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Maybe a touch of overkill

Maybe a touch of overkill

So … I finished my first project since the shoulder surgery. I’m not by any means all the way back to full strength, especially in certain shoulder-heavy moves (like lifting my arm?), but I have enough two-handed ability to be...
Working my way back

Working my way back

The sling is gone, and I’ve got most of my range of motion back. I can’t lift or move much with my left arm yet, but I have managed (with some help from my sons) to get the shop ready. Google created this panorama of my...

No Updates for a While

Just putting this here in case anyone actually looks other than me and my family: I’m temporarily unable to work in my shop. I had a really bad rotator cuff tear (as in, all the way off!) in my left shoulder, so right now I’m...
Piano-key Coat Rack

Piano-key Coat Rack

I wanted to do something for my physical therapists, because they’ve been really good to me this year. (And, though they don’t know it yet, we’re not as done as they think. More on that later.) They often play classical...
Belt Rack

Belt Rack

This is a quick project I did with some scrap wood, just for myself. Belt rack, finished and in place I didn’t even realize this would work, so there are no in-progress photos. It’s made of two pieces of scrap — one...