Mark Coulter and Family

Several months ago my youngest daughter made it known to me that she wanted a blanket chest. I immediately thought to myself that would make a great Christmas gift. I knew I was going to use Eastern Red Cedar, I love the way it smells. But was not sure what size or how I was going to make it. An int…

When I first saw a table saw cross cut sled, I thought it would be nice to use and one day I would build one. That was many years ago! Should have built this years ago! I added a board to my miter gauge and thought that that worked just fine. Between that and my miter saw I just did not feel that a …

I have wanted a Finger Joint Jig for quite some time. I came across one that I really liked. Matthias Wandel has a Screw Advance Box Joint Jig that he designed and built. He even has plans for it. I only worry that it might be difficult or frustrating to use, but it is very versatile. Then I found t…

One of my kids (adult kid) was milling firewood into lumber and he managed to bend and crack the factory insert. Besides I have been wanting to make one of these for awhile. Version 1 I call this my version 1, there are a couple of things I want to do differently. I want to add a splitter and I want…

The power switch on my table saw quit working, a while back. The original switch and switch enclosure was unique to my table saw. It was easier for me just to replace both and while I was at I replaced the power cord that had been damaged years ago. After market power switch I like the paddle switch…

I was asked what I wanted for Christmas. I do not really like to say I would like this thing or that thing, but would rather be surprised. So this list is for those of you that need some guidance in what to get me for Christmas and allowing me to be surprised. Now, we have to remember that Christmas…

Here are a few more photos from my Common Phrase Photo Challenge. What common phrase is this? What common phrase is this? Check out all of the photos in one place. Mark…

Day one! This start off on just a whim! I was photographing some common phrases, for another project, when I saw some balloons leftover from a birthday. I am also posting these on Instagram with the #quaratinephotochallenge tag. Here are a few other quarantine related hash tags. #quaratinephotoshoot…

Social Distancing With the current situation where we are encouraged to stay at home isolated from the world. In order to continue learning about our cameras and our photographic skills, the challenge is to take a photo inside everyday for 14 days. The length of time a person should be quarantined. …

I had two spin off ideas related to "A Fork In The Road". They did not really fit in with my Common Phrase Challenge, hence this post. A Fork In The Road represents a choice, usually right or left. The multiple forks represent the fact that our choices are not always black and white, that there are …