Jeff Graham

A raised garden Most raised gardens are still really low to the ground. To find a good balance of having more garden space and also provide a mixed use space I decided we needed a bar and a raised garden. So this is a bar height raised garden bed. This project started with one plan, the top needed to be 42” tall as that seems to be the bar height standard. ...

This one started out with these two boards and a rough plan to practice my sawing skills by building a box frame. I didn’t take too many in progress pics so a lot happens in between each photo. First start by sawing them in half. Both boards cut in half. Dovetail pins and tails marked and partially cut out. Pictures of the joinery up close. ...

Got this big hunk of mangled maple burl from the bulk bin at the local woodstore to turn into a joiners mallet. First cut it down to size. Then lots of planing and shaping to get the sides flat and good looking. Start working on the handle. Angled cut from a piece of oak. Test fit looks good. Just a bit more sanding. ...

Originally posted on imgur/reddit. Finished picture first. Missing dowel in vise. Done all with a No. 4 plane, ryoba handsaw, some saw horses and Paul Seller’s “How to build a workbench” series. Lot’s of great tidbits and help for a beginner. 2x4 remnants and leftovers. Pretty rough boards. Need a bit of work before joining. Lots of planing, just getting started in this pic. Still hadn’t dialed everything in yet. ...

Hugo I’ve finally gotten around to redoing my personal site. I had high hopes of making my own web platform using indieweb standards, but have finally faced reality and decided that with all my other hobbies that was just too ambitious. So instead I’ve chosen a static site generator so that I do not have to worry about databases or many other dependencies. The new site is running hugo with the casper-two theme. ...