Category Archives: Woodworking

Homemade Stratton Bed – Part 1

Well my little guy is well overdue for a “big boy” bed like his older brother.  This time rather than buy a bed with a steel bed frame, that is pretty blah, the wife decided I should build something. After kicking around several ideas and lots of googling we ended up on a design, which […]

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A Trellis for Peas & Beans

Trellis–Version 2.0

Version 1.0 was a quick throw together project which has not held up as well as I would have liked it to over the last couple weeks.  The top stretcher has sagged creating a U-shaped smiley face which has loosened the twine that was tightly wrapped around the stretchers to start with.  Additionally, the frame […]

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Planting Templates Part 2

With the “heat wave” moving in tomorrow I figured I had better get out and plant at least one of the raised beds we finished filling with dirt this past weekend.  This will be my first attempt at succession planting.  I am planting seeds I purchased from the Seed Savers Exchange.  In this bed I […]

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