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  • Joining dimensional lumber can sometimes leave gaps between joints. Wood filler is the best way to make them disappear, but having to much where you can’t sand is a pain. 🤨 Check out my stories for the solution to this problem. It’s a tool most of you already have!!
  • The dining table is coming right along! Just doing a little sanding over here. I know many people hate sanding, but I actually love it. 🤔Something about the sander revealing the smooth surface underneath just makes me happy. What is something you like to do despite popular opinion?
  • This five dollar (lumber only) window box is an easy project that can be completed in just a few hours. With just a few tools and three fence pickets, your home can get an exterior facelift. The link is in my profile for the tutorial or just search window boxes on my site.
  • Before I moved out here to Washington, I did some updates to my house in Indiana. This was one of the fastest and easiest updates to do. I used some cedar fence pickets to make window boxes. The contrast of the black against white brick just looks amazing. The project is up #ontheblog today. What's a project you completed that made an impact on your home?
  • Here is the first section in the tabletop. This was my first time joining anything with biscuits. The process is fairly simple, but like anything, practice makes perfect, and I need some practice. The boards did not fit perfectly together. I think the joiner needed more pressure when I drilled for the biscuits, it jumped around a little. There will be many more test runs today as I finish assembling the tabletop. What is a tool that you have tried out recently and how did it go?
  • I’m trying to put the tabletop together, but my clamps weren’t long enough to properly clamp it up. 🤨 I looked online and clamps big enough to use are on the pricey side. So, I’m trying a pipe clamp kit. With just two sets and a 10 ft piece of pipe, you have two 5 ft clamps. Win Win 🙌 Never tried these before so we will see how well they work. #tooltuesday
  • Happy Tuesday everyone!! The dining room table is moving right along. Just drilling some pocket holes before assembling the frame. 🙌 If you have seen my stories lately, you know that me and my sister are installing wood flooring in 3/4 of the house and we got to a bad subfloor spot. Eeeh! I just needed a break from that to do something fun 😀 On another note, I recently attached a piece of scrap plywood to the bottom of my K5 and boy is it handy!! It is so much more steady and all of my drill and driver bits are right there in the wings. I should have done this much sooner. 👊. Back to building! What are you all building today? #tooltuesday
  • We are in the middle of putting hardwood floor throughout the living room, hallway, and bedrooms. This is the last room with carpet and Daisy is not happy about loosing her fun space. Check out my stories to see why. She totally thinks she’s a cat 🐱🐾

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