It’s Electric

With the exterior nearing completion, we turned our attention to the electrical work. Although not the most rewarding work for us woodworkers, electrical wiring is certainly one of the most important. There is a lot of discussion in the blogs regarding this subject,...

Pencil Lines

What does a carpenter think about when he wakes up in the middle of the night lying in bed unable to get back to sleep? I would think about pencil lines. I’ve noticed a word popping up in the media. Granularity. It means the quality of resembling small grains or...

This Tiny House Gets a Cast Glass Window

Okay folks, this is an awesome way to make a window, demonstrated by mom, Catharine Brown. She and my dad have conspired on many projects as my dad is a door maker and she is a clay and glass sculptor. She has offered her talents up for our a window in the front door...

Fun Details, Lots of Pics

Check out the bike that travelled across the house! I was documenting the day’s siding progress when I noticed it and started snapping shots. The next day we finished the west wall. As you can see, we moved on to the shed as well. Our walk-up traffic has...

ExSiding Developments!

We were thrilled to take a step back and look at our east wall as we tacked the last piece of siding in place. Suddenly the tiny house looks like a home! Although we enjoyed this brief sense of achievement, we knew it was time to keep moving forward with the rest of...

Let The Siding Begin!

The day has arrived! After completing our corner, window, wheel, and vent trim, we are ready for siding. Installing siding is like filling in the coloring book picture after diligently tracing the outlines first. It’s very satisfying to see progress like this....