The floor of the Airstream RV port was the cheapest roadfill that they could find when I had the pad leveled. We are planning on hosting 50 people under it during Porkapalooza and thought it would be nice with a better floor. But it turned out even the cheap fake turf … [Read more...] about Recycled Turf Installed Under the Airstream RV Port
Projects
Palapa 2.0
We've had this old Big Lots gazebo for years and years. When we first put the pool under, Roger had a great idea when he suggested we tiki-fy it with some thatch. The roof was on it's last legs, so we decided to finally bite the bullet and make a thatch roof for it as well. … [Read more...] about Palapa 2.0
Moai 3.0
We bought this Moai from an event company a couple of years ago. Then Rene taught Lina how to paper-crete and she made the little piggy better. All was well with the world. Then the wolf came (high wind storm) and blew the piggy down and he split in half like Humpty … [Read more...] about Moai 3.0
Adolphe Sylvain, Tahiti – 1946 Picture Frames
I happened across an auction for some 1946 pictures in Tahiti by Adolphe Sylvain. We won a couple of the prints and needed a frame for them. I also needed to get back into woodworking mode, so I figured this would be good practice. The plan was to use some discount teak I … [Read more...] about Adolphe Sylvain, Tahiti – 1946 Picture Frames
New Table Saw
Lina bought this saw for me in December so I start building some of our upcoming wood projects. It's the fancy kind that will automatically stop if it detects a body part touching the blade. We bought the saw in December, but I had to re-arrange the shop to make room for it. … [Read more...] about New Table Saw