Build a Motor Cover for a Vintage Unisaw
Measured cut list and how-to instructions for building a plywood motor cover for an older Delta Rockwell Unisaw. The cover encloses the...
Vintage Ice Axe Repair Service
A package postmarked Columbia, Missouri arrived at my door the other day. Inside was an antique ice axe with a broken handle. The client...
Tatshenshini: Dry Bay, Pat & Hans
Leaving ice berg strewn Alsek Lake and headed for the temperate coast to the take out located in a wild corner of Glacier Bay National...
Great Neighbors
First snow. The first big storm of the year caught me before I could put the studs on . When I turned onto the main road this morning, I...
Calculating Fill Volume w/ Laser Level
In this post I show how to estimate amount of fill needed for subgrade fill using a laser level. These instructions assume you are about...
Split Meter Electrical Service Plan
Challenge: Run two 100A panels from one meter base without using a subpanel. Existing overhead service from CEA to house and 100A panel....
Total Wipe Out
One of the local brown bears (Ursus horribilis) saw fit to upend our heavy steel garbage can cage in the middle of the night. The cage...
Roof Sheathing & Bill's Grading
Twenty-eight sheets of 5/8" OSB sheathing being unceremoniously tipped off the back end of truck. One step closer to a dry workspace....
Time Lapse #1
Time Lapse Test #1 My first go at old-timey time lapse movie making. Gave it the old twenty-three skidoo, see. Mt. Spurr sunrise over...
Trusses Installed
Over the course of 4 days, I managed to erect the trusses, mostly by myself. Fourteen in all, they measure 26' along the bottom chord and...