Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

I made a jig that displays everything you need to create a sawhorse AND marks the angles. I wasn’t sure if anyone was interested in buying one. Turns out they were! They’re for sale, starting now: I made a few … Continue reading →

I was fiddling around with sawhorses and made a 3d printed jig. I offered to sell copies. I wasn’t sure anyone would care. Apparently I was wrong! A handful of people were interested. How awesome is that? I didn’t plan … Continue reading →

I absolutely love the sawhorse(s) I built based on this video. Everything is awesome except being a YouTube thing. I think video is the worst possible way to impart specific data. OK, maybe pheromones and interpretive dance are worse. (The … Continue reading →

I mentioned here that I was messing around building sawhorses. I didn’t reinvent the wheel, I watched a YouTube video. I got to use my new miter saw. First to cut everything to length (it takes three 8′ studs). Then … Continue reading →

I have a few sawhorses. They all suck. Also, I put stuff on sawhorses (usually hoping to keep them above the snow, with mixed success). Thus, all my crappy sawhorses are consumed as redneck storage. I guess I don’t really … Continue reading →

Autodidact: (noun) A self-taught person. I intend to “teach myself” some simple carpentry. (Actually, I’ve been at it for a month already.) I know some things but there’s a lot of shit I don’t know. I don’t even know what … Continue reading →

All last week the “news” kept braying about SNAP would be interrupted if the “shutdown” wasn’t resolved. As usual, this tiny interruption was presented as the end of life as we know it. Unfortunately, I lived through 2020. After COVID … Continue reading →

In my last post I explained I felt like buying groceries. Shit might get real. A month too early is better than an hour late. It’s due to our odd world and my reluctant place in it. I’ve reluctantly accepted … Continue reading →

[I wrote this on October 30th but scheduled it for posting the next day. If events catch up with me, that’s why this post is out of date.] I’m skipping Halloween. I like the holiday in general but I’m taking … Continue reading →

[This is a follow-up to this post and these follow-up photos.] I got a bunch of comments. They’re roughly split between discussion of clever nail removers / other gadgets and folks who are like “pallets are only pallets”. Plus a smattering … Continue reading →