Category Archives: Workshop

Workshop Rearranging – Again

Posted on April 5, 2018 by civilwarrose5

You would think that a person can only rearrange their workshop so many times. Of course, just as you think you have everything situated another machine comes into the house and room has to be made. That’s what happened recently … Continue reading →

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Dust Collector Update

Posted on March 22, 2018 by civilwarrose5

We are halfway there! Wire has been run over to an outlet box right above the unit, but it still has to be connected to the breaker that we freed up in the box. Except, last week Jay noticed something … Continue reading →

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A Dust Collector!

Posted on March 15, 2018 by civilwarrose5

This is Bob. Bob will find the ONE pile of sawdust in Jay’s workshop and walk through it multiple times. Not only did he act as a dust ‘collector’, but also as a dust ‘spreader’. So for Christmas I decided … Continue reading →

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How To: LED Shop Light

Posted on March 5, 2018 by civilwarrose5

Last year Jay started to convert our lighting in the basement to LED strip lighting. At the time he used the old florescent fixtures and attached the LED strips directly to them. After he ran out of fixtures he started … Continue reading →

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Review: CAT Air Compressor

Posted on March 1, 2018 by civilwarrose5

In an effort to share what we’ve learned, Jay and I are going to start posting some product reviews on the blog. I’ve asked him to take a look around his workshop and start compiling a list of products that … Continue reading →

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What’s Jay Up To?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by civilwarrose5

This is the question that I am most asked by people who don’t get to see Jay very often. Or who haven’t seen him in a while. To be honest, there are times that I wonder this myself. What IS … Continue reading →

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Christmas Woodworking

Posted on February 5, 2018 by civilwarrose5

In a recent post I showed you the Remote Control barns that Jay and I made for my dad and brother-in-law: They weren’t the only woodworking projects that we did as gifts this year. We also made a lap desk … Continue reading →

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Remote Control Holders

Posted on January 19, 2018 by civilwarrose5

Jay loves making stuff in his workshop. He spends a LOT of time in it and he’s always wanting more ideas of things he can make. Every Christmas we try to come up with things that we can make for … Continue reading →

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A Barn (Addition) Raising

Posted on September 15, 2017 by civilwarrose5

This summer my sister came up for a week in July. While she was here she helped my dad start the addition that he wanted to build onto his barn. This was in 2005 after the barn was completed. Or … Continue reading →

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Woodworking Projects – May 2017

Posted on June 20, 2017 by civilwarrose5

Does anybody else think that this year is flying by at warp speed?? We’re already into the second half of June! When Jay started working on my birthday present in May I figured I would definitely have them installed by … Continue reading →

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