by Paul | Nov 1, 2017 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
I needed a branding iron with my logo, but I didn’t want to spend the money to have one made up for me. I looked around my shop to see what I had for scrap materials and found some large brass bolts that could be used for the branding head. I also found some mild...
by Paul | Nov 1, 2017 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
Our old duck coop had seen better days, and after many years of use, it was time to build a new one. The old coop was originally built for egg laying chickens, then later modified for housing meat chickens. As new coops were designed and built (larger) our flocks...
by Paul | Oct 13, 2017 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
The original video (less than 2 min.) about our high wind and heavy snow load greenhouse design was simply a slideshow showing the steps of construction. Surprisingly (to me), this video turned out to be the most popular of everything I’ve posted thus far on...
by Paul | Feb 12, 2017 | Furniture Designs
My desk is no longer used for typical office work, but is now a craft bench. The problem is no storage space to put tools, paints, materials, and other supplies. This results in a total mess when multiple projects are in various stages. I planned on building something...
by Paul | Jan 24, 2017 | Building Projects, Farm & Homestead
Several years ago, we decided to add a flock of laying hens to our farm & homestead here in Downeast Maine. The chickens needed a home, so I designed the chicken coop you see here. It has a footprint of 4 feet by 8 feet, so a standard sized sheet of plywood makes...
