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Aug 13, 2009 | 365 project

Ok, so the title is a typo, but I like it. Went into town today with Frank, went to the builder's merchant and ordered 3 lengths of 17-foot long 2 by 2 pine. Now, I wasn't aware of this, but if you buy unplaned wood, as in direct from the sawmill, it is in fact 2...

Wednesday

Aug 12, 2009 | 365 project

So the desk design is up, I'm ordering wood tomorrow. Happy days, Dave's got a project.

Prospective Project #2

Aug 12, 2009 | Carpentry, Woodworking

And here is my second prospective project. This is a desk for my room that has to fit in a very confined space: 80cm by 80cm. It's between the end of my bed and the wall, and there's nowhere else for it to go because my room is rather small. It's one of the two box...

Tuesday

Aug 11, 2009 | 365 project

Still working on that sketchup model. Worked out the dimensions though, and got a rough cutting list together, so I'm good to go.

Monday

Aug 10, 2009 | 365 project

Preparations start today for this weekend's project. I'll post the sketchup model on Wednesday when I've got it finished. Got jerked around at the dentist this morning: they won't give me any treatment without the little plastic medical card. Which is not what they...

Prospective project #1

Aug 10, 2009 | Carpentry, Engineering, Woodworking

I have the house to myself this weekend. I'm considering doing a project. Google sketchup is a fantastic program to use when you're thrashing out some details. The picture is of a craft table I'm considering; I could build the skeleton quite easily in a weekend. The...

Sunday

Aug 9, 2009 | 365 project

At Home Saturday

Aug 8, 2009 | 365 project

Oh so very tired. Taxing schedule these last few days. Dentist appointment on Monday. Joy of joys. Forgot my medical card letter and everything. It's just one thing after another today...

Friday

Aug 7, 2009 | 365 project

Shopping, paying the rent, cleaning the kitchen top to bottom, updating this website.... going home for a day or two tomorrow. Dentist at 9.30 on Monday morning. I'd totally forgotten there was a 9.30 on Monday morning. Well, at least I got the medical card so it...