Crib – Construction Start
Mark Bronkalla Return to the shop The last few weeks were taken up with vacation and conferences. So there has been no progress on the crib. Teal and I had brought in…
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Crib design – final
Completed renderings Today was Jessie’s baby shower. So I had a lot of opportunities to show off the design and gain some consensus on undecided points by 3 generations of…
Baby crib design start
Now that we have a starting point for the design, it is time to start gathering dimensions from the photos. Traditionally, I have done this by printing photos at half…
Baby Crib Project
Baby Crib Project My daughters, Jessie and Elyse, are both due at the end of March 2018. Jessie still needs a crib. So the question of: “What is the next…
Finishing Touches on the Dresser Project
Completion and Finishing Touches Final Drawer Alignment The drawers are inset by 1/8″. This is done by having them held in place with squares as shown or a wooden jig.…
Beef Stew (a.k.a. Beef Bourguignon)
Beef stew One of our favorite mid-winter dinners is a hearty beef stew accompanied by fresh baked bread. The bread of choice today is a Sourdough Baguette but almost anything…
Stuffed Chicken Thighs
Stuffed thighs are better than stuffed breasts You will find many recipes for stuffed chicken breasts. However stuffing chicken thighs produces a taster and juicier dish. A few years ago…
Staining the dressers
Finishing for “pop” With the quarter sawn oak, I want to enhance the grain figure while also making the mix of white and red oak piece blend together. Additionally the…
Bison Rump Roast – Sous Vide
Roast 3 lb bison rump roast split lengthwise 1 bulb garlic roasted at 375 for 20 min with tops cut off and some olive oil. The goal is to bake…
Making the Dresser Tops
This time I am using White Oak veneered MDF that is 3/4″ thick. I ran a cross a deal on some sheets that were edge damaged at Alpine Plywood when…