Freakin' Manly Sawdust!!!

I've been workin' on a pantry. I've finally made enough progress to show it off. Look, it's a closet that you can put food n stuff in. It used to be a walk-thru fro the kitchen to the sleeping area.

All pics are from today. The boards were milled from raw red oak and were planed, jointed, cut and routered to make the face pieces for the shelves.

Gotta break out the stain tomorrow...

Am I freakin' manly or what? :w00t::01:

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that is more manly than sex with a woman. i can only imagen you were sporting a massive face beard, smoking a cigar, wearing a cape, eating a steak and clubbing a baby seal whilst you were working.

jebus was a carpenter and he died but don't let his bad example put you off. :smilie4:

Thanks, Mulder. Yes, all of that, 'cept the cape. My wood shop teacher always made me take that off in class, and I guess old habits die hard.

I also try my best not to piss off the Jews. :fear2:

Jews don't like capes because jesus wore won when he was alive? :eyebrows:

No, Jesus wore a bathrobe like The Dude. People get pissed when you don't have to get dressed for work. He also gave away fish and bread below cost.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder

Jews don't like capes because jesus wore won when he was alive? :eyebrows:

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I always thought that Bruce Wayne was Jewish being rich and all.

Say waht you will, they know how to make sandwiches. Pastrami is also VERY manly. :01:

Kinda makes up for the chopping off of the best bit of the penis, like.

That is, if you like wearing turtle-necks year round.

Can you replace those light switches while you're at it, or at least take a shot at cleaning them? :sick:

Nice shelves though. But they look like MDF, none of the tools in your top row of pics apply. :wacko:

We've got an endless number of things that need replacing/cleaning around here. Two 7 month olds, no money, and a really bad back have reduced projects to glacial pace. We are out of space (hence the crowded basement shop) and the twins seem determined to grow and expand their territory. :(

The shelves themselves are 3/4" melamine. The drum sander was a nice (read uncluttered) place to set my finished red oak face pieces. I did use the portable planer to reduce the raw wood to thickness. The shelves only needed to be cut on the table saw.

Are you a wood worker, or just a fan of CSI? :D

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Originally Posted by megabyteme

We've got an endless number of things that need replacing/cleaning around here. Two 7 month olds, no money, and a really bad back have reduced projects to glacial pace. We are out of space (hence the crowded basement shop) and the twins seem determined to grow and expand their territory. :(

The shelves themselves are 3/4" melamine. The drum sander was a nice (read uncluttered) place to set my finished red oak face pieces. I did use the portable planer to reduce the raw wood to thickness. The shelves only needed to be cut on the table saw.

Are you a wood worker, or just a fan of CSI? :D

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Electrician.
But I do little bits of everything.

That certainly explains why you would notice the (shameful) switches. This house was built in 1976 (not a great time for quality nor design, sadly), and we end up with 5 projects for every one we dare to start. Luckily, I have a friend who is a licensed electrician and skilled plumber (he installs spas for a living). He is a tremendous help with all of that kind of stuff. About a week from now, he's lined up to replace both toilets, move a gas line, and install a new electric water heater.

I am still very much a novice wood worker. I butchered some innocent trees in high school, but never really did much after that. I knew we had a ton of work to do here, so I spent a few years putting money into tools. Unfortunately, about the same time I got the tools together, I seriously injured my back. Timing...

Now it is a necessity to do some of these things. It's learn (screw up)-as-I-go, and keep going. I do enjoy the small victories (the reason why I started this thread), and am pleased when I get a pat on the back from the wife. Sometimes I think it would be easier to blow the whole house apart, and start from scratch. If I do, I'll post pics, OFC. :naughty: