Posts under ‘Projects’

Gary e-mailed photos of his completed sawbuck and it looks fantastic. He had some very specific requirements and modified the plans a bit. His description is here:
We are full-time motor homers in a 38′ Holiday Rambler Endeavor diesel pusher where everything has a place and everything MUST be in its place. So [...]

Drew from Connecticut stopped by with photos of his completed Sand and Water table.  It looks great!  He added wheels to the inside of two of the legs and a lid to keep the outdoor critters out of the sand.  Drew says the wheels make it easier to move when fully loaded and [...]

An R-Strap is a shoulder strap designed for professional photographers. It attaches to the tripod mount of your camera and the camera hangs upside down, but when you pick up the camera, the strap hangs below, out of the way.
After reading this this great how to on instructables, from Lifehacker, I put one together [...]

The other day, the kids asked why I didn’t bring my sawbuck when we went to cut wood. While the sawbuck does make wood cutting much easier, it is a little large to carry around, especially when I have to climb up and down hills. I liked their idea though, so I decided [...]

There is something quite satisfying about using a hand pump, knowing it’s your own power lifting it out of the ground and into your kitchen.

This pump was purchased through Lehmans. When it arived, I discovered that it was made in Maine by Bison Pumps, whom I contacted for assistance. They listened to what [...]

Most modern faucets have the breakable parts (valves and washers) in a replaceable “cartridge”.  The best place to get replacements is directly from the manufacturer.  Some manufacturers, like Price Pfister, warrant their faucets for life to the original purchaser, and consider you the original purchaser as long as you have the owners manual.  Save those [...]

Fellow blogger Jason stopped by to say that he completed two sets of sawbucks.  He modified the plans a bit, making one for cutting 16 inch pieces and one for 12 inch pieces.  He used reclaimed wood, which is way cool. Click on the Jason’s photo above for more pictures.  Thanks Jason!

Our water heater was doing something weird. A valve on the side, with a tube running down from it was leaking very hot water onto the floor. We turned off the water to the water heater to prevent a major catastrophe.
According to the owners manual, the valve is a safety valve that opens [...]

This 3-ring binder is the real “Eric’s Projects”. It contains all my drawings and plans. All of these projects started out as something I wanted to make. The first step was a drawing.
Once things are on paper, they become static. You just have to do what is on paper and you are [...]

Judy of the Woods has instructions for these fantastic looking vegetable oil lamps.
Judy used wire, wick, vegetable oil, a container and hand tools to make these oil lamps.
She lists some advantages of oil lamps:

very cheap to run – can even burn used cooking oil
the fumes are less toxic than those of paraffin candles or mineral [...]