So close...

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As you can see below, I did not do too hot on my first ever attempt at hand cutting dovetail joints. Not too bad though, I am sure I could do much worse should I set my mind to it.  I need to master them and I would suggest any other people out there looking to get in to woodworking learn how to make this joint well. It is a very strong and attractive joint (not unlike myself, wait, what?) and is a staple for cabinets or box making.

I am going to practice some more tonight. I will be the master of the wood! Um...you know what I mean.

Busy Weekend

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I did not get too much accomplished this weekend. I spent most of Saturday and almost all of the daylight hours on Sunday trying to figure out the wiring in my Scout. No luck. There are so many cracked and exposed wires and almost all of them are green! The positive and negative wires are both the same color green.

After two days (and 5 or 6 hours after work last week) of trying to get the tail lights to work I gave up. I ordered a wiring kit. I am just going to completely rewire the whole thing. I wanted to do it at the end of the summer but I guess now is as good a time as any. Wish me luck!

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This is an experiment. I plant to post things here that I have created or worked on. I like to learn how to build and repair many types of things. Currently I have a 1962 International Scout 80 I will be working on. I also like to do woodwork but I am a novice in all sense of the word. Most likely this will be a slow updating blog as I work full time and I am trying to enjoy the weather while I can. So if you like it, great, read on. I will be working on some things this weekend so that I have something to post. :)