Planting Trees

I have over the years killed an amazing number of trees. This is entirely excluding the trees send by a few companies that make their living by sending people dead trees. The ration of dead to living has started to change quite a bit in the last few years. No magic to the difference, simply […]

Gnomons Multiplying

Kari Hultman, has just made a Gnomon over on the Village Carpenter.

Stephen Shepherd has been using them in pictures to show scale for a very long time too. You will have to do some clicking to get there as Stephen’s site does not direct link to entries, but it is probably worth your while.

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Koko's Pushcart

Check out the pushcart my buddy Schtoo made for his daughter’s birthday!

Schtoo is a great woodworker, solid and inovative at once, with a great respect for functionality. He made the simplest toy for his daughter. Hardly what you would first think of for a toy but it is perfection itself. Looking at his daughter’s […]

A Tofu Press

Here is a cedar tofu press. And a cedar flute.

Flutes get soaked in spit, tofu presses get soaked under water. For either, a stable wood is ideal. A wood that is not toxic is nice. A wood that can resist rot and mildew is a real bonus. Cedar does the job.

Here it […]

A Rather Odd Planter/Seat

As I survey the mess I call home, it becomes clear that as important as a tool is, a place to put it is every bit as important. Even when a tool is being used, it needs a place. So I have started to put small racks and shelves all over my yard to allow […]