Woodworking ⁽⁹¹⁾

Brian Bilbrey April 14, 2013

Spring is exhausting...

Last weekend, spring cleaning. This weekend, yardwork, all weekend long. The front is all pruned up, and first mowing of the year done. Looks pretty good (but the front fence needs a full redo). Today, I spent as much energy as I had (several hours worth) weeding out and tilling the garden beds in preparation for spring planting. In the evenings this week, I'll get the rest of the back yard cleaned up, too. At least then I'll have a starting point for the rest of the spring work. Upcoming: This is going to be an expensive week, since a…

Brian Bilbrey March 17, 2013

Springing

Some leaves and flowers are starting to make a for-real appearance around the neighborhood. Spring is very nearly here. So is yardwork, more's the pity. Most of the weekend I spent down in the woodshop. I have pictures, but no time to process them for you right now. I did get the table top for my office desk assembled, cut and cornered, rounded over all the edges, and sanded to 220 grit on the flats, and 320 grit on the end grains. Today I finish-cut and did the dadoes on the pieces for the new corner cabinet that will hold…

Brian Bilbrey March 13, 2013

Progress

Installing the second set of shelves Yesterday, I ambitiously decided I'd get the second set of shelves installed after work. So I cleared out that side of the office (and piled crap into the guest bedroom). I carried all the pieces and assorting tools upstairs in three or four trips, assembled the backs to the carcasses, and started setup. The floor on this side of the room is considerably less level. Fortunately, on all of these units I've been installing screw-adjustable feet, which makes quick work of the problem. You can also see how I bracketed the lower unit to…

Brian Bilbrey February 10, 2013

Clear and Cold

Thankfully, we didn't take the winter storm hit that nailed the North East - one of the "advantages"of being mid-Atlantic, I guess. It was quite windy, especially over Friday night into Saturday morning, that much did swing south, but other than a bit of rain on Friday, there was no precipitation for us. All it takes is half an inch of snow to grind this place nearly to a halt. I will take note that my 328i really does do well in the snow and ice. Earlier in the week, I was joking that I'd have a chance to see…

Brian Bilbrey February 3, 2013

There's a game on? Also, a Red Letter day!

Ah, but you see, the Ravens ensured that I wouldn't have to watch football this year. But this morning I did get rolling on the first shelving install (the new five-foot wide unit), following shopping... Lexi always has to "help", but actually through most of this process today she was a good girl, and slept on a chair in the library. I unloaded all of those shelves into stacks in the guest bedroom, then hauled the shelves downstairs. I'm going to make use of the white one in my storage room, for paints and such. The brown one is a…