Category Archive: Cedar

Nov 22 2015

Building a Deck

Categories:

Cedar, Circular Saw, Impact Driver, Miter Saw, Table Saw

November 22, 2015

We needed something to replace the old concrete stoop for our front door, so I decided to build a deck to replace it. We had the contractor remove the stoop when he was removing our old sidewalk and driveway. It was cracked and people had to step backwards down the steps when we opened our door. …

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Mar 22 2012

Fixing a Burgled Birdhouse

Categories:

Bird house, Block Plane, Cedar, Pin Nailer, Table Saw

by benjamen

March 22, 2012

This last week, I finally got around to fixing the hole some critter (most likely a squirrel) ate into the birdhouse my daughter and I built a few years ago. I just got sick of looking at it sitting empty. Since I nailed and glued the front of the house in place, …

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Jun 15 2011

Bird Feeder

Categories:

Air Compressor, Bird house, Cedar, Finish Nailer, Miter Saw, Plexiglas, Table Saw

by benjamen

June 15, 2011

* I’m experimenting with different ways of presenting projects, so if the flickr slideshow doesn’t show up on the feed, you’ll have to click through to the website. Last year, I had to throw away one of our little plastic bird feeders; it just couldn’t stand the test of time and weather. I figured rather …

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