Hope everyone had a wonderful Father’s Day!  I sure did!  Lisa and I slept in until 730, which for parents of a 16 month old is NICE!  We caught an early mass at our local parish and then Lisa cooked me breakfast.  She made me eggs over easy with a side of scrapple. If you’ve […]

Another busy work week here! Thankfully, I’ve found some time to write a couple posts. I have not had a ton of time this week to read or comment on my normal reads. Hopefully I’ll get some more free time later this week. Sucks! After we finish up the last wall in the dining room, […]

Here’s a great post on how NOT to do proper edge trimming with a router. So, I have three walls left after our latest post. Last night I decided to work on this little section… The general strategy I was thinking for these last few walls was to leave the panel section a little long […]

Finally back to a normal work schedule for the time being!  Last week, I only managed one real honest to goodness post.  Unfortunately, I was working 12 hour shifts trying to get a project done.  It ended up working out well, but my writing and project time paid the price.  Oh well, it is what […]

Last month, I wrote a post about woodworking tools that I feel are essential for every basement or garage workshop.  The items I listed are commonly found items and they can be picked up at any home improvement store.  If you’re adventurous, you can also buy a lot of quality used tools from Craigslist.  MOST […]

Another weekend gone and more progress on our raised panel wainscoting project to tell you about.  Last week we finished up the window wall… and by finished up, I mean just the framing.  The MDF inserts and the bolection molding will come at a later point.  First I want to get the entire poplar frame […]

After a fairly relaxing weekend with our wonderful moms and my beautiful wife, I was able to spend some free time on our dining room paneling project late Sunday afternoon.  So far we’ve removed the old chair rail molding, added an outlet and repaired the wall damage from the wiring.  Now we’re finally ready to […]

For a while there, I didn’t think I’d ever be writing this post.  Thankfully, this day has arrived and our kitchen cabinet pullout drawers have been successfully installed.  If you recall, I built these drawers over a series of five posts (here, here, here, here aaaaannd here).  In actuality, I think I spent maybe five […]

My reading interest tends to vary with my energy level.  Some days I want to dive into a deep, multi-page scientific journal entry about the quest to find the Higgs Boson or read the entire Wikipedia page on early church history.  Finishing large articles can be rewarding.  Leaves you feeling like you read a novel.  […]

Yep, we’re finally getting around to the dining room wainscoting project and we’re starting with a post on how to remove trim. There is quite a lot to do with this one, but we’re happy to finally get to it. We’ve got a full weekend of home projects ahead of us for a change and […]