Does it count as woodworking?
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:54 am
While I have been too busy to do any "project" type woodworking I do get in the shop for a few minutes at a time kind of regular. Some of the things I do are barely woodworking but still I make a little bit of sawdust now and then. 
A couple of days ago I cut some old sheet goods siding scraps into pieces to serve as back support for a bunch of "no trespassing" signs I am putting up along the roads (3) past and through the farm. Is that woodworking?
We are having a problem with people taking the approach that since there are so many horses that this must be some kind of petting zoo... You do not want the public feeding odd unknown stuff to the horses. Also I am aware of a registered child molester stopping out there twice when I was not present and there are a number of kids here regularly. The signs will make it easier for law enforcement to help keep him away and may be enough by themselves.
Our old Astro-van has the 3 door back end and the gas struts that hold up the upper door have gotten weak and let the door down on your head. It also was having some engine issues and I didn't want to buy new struts for it only to find that the engine was going to fizzle on us in a too costly to repair mode.
I went to the woodshop and cut a strip of soft pine about 3/4" x 3/4" and maybe 20 inches long (from scrap). Before cutting it I made a couple of passes with the parent board to cut a groove just over 1/4" wide and about 1/2" deep in it. I then cut the grooved piece off of the parent board and hit the corners with a block plane. Next I cut it to length based on the amount of exposed shaft of the right side strut when the door was fully lifted. Now when we get in the back for something we grab the piece from the little well on that side of the van and place it over the shaft, open side down so it can't fall off if the door gets bumped and lower the door onto it which holds the door fully open. It is all simpler than it might sound, the whole process was maybe 10 minutes... Was that woodworking?
BTW, the engine cure ended up only costing $65 so now I need to get a pair of supports for it ("one of these days").
I have a stall with a broken board on a wooden gate. Today I will go to the woodshop and whack (technical term) off a board from the scrap bin to repair it with. None of the dimensions in this case need be closer than the nearest inch. Is that woodworking?
A couple of days ago I cut some old sheet goods siding scraps into pieces to serve as back support for a bunch of "no trespassing" signs I am putting up along the roads (3) past and through the farm. Is that woodworking?
We are having a problem with people taking the approach that since there are so many horses that this must be some kind of petting zoo... You do not want the public feeding odd unknown stuff to the horses. Also I am aware of a registered child molester stopping out there twice when I was not present and there are a number of kids here regularly. The signs will make it easier for law enforcement to help keep him away and may be enough by themselves.
Our old Astro-van has the 3 door back end and the gas struts that hold up the upper door have gotten weak and let the door down on your head. It also was having some engine issues and I didn't want to buy new struts for it only to find that the engine was going to fizzle on us in a too costly to repair mode.
I went to the woodshop and cut a strip of soft pine about 3/4" x 3/4" and maybe 20 inches long (from scrap). Before cutting it I made a couple of passes with the parent board to cut a groove just over 1/4" wide and about 1/2" deep in it. I then cut the grooved piece off of the parent board and hit the corners with a block plane. Next I cut it to length based on the amount of exposed shaft of the right side strut when the door was fully lifted. Now when we get in the back for something we grab the piece from the little well on that side of the van and place it over the shaft, open side down so it can't fall off if the door gets bumped and lower the door onto it which holds the door fully open. It is all simpler than it might sound, the whole process was maybe 10 minutes... Was that woodworking?
BTW, the engine cure ended up only costing $65 so now I need to get a pair of supports for it ("one of these days").
I have a stall with a broken board on a wooden gate. Today I will go to the woodshop and whack (technical term) off a board from the scrap bin to repair it with. None of the dimensions in this case need be closer than the nearest inch. Is that woodworking?
