Barn door Handles don’t have to be boring.

My neighbor had been looking to close off his car cover. He wanted to hide his tractor and equipment from view of his home. He contacted several companies in the area but had no luck in finding anyone interested in a small project. At some point during our conversation, it appears I had agreed to do this for him. The details are still fuzzy. The barn door Handles came to me while building his doors.

When we built our home across the street, he was very inviting and has been there for us when we were converting our land from farming to our lawn.

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Firewood Bench Using Japanese Shou Sugi Ban.

Shou Sugi Ban or Yakisugi is a traditional means of preserving wood. Usually used as siding it provides water-proofing, insect resistant and fire retardant qualities. Yes you literally burn the wood! If you would like the technical information just click here. This was the perfect choice for my “Firewood Bench”

With my garden planted and the pond area cleared it was time to sit back and relax. The problem was no where to do that. I priced out buying a simple bench. About $500 on average. Even with the cost of pressure treated I could make maybe two benches for a hundred bucks. With inflation on the rise and material costs out of touch with reality I decided I would just get some pressure treated lumber and make a cheap bench to get me through until I could make something nicer over the winter. So a quick search for bench plans yielded a few ideas but I kept my design simple.

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