I made this wood cradle to hold the firewood delivered two weeks ago. It came just in time for the first real snow. It holds about half a cord of wood and has good air circulation and keeps the marks left on the deck to a minimum. It's made out of pressure treated, weather resistant 2"X4"s and weather-resistant deck screws. It took me an afternoon to put together with a circular saw and some other basic tools. I stapled a water-proof tarp to the frame to complete it. I could have just stacked the wood on the deck, but it might have left marks on the deck. So I'm very pleased with my little construction project.
But it gets worst--one of my projects right now is making some new cutting boards from some left over wood I found in the wood scrap pile in the basement. I made the initial cut with a handsaw, but I couldn't get enough material off with a sanding block to clean up the cut surface, so I bought a Jack Plane and used that. Figuring out how to use the Jack Plane took some experimenting, but it's a really satisfying tool to use. It makes nice little paper-thin rolls of wood. It was so nice that I actually took Betsy down into the workroom and she got to try it, too!
I'm such a nerd.
-t
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