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Category: Other Things


I wind up repairing, rigging, modifying, and adjusting lots of things. Here are some of them.

Bookbinding Vise / Finishing Press

Bookbinding Vise / Finishing Press

I’ve been doing some book repair lately. Gluing up paperbacks that came apart, “tipping in” loose pages, and repairing or replacing hardcover spines. It’s usually an enjoyable thing…

Tabletop Drafting Table / Drawing Table / Angled Table

Tabletop Drafting Table / Drawing Table / Angled Table

I needed a way to keep paper things that I’m working on, reading, cutting, at an angle and out of the way of the overhead light that causes…

Woodland Toothbrush Holder

This is the kid writing here. My and my papa made a toothbrush holder out of dry branches from our woods. First we used the shaving horse to…

Axe Block

I saw a video once with Barn the Spoon talking about his axe block, a raised platform for taking an axe, or hatchet, to wood. I wanted to…

Dog Leash

Henry Ate His Leash

We were out the door to go to the beach, the kid wanted to collect some rocks and shells. The dog was coming along, and as we were…

Pot Handles

Pot Handles

Handles broke off your cheap pot? Make new ones! We’ve had this pot for almost 15 years. It’s in fine shape, but the plastic handles have long since…

Winter-Wear Storage

Winter-Wear Storage Unit

Cheap pine from Home Depot, some oak strips, Minwax Red Oak stain, and some homemade linseed & beeswax polish and you too can neatly store your hats, gloves,…

Laptop Lap Desk

Simple Laptop Lap Desk

We don’t own a television, so in order to watch our favorite British shows, we use our laptop, usually in bed. But it gets so hot. And the…