From time to time we host a get-together or party where we feature fresh squeezed limeade as the main beverage. We have universally heard 5-star feedback from people who have had this simple but good drink. The problem is, squeezing enough limes for a party of 60+ people takes a lot of time (and limes). [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Maple’
Designing a better Lime Squeezer
Posted in Engineering, Fun, Interesting, Projects, Science, Technique, tagged Juicer, Lemon Juice, Lime, Lime Squeezer, Maple, Mechanisms, Party, Stainless Steel on July 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A new stock for rubber band gun #6
Posted in Engineering, Fun, Photography, Projects, Technique, tagged craftsmanship, Gun stock, Maple, RBG, Rubber Band Gun, Rubber Band Gun #6, sanding, Stock on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In anticipation of receiving the assembly for Rubber Band Gun #6 from Dixon Tool and Die, Inc., we have been making a new rubber band gun stock to complete the package. This stock was hand crafted out of solid 1.75″ x 6.0″ x 48″ slab of maple. The primary tools were bandsaw (for the profile), hammer and chisel, [...]
A square peg in a round hole?
Posted in Interesting, Life, Projects, tagged Maple, Outdoors, Pegs, Table, Trees on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yep. We are building a rough wooden table out of the trees we cut down for a clearing on our land. Rather than use screws or nails or saws, we opted for the axe, drilling holes, and wooden pegs. Actually, almost all of the wood pictured was cut with a Friskars Chopping Axe. Eventually, I [...]
