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The solar kiln is not too effective this time of year at the woodlands. So, we moved some timber in next to the wood stove – heating with wood to dry wood… From this pile, we will select the stock for the foosball table legs. It’s going to be one heavy table. […] Back at the drill press one more time, but to a different purpose. There will be some screws involved in the table assembly. We can’t accept screw heads showing though, so we’ll countersink and plug them. The boys are making their own wood plugs using a cutter bit in the drill press. They’re plugging away. […] After some exciting gluing and clamping, we’re back to boring. The pun never gets old. Boring through one of the glued-up double side walls today. These guys are old hands at the drill press now. The low-speed drill does not warrant ear protection, but occasionally the forstner bit loses clearance and squeals like a pig […] We’re making progress, taking it slow and safe, working to a simple plan. But it does give us an opportunity to use some different tools. Introduced the boys to a basic drill press today. They’re impressed with the way a sharp forstner bit bores holes for the control tubes. Fun, as one wag said, ‘not […] Starting the woodworking phase today. We’re making one of the goals. Old school wood joinery works best, but this pocket screw jig works okay, and it’s a chance for the boys to learn a new tool. That’s important here, always. I’ve learned that this tool won’t work satisfactorily unless everything is clamped down hard, both […] Happy to receive the foosball table playfield from Thompson Sporting Goods in Georgia – the state, not the country. It’s excellent but it was wrapped for shipment like a Ming vase. Unpacking it may have been the most work of the whole project. Soon we’ll get on with woodworking. I asked the boys, what are […] We’re carrying in raw materials for our next project. The boys will build their own foosball table! We’re excited, but right now we’re realizing how heavy this thing will be. It’ll be made of solid black cherry from a tree that blew down. I suppose the tree might be disappointed to end up a foosball […] |
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