Monthly Archives: February 2023

Disassembling a Pen

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Bill

If you make enough pens, eventually you may need to disassemble one.  Reasons may range from assembling wrong, to breaking something, to screwing up the blank.  Recently, Sam was making a pen, and I was helping trim the blank.  I … Continue reading →

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Change is for the birds

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Marisa

Three big changes are happening for the chickens. We are switching from sand in the coop to coffee grounds. We are resolving the muddy slop in the run with compressed bedding pellets. We are changing their food in 3 ways.

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Repairing a Harbor Freight Ultrasonic Cleaner

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Bill

A while ago, while repairing my old Jonsered 2050 Turbo chainsaw, I bought a Central Machinery Ultrasonic Cleaner from Harbor Freight. I heard they were really good for cleaning carburetors.

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Measure twice, cut onc

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Sam

Hello once more friends of Borouz Woodworking for this Wednesday with Wolf Studios I wanted to touch on some of the more recent projects I’ve been working on. Recently I’ve had some orders put in for some family members who … Continue reading →

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HVLP Spraying

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Bill

I’ve always been interested in spray finishing, whether it’s painting the castle fort, painting our house, or applying finish or paint to woodworking projects.  Over the years I’ve tried various systems and solutions, from our first Wagner Power Painter, to a cheap LVLP siphon spray gun from Home Depot, to the Wagner Spraytech FLEXiO 5000 HVLP system.  This last one we used to paint our house, and it did an excellent job.

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Odoo Inventory – Product Entry screen shot

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Marisa

Here are the things that I really like about the Odoo software: I can put a picture on the record.  If you are just scanning through what we have in stock it’s helpful to actually be able to see what … Continue reading →

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You are never to young or to old to try

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Sam

  Hello Friends of Borouz Woodworking. My name is Samuel, this’ll be my first post for the site and I just wanted to give a little idea on how I like to turn and which materials I prefer and how … Continue reading →

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Tape!

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Bill

We’ve all heard that using painter’s tape to mask off parts for gluing can save a lot of time later on when we are unclamping and cleaning up the squeeze-out.  But how many of us actually take the time to … Continue reading →

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Blue Tape

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Marisa

Blue tape is a shop hero. Heck it’s a life hero.  About the only complaint I have is that it can be difficult when you only have one hand free.   If I know I’m going to be needing multiple pieces … Continue reading →

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Organization

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Marisa

Yea, that’s right I said it.  We have tried so many different “ideas” to get the shop organized.  Keeping it that way is another story.  One of the biggest issues has been not knowing where things are when we need … Continue reading →

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