Helps pay the rent..

 After moving back to my home town Madison, Indiana we have been staying with our friend Mary Kay. When we are staying in her home, there are a few things that Mary Kay would love to have added to her home. One of those items is the need for some type of storage cabinet to store cleaning supplies and other stuff. So what I made was this cabinet, witch is very similar to what I made in Washington. This cabinet is somewhat different by means of having adjustable shelving and some ways to store brooms, mops or whatever.

Overall dimension is 30" wide x 84" tall x 16" deep.

10 Years of Carving

 Ten years ago (2013), I thought I would try to carve a Santa. After practice and encouragement from my wife and friends I have done so ever since. Much to my satisfaction and others I been continuing to carve. 

Cabinet for Dan my neighbor

 Over the holidays I had a call from Dan. He asked if I could make him a cabinet that he could place in his mud room so he could store pots and pans. After reviewing with him about his thoughts and ideas... I made notes and told him when I finished my Christmas carvings, I would start around mid-January. So finally, I was able to begin. His request was simple pine boards and to be painted.

Like I said I made out of pine boards and then painted cabinet white Size is 12" deep x 32" tall and 60 long. Due to the long style cabinet, I suggested making door that would bi-fold style doors. This would give him full access to storing items. This cabinet will also include a middle shelf.

Closed View

Partial Opened View

Fully Opened View

Neighbors Greenhouse Project

 About a year ago, my neighbor Sophia down the street ask me if I could build a greenhouse for HER neighbor Debbie. I said "yes I thought I could??" Well the project ended up being a a bit more then I could choo. Anyway I made a design layout showing Debbie what it would look like. Had to figure material cost, etc. Of coarse material was running higher at this time. Anyway I worked at trying to minimize cost so I could get down to an affordable option. So here is what happened...

Design Layout

This is the area that greenhouse would live..

Pre-Framing

Used 5/8" thick Poly for roof and sides and end. Opposite end attached to garage.

After this part was finished We was wondering what to do with the gap of the greenhouse and the shed just to the right. So here is what we did.

Gate Added. Looking in 

Looking out gate

Mudroom Storage Cabinet

 Our side entrance to our home is our "mudroom". Since we moved in we had a hard time trying to store things, such as vacuum cleaner, cleaning supplies, etc. So I built this cabinet. 

Overall size is 19" deep x 30" wide x 84" tall. Made out of pine front frame, radiant pine plywood and bead board made from a Masonite  type material. My wife painted it. We are very happy with the results. 

Wood Carving Bench Update

 Since we have been living in Mount Vernon, Wa and had my shop setup, I did not have a great way to organize my wood carving workbench. Finally after looking at some ideas this is what I came up with.

 First I lowered bench down to 30" high so I can use a desk chair, I purchased the vise and mounted on the swivel tip base. Base made of 3/4" plywood. Hinges on front of bench it will allow me to tip up to 60 degrees and swivel every 45 degrees. Behind the bench I made this shelf to hold carving knives and carving blanks. Then just a couple days after I made this swivel Rack to hold my most used knives. 

Shown in Tipped up position. 

Shown Rotated 45 degrees

Knob un-screws to allow me to rotate.

Rotating rack to keep most used knives.

Laundry Room Folding Table

 My neighbor was in the process of upgrading there laundry room. This added feature will be a nice addition. They had purchased the laminate countertop and the shelving. They asked me if I could make the frame to put it all together. The rendering shown below is what I proposed. This included caster wheels so they could roll out to clean behind.

The frame work is made of pine. The legs are 4 x 4 untreated post. I planed down to 3" x 3". Overall size is 25" deep x 46" wide x 40" tall. After delivery of unit they added the baskets on the shelve. Current view doesn't show those. 

Rendering

Finished project without baskets.