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Christmas Crafts and Gifts for Sale
Limited Stock of the following wood crafts are available for immediate shipping. Use the contact form for questions or for more information or buy with each item’s Pay Pal Button. Shipping for all items via USPS Priority Mail.
California Bread box
An email from the contact form came in asking if I could do a “rush job” for a bread box reproduction to ship to California. The next line contained all the motivation I really needed; this box was for a 5th grade class field trip to Angel Island in San Francisco Bay. The teachers wanted [...]
Custom Signs
The client desperately wanted to replace these signs. (one look at the image on the left will tell you why!) The challenge – how to create signs that are reasonably weather resistant but also require a minimum of maintenance. The solution began with backboards of oak plywood that were chemically stained, sealed (3 coats of [...]
Undercroft
The client wanted to tastefully hide a storage area under the front porch – one where the builder didn’t quite have enough granite stone to completely cover all the foundation area. The solution was simple: match the lattice that was attached to the archways on the front side of the house with a latice wall [...]
As big as it gets
There’s a limit to what I do; I’m a handyman, not a contractor. Some jobs I can’t do; I’m not licensed for some work. Other jobs I just won’t do. For many that I could do I would have to hire at least one assistant – and the honest truth is I’m just not interested [...]
Rotten Railings
Any wood, no matter how well painted or stained, will eventually rot when exposed to weather. Untreated lumber, used for decorative porch railings, rots within a few years. (Why some builders use regular, non-treated lumber in exterior settings is beyond me.) These railings on a home going on the market needed to be completely torn [...]
Auxiliary shop air filter
My wood shop is a dusty place. Even with two dust collectors and a HEPA air filter it still taxes the heat pump air handler when I’m in the middle of a project. I needed an auxiliary air filter like this one above right – I just didn’t have $350 plus to spend on one. [...]
For Friends… And a Little Bit of Cash
But not enough (cash, that is)… There’s not enough profit in a job like this to ever make it worthwhile solely based on monetary terms! Back up a bit: It’s the chicken or the egg to call them clients or friends. Both apply. So when the call comes in that a rental house has a [...]
Civil War Footlocker
A friend is a Civil War reenactor. That means he spends his weekends putting on his Sargent’s uniform and going out to march, shoot, camp, and generally be miserable with his unit! You should check them out HERE. (If perhaps you don’t think these guys like being miserable, think about wearing all that wool for [...]
Garage Door Surround
Recently I’ve spoken to several folks in a nearby neighborhood, all with a similar problem. Their garage doors were framed and then cladded with aluminum fascia material. It looks nice, doesn’t need to be painted, and is usually called “maintenance free.” The problem is, some 10 years later, many of these are completely rotten. (From [...]
