Halloween Spookies

Here they are. My collection of Spookies. They are all made from reclaimed furniture-grade 1/4" plywood, painted with acrylics and finished with several coats of Polyurethane. I drilled a small 1/8" holes in the Skull, spider, and bat so that they could be hung with string or fishing line. I also added some googly eyes to a few of the characters.
These will be sold as a set in my Etsy shop. Each set will sell for 30.00 plus shipping. I had 4 sets. One has already been taken so 3 are left. 

A few quarters to Illustrate size. 

Thanks for checking them out. 

Kitchen Makeover

Kitchen Makeover

 Pine Drawer and door fronts.

Before Shots

 Kitchen base is shot

New Countertops, sink base, Granite Tile. I'm actually swapping out the old dishwasher for one that I got from another remodel that I had done several years ago. 

New sink base.

My wife wanted a single sink. With the 2" thick new countertop, The clips that come to mount this type of sink to the underside of the countertop didn't work. The new sink is siliconized in. The spackle bucket is weighing it down overnight. 

 My wife wanted a single sink instead of a double. That required new plumbing. I had a defective flexible compression line that I had to return. I have never had a problem with the modern compression lines before. I am actually a big fan of them.

The replacement dishwasher is a Maytag. I will have to change the water inlet on it.

New Doors and Drawer Fronts

I found black crystal knobs on Amazon which I ordered and installed. I thought they'd be a nice accent to the new countertops.

The next stage will be a new floor in which I may go with a vinyl plank for, new kickplates, a subway tile backsplash and then paint. I'll probably do the walls in a light gray and soffits with a light blue.

Cost so far as materials are concerned, about 750.00.

The Shock Hog Build for Those Into Bikes And Motorcycle Clubs

The Shock Hog ll

When I did the Santa Biker build, several people had told me that they had liked the bike before the painting. They liked the "Wood" look. So just to show how input is important to me, here is version 2.

I also made some improvements to the design. I didn't like the fenders over the bike's wheels. The original design only had a 1" area of glue up on a 6" piece of material. And that glue up of the fenders was to be attached to a 1/4" of material called for, for the frame build. 

In the following picture, one can see the additional contact that the fenders make to the actual body of the bike. The original material for the fenders only required 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" material. I increased the depth to 1 7/8" material. 

All the wheels spin and the and the handlebars turn to a limited capacity. 

Biker Santa

This project took 2 weekends and a week of nights after work to complete.

The plans were from Toymakerplans.com for the bike build. 

Here are the pictures from start to finish.