Cattywampus Woodworks

A desk fit for a porch

A desk fit for a porch

If a person would just do what they say they will do. Time slips by. Activities amass. Anxiety sets in. Human nature then follows as we brush the daily activities...
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Go Fund Some of This!!   

Go Fund Some of This!!   

Programs born to help people get an idea off the ground and form it into a business or profitable hobby seem to have taken a spiral plunge.  I now see...
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A child's first tent

A child's first tent

Short and sweet.  I'm posting this because lots have shown interest in making something similar.   All you need is a drill, a saw, a handful of lumber, and an old...
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Version 1.0

Version 1.0

My family benefits from the hours I pour into the shop, or at least that is the consensus of the public that surrounds them. Unfortunately, the story isn't as deep...
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On Assembly

On Assembly

When building boats up north, I believed that epoxy was one of the best bonding agents that ever existed.  The shop would get varying parts of epoxy in 55 gallon...
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Woodworkers disguised as Healthcare Professionals

Woodworkers disguised as Healthcare Professionals

A two hour trip north found my wife and I visiting her Aunt and Uncle in Harrisonburg.  My wife's Uncle wanted to take me to an Ace Hardware Store.  I...
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Old Stanley No. 5

Old Stanley No. 5

My wife sent me out the other day to find a pair of used filing cabinets and I came home with this little beaut.  It has a chipped handle, but...
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One Man's Treasure

I went on a bit of a spree at the hospital in which I work.  I collected items inspectors deemed "no longer usable" and brought them to my shop.  ...
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