Hackberry Season!

In my area, hack berry trees are everywhere. Most folk have bought into the belief that they are a trash tree. Right now, the berrys are red. This means they are ready to eat. Not a big berry, and there is not much flesh on the large seed inside the berry, but it is […]

Ameraucana Chickens

I love my chickens, they are truly the best I have ever had or seen.

Alert, fast, bug eating chickens.

The feather patterns are brilliant,

and some are quite striking.

They also lay blue eggs, and will leap up into your lap.

Amongst the blue egg laying chickens there are three […]

Making a Skew Rabbet Plane

So far, I have hammered into shape a bit of steel.

The one on the left is the original. The other two are attempts of mine. Notice that I am not apparently much good at selecting the right size to begin with.

Both of these I think will work, but I want to come […]

Making a Hexagonal Tool Box, Part 3, Precision Fitting

Once you have things basically cut, you may still have to fine tune them.

Here I am starting to plane the edges clamped together.

This worked in some spots and one some sides, but there were some grain issues. In this case I chickened out instantly and started using sandpaper.

Here is what I […]

Mesquite Square, Part 6

The beam of the square I have been making has been a bit long to fit in the tool box I have planned for it. I also wanted to try my hand at some wood burning.

I intended the numbers to get larger until 12 and then start smaller again. It did not turn […]