Measure twice is fine; the real skill is noticing the tape measure's hook has play. Sanding is where the project stops being lumber and starts being furniture.

Finished at 9 p.m. on Sunday, photographed badly, used daily since. The flea-market sharpening station needed contacts, grease, and one capacitor from a drawer of maybes. Clamps are the currency of the shop, and this build cost four of them simultaneously. Measure twice is fine; the real skill is noticing the tape measure's hook has play. The first version was careful; the second taught the lesson; the third is standing in the corner now.

Clamps are the currency of the shop, and this build cost four of them simultaneously. Everything was cut from an old bed slat, which kept the stakes pleasantly low. Everything was cut from an old bed slat, which kept the stakes pleasantly low. I built a jig for one cut and used it eleven times; jigs are promises to your future self. Sanding is where the project stops being lumber and starts being furniture. The first version was simple; the second taught the lesson; the third is standing in the corner now.

Measure twice is fine; the real skill is noticing the tape measure's hook has play. I overdrilled exactly one hole, and it became a 'ventilation feature'. Clamps are the currency of the shop, and this build cost four of them simultaneously. The flea-market bench power supply needed contacts, grease, and one capacitor from a drawer of maybes. The wiring is simple, labeled, and photographed before the panel went on.

The balcony version survives wind because of one extra bracket nobody will ever see. The flea-market tool wall needed contacts, grease, and one capacitor from a drawer of maybes. Measure twice is fine; the real skill is noticing the tape measure's hook has play. Finished at 9 p.m. on Sunday, photographed badly, used daily since. An ordinary finish hides a multitude of honest joinery. Everything was cut from an old bed slat, which kept the stakes pleasantly low.