Woodworking

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Making a Layens Bee Hive

Box Build

Frames

I made the mistake of thinking that the wires alone would be sufficient to guide the bees in creating comb. The comb they created turned into a mess which crossed multiple frames. I later pulled all the wire out and instead placed a 1/8" x the width of the frame x 1" starter strip.

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Making wooden gymnastic rings

I wanted rings for doing pushups and pullups so…lets build some.

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Making Wooden Skimboards

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Camping Water Storage Box

This project was inspired by a conversation with a fellow camper during our stay in Rocky Mountain National Park and is based on a design by Blue Sky Kitchens. “How come your kids don’t get water?,” Jim questioned. My response was that the 5 gal jug that we use is to heavy for the kids to lift. To which Jim said that I should quit with the large jug and move to gallon size containers which are more manageable for everyone. He recommend using the Arizona Iced Tea jugs as they are durable (as compared to milk jugs) and easy to come by. That conversation got me thinking about this project. It was a straightforward build and was easily completed in 2 days- one for build and finished in another.

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Storable Camp/River Table

Have you seen my vehicle? Not much room for anything else on the roof? That’s what I thought as well. But you and me both would be mistaken. Robi from Dinosaur showed me a great little table one night over beers. Guess what I learned? Yup, he straps it to the underside of the bars! How perfect is that?

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I finally built a Chuck Box

Finally fed up with filling a picnic table with my cooking gear and stove, I searched the web for chuck box designs. I settled on the Grubby 1 by Blue Sky Designs. The pictures below show some of the build process.

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Building a Canoe Seat and a Yoke

I purchased a Mad River Eclipse canoe for my upcoming trip to the Boundary Waters. That trip will most likely be a solo affair so I need to be able to paddle the boat single. So, I set about making not one, but two additional seats. The boat will see additional use in family canoeing and I want to have seats for each of my two children and wife.