Pretty...

Da new family wagon... It's a hybrid!







- Scuba Steve

Sydney!

Hi everyone... Say hello to Sydney Caroline Reaser.




6 pounds 15 Ounces
20.5 inches
Clearly a genius already

Mama and baby are doing great.

- Scuba Steve

Crib - *this* close...

So I've managed to spend a few hours in the shop this weekend... The light at the end of this project is getting pretty bright!

First I did some more gluing and clamping... You think that the number of clamps you own is embarrassingly high, but then you glue up the top rail of a bed and find you coulda used 3 or 4 more...




Anyway, got that glued up, and then started finishing up the sides... Got them 100% ready to polyurethane... All sanded down and everything (like 2 hours of hand sanding, because of all those spindles).

So even though I'm gonna have to disassemble it to seal it up, (and even though the headboard isn't done yet) I wanted to see what it was gonna look like, so I went ahead and assembled it... I like!








- Scuba Steve

Cabinet soft-close thingies!

OK, so of all the kitchen improvement we made these soft closer things give by far the most bang for the buck.

See that little extra thing in the top corner?



Only one self-drilling screw to install... Takes less than a minute... Costs just over $5 each... And now when you "slam" a cabinet door shut, it softly catches it about 2 inches out and eases it silently closed.

Fan-freaking-tactic!



Something like $120 to do this to the whole kitchen and bar... Totally worth it.

- Scuba Steve

Location:Cricketfield Ln,Cary,United States

So close to gluing up...

Spent a few hours out there today... Getting the rest of the headboard ready to go... If I had a few dowels I would have this piece glued up already, but such is life... After some sanding I'll get this one glued up and then just 3 more glue-ups to go and then staining and assembly!





- Scuba Steve

Location:Cricketfield Ln,Cary,United States

Spindles done!

That is 52 spindles, all ready to go!

Progress at WebAssign

Construction is just beginning on the new office! Lots to happen between now and November 1 when we move in. (I've been coordinating this whole move planning... fun, but lots of work!)

A few screen-shots below...