Most of us have a life outside of computers, even if it's only for a few hours a day. Am I right? Yes, but I'm not counting our time sleeping. Surely everyone works on things that are non-computer related. That's what this topic is about.
My latest project, which was successful I might ad, was to armorize my birthday present - a composite plastic suet feeder for big birds like a Pileated Woodpecker. It was given to me near the end of January 2023, when I turned 64. I know - an old fart. But listen up guys, because you might learn something about squirrels. Yes, squirrels. They love bird feeders and things of this nature. They chew on everything. I bet that if I placed a computer case on our outside deck (filled with sunflower seeds or suet blocks), the squirrels will have chewed through the case within a few days. They are are strong and that intelligent.
So my new birthday present - the Pileated Woodpecker suet feeder - was placed outside on my birthday as a replacement for the previous wooden suet feeder that had been almost destroyed by the squirrels. Within two weeks there was already serious damage to the new composite plastic suet feeder, mostly on the bottom area. The squirrels know that the wire grid plates will drop out if the bottom and / or side structure of the feeder is chewed away. They are born with that knowledge. So yesterday, I spent 45 minutes fabricating an aluminum band around the bottom of my almost-new suet feeder. Recent aluminum bar fabrication techniques acquired while building 'Talk 2 the Hand' helped immensely, as I didn't need much more than the idea in my head and a vice in my workbench. See the results below. It's working so far.....
Latest project is on the same topic of the sewing table. My wife wanted some drawers in the table but the size of it kind of hampered the design of putting them in the table. So she now has a mini chest of drawers that sits on the top slightly out of the way. It 13" deep, 13" high, and 8" wide. Solid walnut as the table and slightly over100 hrs. of labor.
One other thing. If you will notice the French Provincial door in the background, that was a project from before 2010. Here is closet door that measures 92" x 42" from about 20 years ago. Still don't have the door knob installed. LOL😂
