Woodworking: It starts with a tree
Welcome back to the kitchen build! This time, I m going to be working on cabinet lighting, which includes both under-cabinet lighting and in-cabinet lighting. Every shelf in every upper cabinet has under-shelf lighting, so all of the cabinets have aluminum bus bars in them, which power the light bars. Here is one of the light [ ]
Welcome back to the kitchen build. This time I am hopefully getting through the rest of the trim detail, and then painting everything. I am on day six of paint prep, and I’m already sick of it. All of the nail holes, screw holes, and gaps get filled. Then I’m sanding, cleaning, masking, pre-caulking, and [ ]
Today I have a fun special guest with me! Wink bought wood from me in the past, and in the last load of stuff that he purchased, there was a slab that was super twisted. When I moved the log that the slab came from to our new house, I never got it put away [ ]
We re going to do a log pickup today, so I am getting the arch ready to go back onto the trailer. When I take the arch off the trailer, I put the hinge pins into the toolbox that’s built onto the trailer. It’s really nice to have onboard storage, but the disadvantage is that it s [ ]
Today we are cutting another log for John. Awhile ago, I cut up a walnut log for him that came from a tree that his great-grandfather had planted, and when I was doing that, he asked if I could cut up a white oak crotch that was too big for his sawmill. I said sure, [ ]
Welcome back to the kitchen project. I m going to be working through a lot of little things today. I’m going to get the drawers with obstructions done. The first type of obstruction shows up on the left and right of the sink, which have these pop-up outlets that get installed into the countertop. They have [ ]
After the fun of sawing logs is over, someone has to properly stack and sticker the whole log, then find somewhere to store it so it can dry for the next few years. This is the less exciting and glamorous part of this whole thing. This log was end-sealed when I got it, but I’ve [ ]
Today, I’ve got something a little big to go on the sawmill. About a year and a half ago, I got this log, and it was a bit of an adventure. When I got to the site to pick it up, it hadn t been cut in half yet, so I convinced my buddy Brent not [ ]
Welcome back to the kitchen build. This time I m going to be primarily focusing on getting the door that belongs right here actually into existence. This door is going to be a hidden member of the wall because it is going to follow the wall paneling and baseboard detail across, so that when it is [ ]
Today I m going to be working on some of the larger drawer units. There are a few pull-out drawers in the kitchen, but I m going to be making the first three of them right now. Those three are the oil/vinegar/spice rack roll-out, a magic corner unit, and the trash bin roll-out. Looking at the model, [ ]