Category Archives: Wood Work

Woodworking – Stocking Holders

‘Twas the day after Thanksgiving and all through the house, not a Chester was stirring, and Bob was a grouch. Sorry, I thought I would try to get into the holiday spirit. It didn’t work. The day after Thanksgiving I … Continue reading

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A Jesus Shed – Part 2

So, I told you that Jay is building a Jesus Shed (a.k.a. creche). It is massive and taking up a large portion of our basement. However, we are only a few weeks away from Advent so this has to be … Continue reading

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A Jesus Shed

This past summer one of the guys from church asked Jay to be involved with a project. Currently our creche at church involves a basic manger with plastic figures of Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus. They light up. Well, I … Continue reading

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Painting the Carvings…

The other night I dreamed that Jay’s sister received a beautiful set of china as a wedding gift. Along with the china was a set of silverware with gorgeous ceramic handles. The problem was that the handles were very long … Continue reading

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Wood Carving Finishes

Last week I showed you the wolf and the tiger that Jay had agreed to do for a coworker. When the giant carvings were done Jay had the coworker over to double check they were what he wanted. He was … Continue reading

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Animal Carvings

In the past Jay has done some animal carvings in wood. You might remember the dog clocks that he made this past spring… Last week I gave you a sneak peek at his current project. This is on a small … Continue reading

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Pew Wood Box Finished!

This definitely wasn’t our biggest project, but it sure did make us stop and think. Once we figured out how we wanted the top to fit onto the box it was smooth sailing. In fact, once I got my act … Continue reading

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More Woodworking Updates

I guess this first one isn’t so much a woodworking update as it is an update on a Jay project. Do you remember the Lean-To that he’s building? After Jay put the plywood on for the roof we had quite … Continue reading

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Woodworking: It’s Rather Pressing

Okay, the subject today is a horrible pun. Today I wanted to show off the pressing tools that Jay has made me for my sewing room. Since all of September is National Sewing Month I’m doing my best to relate … Continue reading

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Lean-To Progress!

Remember a long time ago when I said that we were going to finally use this space next to our house? I said that we were going to build an airplane-storing lean-to in this spot? And remember that Jay had … Continue reading

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