I had a project request from some very special clients. They needed hand rails for a 3-step drop into their family room. I’ve built and installed hand rails before; both new or replacements. This project, however, had some very important details. There were going to be two handrails, one on either side. This meant that…
Category: Woodworking
How a touch-up project turned personal
The saga of the repair of my front door Have you ever started a quick project or task and slowly watch it expand into a huge nightmare? I have. Usually for me, it’s plumbing. This time though, it was just a quick paint touch-up. Or so I thought. First, some backstory. It started about three…
I hate it when that happens
Well, I was working in my garage, kind of cleaning up. That means I was mostly moving piles of stuff from location to another. Turns out that the rule is true: the amount of junk will expand to fill any given space. I’m moving stuff around our boats and one of the hand bilge pumps…