carpentry – Whatsittwoya

Office Lounge

During recent employment in the HVAC industry, the company I was working for had a slow period during the spring which resulted in not much work coming in through the front door. I happen to be a carpenter, so I was asked if I would mind building office walls for the company to make up the time (and get a full 40 for the week instead of sit at home).

Sure, why not… It had been some time since I had worked, having spent the first 4 months of the year at NAIT getting a gasfitting ticket, and now, finally employed in the field, I still needed another 300 or so hours to complete the apprenticeship portion of the ticket. I could care less if it was doing HVAC or stapling flyers, I wanted the ticket finished and on the wall – so yes. I’ll do that. Read more →

At Home

New Camera

Well, I finally replaced the camera I left in that cab in Panama City. So in honor of this momentous occasion, here are a few pics of what I have been talking about.

Obviously, the first is the tool chest I have made out of the old family TV case, now laden with tools. I wasn’t completely happy with using the present day drawer slider hardware. Old school is much better, as you can pull the drawers farther out, but for the first project after… hmmm…at least ten years, I am satisfied with the results, and oh, the space this thing has freed up! BTW, if you think it was easy getting the spacing to look right on all those tightly fitting drawers, think again! There is a lot more to this little unit than meets the eye.