This didn’t work out as well as I hoped. I’ll probably end up modifying the design to improve the performance. It may also be that the gutters were too clogged and that this tool will work fine if it’s used on 4-6 months worth of debris as opposed to several years.
At two hours, this takes too long to cook during the week, but it is quick enough that you can do things on a Saturday and still have time to enjoy a bird roasted over charcoal.
*hat tip to Dennis Leary for the title.
With an eight-year -old and a six-year-old, I can’t believe how long it took me to figure this out. Anyone with children knows the pain of loud toys, especially early in the morning.
Continue reading “The toys that make noise*”Decided to make a nice chair for my wife to enjoy her garden. I did a google search for Adirondack chairs and asked her to pick the one she liked best. Thankfully she chose one that was within my abilities.
The fine folks at Lowe’s have the plans on their site.
I frequently see new Excursion owners asking how to get the barn doors open all the way. It’s incredibly easy.
You need to open the doors extra wide if you want to load anything wider than about 44”
Continue reading “Open Wide”The Excursion didn’t have a grab handle on the drivers side. Pulling oneself up bu the steering wheel or door is a sure way to damage the truck over time. I’m usually good about grabbing the pillar, but when it’s rainy, that metal is slippery, and now I’m at risk for hurting myself.
A bit of eBay shopping and I found a pair of pillar covers and handles in the right color, with bolts & bolt covers.
When the tree came down into our backyard last month, it took too many trips to get all the chainsaw bits to from the garage to the yard before I was able to start working. And even more, it seemed, to put everything away.
I also know that I need to take the chainsaw to the old house soon & don’t want to forget anything.
Whipped this up this morning without leaving the garage.
One more garage project – sixteen more square feet of storage above each garage door.
Continue reading “Ceiling Hung Shelves”At the old house, we had an ancient wooden swing set for the kids to play on. I wasn’t going to move it to the new house. My wife convinced her father to buy one for the new house as a Christmas present to the little ones. All we had to do was to pick one out & he would break out the credit card.
Continue reading “The Cursed Swing Set”
Modern Anachronist 