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I am designing and renovating our old park in our small town. One of the upgrade projects is to replace the worn out welcome sign with a new one. I donate my labor on these projects, and a local non-profit picks up my material expenses. I designed the new sign in Sketchup. I used a...

Back in 20016, I made my sister 2 garden benches for her huge flower garden. But, I made them from regular pine, instead of pressure-treated wood. After 9 years of outdoor service in Central Illinois, they finally started to rot away. I made her 2 new benches of pressure-treated….....that...

The Summer 2014 issue of Scroll Sawing magazine has a cute pattern for 2 different gnome yard ornaments. My sister is an avid flower gardener, and she has a lot of yard ornaments already. I thought the gnomes would be an interesting addition to her gardens. They are made from pressure treated...

The last place that SWMBO and I lived, in San Diego was in a charming 1900's craftsman house. Part of its charm was things like the back door. You stepped out onto the stoop, and either figured out how to dance around the screen door to use the awkwardly placed steps to nowhere, or you donned...

Building a new 48' long deck on my cousin's log cabin. We've been building it in 8' sections and using it as we go. We've been using old crates as a place to set a beverage, ash-tray or whatever. I made plywood tops for the crates but not very nice. My wife loves going there and doing a lot of...

I volunteer on a local citizens group to improve the quality of life of current residents of our little town, plus attract more visitors to dine and shop. Our little town has a lot of history, and we thought the addition of historic murals would help bring some of this history to life. One...