Category: Projects

  • Wood projects over the fall: Box for an electrical outlet

    Wood projects over the fall: Box for an electrical outlet

    Small issue. Suppose the rain that falls from the sky enters the electrical box and shorts it out? I built the box to prevent this. It’s a bit oversize, but it works. Only a couple of problems emerged. The box shut out the light, so the light sensor always sensed it as being night. It…

  • Wood projects over the fall: Second shelf.

    Wood projects over the fall: Second shelf.

    Problem: A long and rickety wood table in the kitchen. A freebie from somewhere this table is 77 inches long and about 15 inches wide; long and thin. And tall. So tall that large bins, totes, and bags of charcoal can fit underneath. The problem became not what’s below but too many appliances crowded up…

  • Wood projects over the fall: Roof ladder.

    Wood projects over the fall: Roof ladder.

    The problem is not getting on the roof its getting off. Exiting onto a ladder from the edge of a roof is hazardous and thus paralyzing. The family worried about me after several incidents. So, I built a ladder system that allows me to walk on and off the roof with little risk. The ladder…