by The Pratts | May 18, 2016 | Wood Projects
I had some left over 100 year old reclaimed barn wood scraps under the work bench and for some reason I thought those might make good light switch covers. The thing is they were a little under 4/4 (1″ thick). I just ran them over the table saw in 2 passes and...
by The Pratts | May 16, 2016 | Wood Projects
Recently I made a Batman keychain holder for my son Kyle to give to his girlfriend for her birthday. I had an idea of using the Dark Knight Batman symbol for the outside piece (which I would cut on the scrollsaw). I also had the idea of making 2 keychains in the shape...
by The Pratts | May 16, 2016 | Best Recipes
Chili recipes are a dime a dozen – but I thought I would post this one because it’s noteworthy. We have been cooking chili, both on the stove and in the crockpot for years. Chili is really just (for us) an amalgamation of what you have on hand at the time....
by The Pratts | May 16, 2016 | Wood Projects
This is the story of how I built a glow in the dark Xbox table for my son, made from 100 year old reclaimed wood. My oldest son, Kyle, requested that I build him a side table to go between his couch and loveseat. It couldn’t be too wide, and it should be about...
by The Pratts | May 6, 2016 | Best Recipes
Sometimes you have to strive to try new recipes to find new flavors you like, and to have new “standard” recipes for your rotation. It doesn’t always work out, but this time it did. Tracy came across a great healthy recipe that used balsamic...
by The Pratts | Apr 18, 2016 | Best Recipes
I am not a vegetarian, but that doesn’t mean I go out of my way to either eat or not eat meat. It just so happens that one day we decided we wanted Mexican food, but we wanted something a little big lighter. We wanted to eat it and not feel guilty about it, have...
by The Pratts | Mar 29, 2016 | Wood Projects
This is the first sign from reclaimed barn wood that I’ve made. I did this one as a test to see how easy it would be to add a hand carved quote to 100 year old barn wood. In the end it wasn’t that difficult, but (being weathered) it definitely was a unique...
by The Pratts | Mar 22, 2016 | Wood Projects
Last fall when I asked Tracy what new projects she wanted made for the house she said she wanted a kitchen island first. And not just any kitchen island – she wanted a custom barn wood kitchen island. We even had a slight disagreement about the size. She...
by The Pratts | Mar 19, 2016 | Wood Projects
Created a custom hardwood towel bar for Tracy out of red oak and black walnut to match our kitchen island. I decided to keep the towel bar in the same specs as the island itself (black walnut and red oak). The end cap pieces are two 3×3 squares of red oak glued...
by The Pratts | Feb 15, 2016 | Wood Projects
My granddaughter just absolutely loves cats. I have a larger project that I’ve been working on that’s not yet done, and I wanted to give her something homemade for her birthday. I just happened to be looking at scroll saw patterns one day and came across...
