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Fireplace Storage Benches

I needed a place to store firewood and a place to sit, so I solved both problems with a pair of Shaker-style storage benches.

Nov 4 •

October 2023

Modern Garden Benches

Museum-like benches from plain 2x4s

Oct 27 •

When “you should get goats” becomes “I’ve got goats”

Oct 14 •

September 2023

Nice Legs: Building a Custom Cherry Table

Tapers, tenons, mortises, and making it all fit together to create a custom table base for a colleague's existing tabletop

Sep 18 •

When Does a Garden Become a Farm?

From little things, big things grow

Sep 5 •

August 2023

Another Box-Joint Bench

Inspired by the original, with a couple fresh details

Aug 20 •

The perils and promise of managing 40,000 head of livestock

Aug 14 •

Solving a Christmas dilemma with a custom table top

Aug 7 •

July 2023

Mudroom 4: It's a Wrap

We add the moulding, the doors and the seat

Jul 23 •

WordPress to Substack With a Medium Bypass

Why I chose to leave WordPress after all these years and how I landed on Substack

Jul 17 •

Cleats and Clamps and More

My attempt to bring some order to the workshop

Jul 15 •

Mudroom, Chapter 3: Installation

In part three of our mudroom cabinet saga, we learn how to install cabinetry and mostly get it right.

Jul 9 •

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