Ramblings from a South Central Texas Wood Butcher

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21 Shadow Boxes to Get a Neighbor

Last year I made my wife, Selena, a couple of shadow boxes. Towards the end of the year, she asked for a frame for one of the puzzles that she put ...

22 Still Swingin' 35 Years Later

Back in 1980, I moved from Richardson, Texas to Denton, Texas to finish my bachelor’s degree. After bouncing from Texas A&M to two junior colle...

23 TDH and TMSGO (Too Dang Hot and Too Much Stuff Going On)

Been a while since I’ve finished any projects. The last was the porch swing and before that a plaque that I made for a friend. Here in South Centra...

24 I'm a "Ghost." Ghost writer, that is.

Between the heat and gastric surgery, I haven’t been doing much in my hot shop. About the only outdoor stuff I’ve been doing is moving cut brush fr...

25 Whoot, Whoot! Back to making chips, shavings, and Dust!

So, it’s finally cooled down here, and I’ve got a gig to motivate me. I’m making a Wheel of Chance for a client, so I whipped up a circle cutting r...

26 Back in the "Wood Shop," Puzzled and Swinging

The temps are finally comfortable enough to get back into the wood shop. My woodworking writing gig has come to an end, as I wrote the series and w...

27 Soggy South Central Texas, but Making Shavings and Writing Again

Howdy, Everybody!

28 Soggy South Central Texas, but Making Shavings and Writing Again

Howdy, Everybody! Hope everybody is doing well. Not bad here, other than it’s REALLY wet. I’ve got a tractor to work on and tractor work to do. But...

29 Hot in South Central Texas, but Making Some Sawdust and Shavings

Howdy, Everybody! Been a while, as I’ve been focusing on other activities, but still have gotten some woodworking done, despite the heat. We’re in ...