Brent Beach has an article in FineWoodworking #184 about sharpening planes and chisels with sandpaper. I’ve been doing this for a while, with mixed results. The article had some tips I’m going to try, and also a link to Brent’s … Continue reading
A series of photos of Gosford Castle in Northern Ireland. One of the largest castles ever built in Ireland in the unique style of Normandic revival, which sadly has lain empty for nearly ten years now. It is slowly but … Continue reading
There is an old fortress for sale off the coast of England. Only £150,000. And I thought my house needed work. Here is the listing for it. Here are more pictures. … Continue reading
Did some stuff this weekend – worked on the house a bit. About three years ago there was a big project in our neighborhood to replace a storm drain that runs down the street. So they tore up the street … Continue reading
We have decided to get the floor refinished in the dining room and the kitchen. It’s probably about time as the finish is mostly gone in parts of the dining room and in most of the kitchen. Anyway, there was … Continue reading
Let’s see, what did I do this weekend? I’m taking Fridays off for a few weeks to get some work done on the house. This weekend I replaced more siding, finished up two new storm windows and finished up the … Continue reading
Did more work on the house this weekend. Tore off and replaced the roof over the little bay that juts out for the stairs. The roofers that we had replace the roof about 10 years ago didn’t repair the roof … Continue reading
Sunday was wet, so I cleaned the basement and started making some storm windows. Then on Monday I discovered that the reason the MiniVan was shuddering so much at speed was the dried mud packed in the rims from our … Continue reading
Spent all day today stripping paint off the side of my house. Whee… I have this tool called a SpeedHeater 1100, it’s an 1100W infrared heater. It heats the wood under the paint and actually works pretty well. Stripping paint … Continue reading