A Screwy Back-to-School Story

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 ~ Carrington Fox ~ 3 Comments

After a two-week break between trimesters, construction school ginned up again with a bumper crop of new students. I remember back in 2016, when I was a new student, nervous about whether I had the cool overalls and tape measure and whether the other kids would make fun of me. A year later, I've traded … Continue reading A Screwy Back-to-School Story

Let’s Put a SawStop to This

August 11, 2017August 13, 2017 ~ Carrington Fox ~ 2 Comments

Lately in construction school, I've been working on a side project to build cold frames for my garden, using salvaged windows and cedar planking. I've almost finished a prototype, but there's still one detail that needs to be changed before I embark on making a whole bunch of them. For the frame to slant properly … Continue reading Let’s Put a SawStop to This

Build Me Up, Buttercup

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A Screwy Back-to-School Story

Let’s Put a SawStop to This