1st

  1. ~30 rise on the back-side

    ~30 rise on the back-side

  2. beginning to compact the slab

    beginning to compact the slab

    3-4 inches at a time by hand raking out from piles dumped by the skid loader (couldn't level with the skid loader due to sand) and compacting with plate compactor
  3. IMG_04111

    IMG_04111

  4. getting to play with the skid loader

    getting to play with the skid loader

  5. 5 dump truck loads in total

    5 dump truck loads in total

  6. working late into the night...this will be one of many

    working late into the night...this will be one of many

  7. IMG_03392

    IMG_03392

  8. retaining wall

    retaining wall

    building the retaining wall to help level out the backyard and to the side of the shop.
  9. The virgin soil

    The virgin soil

  10. Canuck

    1st Completed Picture Framing

    My second oldest daughter asked if I could build her a nicer picture frame to hold her diploma from UNCW. I had a pretty piece of walnut that I had received from Joe Scharle sitting out in the shop just waiting for a project like this. I prepared the frame 2" wide, 3/4" thick and routed a...
  11. froglips

    Welcome New Members, April 1st 7:30pm

    Hey new members, we are just dying to meet you! Come out and join in the weekly New Member Flashchat, 7:30pm till the Cows Come Home (around 9pm). This week, some of us will be having at the Farewell Dinner/Beer Bash to send off long time member DavidF back to his native land. So, please...
  12. sawduster

    1st antler pen

    Someone whose name escapes me at the moment has a great tag line that basically says " If you want to learn to build a house , just build a house " Well I decided to learn to turn some antler today. Tore a bunch of it up before I found this inside of it : View image in gallery View image...
  13. Tar Heel

    1st week donation drive report

    As of Sunday, which was the end of the first week of the 6 week donation campaign, we had received $695 from 21 donors. That is certainly a good start, and I'd like to say thanks to those 21 donors. We have 4,070 members, 946 of whom are considered to be active members. Within the past 24...
  14. merrill77

    1st place in the "dumbest power tool injury" category

    It is my night off, so I should be getting some quality time in the shop. Instead I am nursing my left pinkie finger which will have no fingerprint for a while. It is somewhat embarassing to admit to injuring myself on a power tool that WAS NOT PLUGGED IN! :gar-Cr I was moving my Shop Fox...
  15. TedAS

    Carvings-another 1st

    My wonderful wife and kids gave me some carving knives for Christmas. I sat down with the knives for the first time this week and gave it a try. I didn't have bass wood so I used some 2X2 poplar I had in the shop. View image in gallery Now for all you carvers out there... are there any "Must...
  16. Bowls

    Bowls

  17. Bowls

    Bowls

  18. M

    1st Post

    Hello, Joined the site a couple of days ago and am finally getting some time to say hello. I'm new to woodworking but have spent about the last 6 months reading up on topics, tools, and other useful info from this site and others. Finally found a good deal on a table saw in my area (Richmond...
  19. rcflyer23

    1st "Commission? Sold Well hopefully tomorrow" Pen

    One of the guys from Church saw a pen I did for my brother a couple of weeks ago and really liked it he asked if I sold them and obviously I said yes, so here is what I came up with him after talking with him and figuring out what he wanted. It is a Jr. Statesman in 22K Gold with a Blue Lapis...
  20. Canuck

    1ST Grandchild Project (WIP) - Completed!

    We are being blessed with our first grandchild. Our oldest daughter is due in January 2010. Among the many projects on the list was a baby cradle. I searched the web and found one that was published awhile back in Woodsmith magazine that she really liked. I ordered the plan and cheated a bit...

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