Plumbing

Due to the unique plumbing requirements placed on a portable home, we decided to tap a few friends for their talents. Phase I of the plumbing project was made possible by Mike and Bryan of Camping World. The plumbing design we chose called for a bimodal fresh water...

Pickled

It’s time to cover that insulation! We decided to finally put our stack of alder to use as our inside wall covering. After cutting a lap joint and ripping three different widths, we pickled the alder with a layer of SafeCoat from Build It Naturally. Our main...

Friends of Wishbone: Episode 3

Stephen Bellich, owner of Top Notch Tree Care. Stephen and his father Steve have always been friends of Wishbone. Stephen stays very busy as a top-notch arborist. If you need any tree work of any sort, he is your guy. He has the know-how, the equipment, and the crew...

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...