My Forge

Here is how I built my forge. Inexpensively. The boards you see are treated dog eared pine picket fence that has been run through a planer. The supports are scrap 4×4 from old fences, cut with a 30 degree taper on two sides to support a hexagonal shape. Like a bee, a lot of what […]

June 20th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Metalworking, Power Tools, Tool Making, Tutorials, Woodworking | 6 comments

Aponogeton

This is water hawthorn. The scent is better than vanilla. An amazing plant that likes cold weather. It will bloom through the ice.

Bob

June 19th, 2008 | Category: Flowers, Pond | 3 comments

Testing Japanese Saws

I am setting up an outdoor sink. I decided to go ahead and try out Japanese Tools for making the frame for it. I will also try learning a few of the methods of joining that are classic Japanese. I will be going for simple and solid, nothing worthy of a temple builder here.

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June 18th, 2008 | Category: Hand Tools, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Spam Comments

It is currently just an irritation, not really the end of the world or anything but I am getting quite a few fake comments on this blog. The majority are trying to sell drugs. Some are trying to sell online gambling, and others are selling insurance.

Really, I don’t think it would be smart to […]

June 17th, 2008 | Category: Speculation, TEOTWAWKI | 10 comments

Two Layer Milk Paint

Here is a method for producing a durable, weather resistant, and lovely milk paint. The secret is PH. Anionic and Cationic layers will cross link and draw to each other. Since wood is acid, first you start with the base coating. Alkali will tend to draw in and bond to acid. Then when the alkali […]

June 16th, 2008 | Category: Recipes, TEOTWAWKI, Toxins, Woodworking | 38 comments
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