Yearly Archives: 2008 This project requires a little preamble. Yes, this project required sewing. Yes, I own a sewing machine. First, I learned to sew on huge industrial sewing machines in a manufacturing plant and second, my machine is one of my favorite presents my wife has ever given me. And this is the specific reason I have...  Ok, ok. I know this isn’t actually a project. But it may turn in to several projects, depending on how well it runs. Here are pictures of my new truck. It’s a 2001 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab. It has everything I needed in a truck which includes an automatic transmition so Jess doesn’t have to...  I have been looking forward to this day for a while. This is the part that will bring everything together. Originally I was going to use simple 2X6 treated boards but, at my wife’s suggestion, I went back to Home Depot to look again. I ended up finding this nice outdoor decking material that matches...  It’s been a couple of days but it’s a little tricky these days to find some time to work on the bar. Today is a quick job. All I am doing is adding the cross pieces. My miter saw made quick work of cutting them out of 2X4 treated lumber, including a 45 degree cut...  Today I got to work on the leg posts. I used 4X4 outdoor treated posts cut to 36 inches. Once I had all 10 leg posts cut to size I secured the first post into place with a clamp. Then I used my level to make sure it was as straight as can be. I... |
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