The main bits are from scrap wood from the bed frame I made about 4 years ago, the others from the pantry. Yes, I keep scrap wood for that long and carry it that far! Google+: View post on Google+ .
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Isabella has a barn, e-i-e-i-o
Sing with me! Good thing my carpentry is better than my singing. Today I didn’t get around to any blacksmithing, but I think I have a pretty good excuse! My pallet started looking like a barn today. I kicked around the plexi roof and after a bit of trial fitting, decided it would work quite …
Baby gate door for the baby’s room
I picked up a baby gate this morning on freecycle. It’s a weird cloth one like I’ve not seen before. The prior owners evidently used it to keep dogs where they belong so as soon as I got it home the thing got disassembled and the cloth got tossed into the washer. I took this …
The best laid plans of Mice and Men
Ok, I am sleeping in the living room right now. I figure after a year and a half of living in a bedroom, I can sleep in the living room for a month, right? My queen sized bed is in storage in Wisconsin. I bought a really nice Coleman queen sized air mattress for the time …
The extra holes are to cut weight, right?
I got half of the frame assembled tonight. It was getting dark, and I was trying to hurry, and I couldn’t figure out why this thing wasn’t folding very well. I put it down, and the problem jumped right out at me. I drilled one of the aluminum braces incorrectly. I was trying to get this …
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