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Forgot to show the pull under the drawer.

To say that I'm happy with the finished product is an understatement. What I really want to do is keep these for myself and tell Al's Sisters in law that they were just too messed up Certainly the nicest Milo & Otis product to date IMO. We're going to sneak these into their house and wait for them to discover tonight.

Al thinks it's funny how much I love that tool. It's just fun to use, aside from making better pocket holes than my Kregg jig. There's about as much chance that's real graffiti, as that opener being used on a bottle of Olympia beer.

More pics from Milo. Otis is using the "Naamanator". The custom pocket joint machine that Naaman graciously CNCed for us. It makes fantastic pocket holes. A shallower angle that holds much better.

Assembled, glued and clamped. The fit is fantastic. No weight needed in the base boxes. Not at all top heavy, even with drawers fully extended. The glue needs to dry overnight, then tomorrow is final sand with 320 Grit and start applying the Rubio Monocoat, wax oil finish.

The latest Milo & Otis joint is coming along nicely. The two end tables basically consist of 3 boxes each. The top horizontal box, which encompasses the drawer, the middle vertical box and the bottom horizontal box. Aside from those three boxes are the two drawers (One per nightstand). And the bases which are maybe an inch and a half tall, and provide a shadow line under the bottom box. We have milled all the rabbits, put together the three separate boxes, flush trimmed all joints and sanded all panels. Very happy with how flat and well fitted everything is to this point. Left to do is joining the three boxes together, building the drawers and finishing the stands. The narrow, vertical middle boxes were rabbited on each end, to allow us to install plywood panels that will secure the top and bottom boxes by gluing and screwing them together. We used a large rabbiting bit on the router table. It was a little bit awkward, but worked a charm. As you can see in the pics, the Black dyed plywood panels will end up being the bottom panels that the base attaches to. These will be screwed only, to allow us to add weight in the form of sand, to make the stands bottom heavy, and thus less likely to topple over once the drawers are fully extended out. We kind of like the Black plywood, and plan on dying the plywood drawers Black as well. Oh, and Milo's finger is healing nicely.

Happy Birthday Dan!

Nice job saving a perfectly good desk, other than the crappy casters. I too have upgraded casters on many furniture items.

Yep. Watched it back in the day. Was actually filmed in Washington, but still pretty faithful to remote Alaskan life.

I didn't hate it, but I thought the ending was crap. At least the part you know I'm talking about. One thing that might have had me liking it more than some was the way they got village life above the Arctic Circle so much better than most. I feel like they actually did some research.

Happy Birthday Colin! Oops, sorry! Colins all look alike to me.

I'm out of beige.

Birthday breakfast of eggs, pork chop, fried potatoes and onions, focaccia toast and a big glass of OJ. Eggs cooked in the pork fat.

Thanks! Al, his wife Claire, his Neice Dorothy and his Sister (Dorothy's Mom) Corrine and I gathered Tuesday evening for dinner and board games. My favorite game, which I make called Pegs & Jokers. Claire kicked all our asses in the first game, and nearly won the second, but I squeaked by her. Al and Claire are in L.A. today, But Corrin, Dorothy and I are going to the movies then dinner out.

In and Out would be a great name for a gay bar catering to closeted homosexuals. There could be a coat check up front, where you check your Carhartt jacket for a nice sequened number. Piped in Toby Keith music in the entry way, would give way to Donna Summer upon entering the dance floor. Pictures of rugged Hollywood stars in the entry, like John Wayne, James Cagney and Rock Hudson would give way to stars like Paul Lynn, Charles Nelson Riley and Rock Hudson in the main bar. Employees in the front room... Employees in the back room...

The Redwood hand rails were a recent addition.

Yesterday actually, but I finally finished up the project on Diamond Heights (one of the best views in SF). Thousands and thousands of dollars in Ipe. Over 1000 Ipe plugs to cover the screws. The shed is for the garbage/recycle bins. Two gates about 12' apart. One into the back yard (I use the word yard for lack of a better word). The other keeps passers by from getting at the A/C compressor, located in an open inset that you can't see. The two headers above the gates are to stiffen the fence. The Ipe was so heavy, it made the gates sag. My solution was the header beams.

I really liked that show, but I couldn't stand to watch Joe Rogan today.

I enjoyed it. I thought she did a great job, and forgot it was her playing the character.

Have an incredible day!

Milled more handrails. Same design but these are out of Redwood for the exterior stairs.

Game night and Detroit pizza at Al's. Great friends, great food and Claire's incredible cherry pie for dessert!

It sounds like a Willie Nelson song... "I'm workin' in an atmospheric river". Continuing the Ipe fence, come rain or shine.

I'm estimating about 1,500 Ipe plugs installed so far, with more to come. The fence is no quite finished. I need to build a trash can barn and a few gates. All from Ipe. Even the roof over the main door is covered with Ipe.