined Lumberjocks. This has been a wondrous journey for two people who’ve lived in one place all of our lives. Through the magic of the...
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A WOODTURNED RECIPE HOLDER EASEL. (CS1 Kitchen Challenge)
This is not a brand new project. I submitted it, because of a request by MsDebbieP for the CS1 Kitchen challenge. I was out in the shop one day, & thought to myself, what can I make? I said, how...
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I RECENTLY TURNED "79" ON 02/19/2011
You may have noticed that I’m a little late Announcing my Birthday this year. , A HAPPY “79”So please bear with me, the older I get the slower I get. I have a lot of projects going on, but only in my...
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WHAT'S UP? "While I'm out in my Shop". #17: I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE MY 80th...
This is my Birthday Gift. I’m presently in the process of building a bench for it. I’ll be posting it when it’s completed I had to get this new lathe, because I have some larger wood from a Black...
View ArticleWOW!! Our "Sixth year" has snuck up on us!
Barb & I have sure enjoyed being with you lovely people! Ever since joining LJs the years have seemed to have gone by us LICKETY-SPLIT! WE LOVE YOU ALL! DICK & BARB
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Our Grandson has recently published a book on Amazon! (revised)
This isn’t a woodworking project, but Barb & I would like to proudly announce that our Grandson has published a tutorial book on Amazon. We are very anxious to tell people about our author...
View ArticleHibbing High School (The Castle in the Wilderness)
Hi Lumberjocks! This is the High school that I got my first formal training in woodworking. This video shows the most popular features of the school. It’s too bad it doesn’t show the fabulous...
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