Measure Twice, Cut Once

Building Kitchen Cabinets is another how to book put out by Taunton Press, I picked up this copy to help me build my own set of kitchen cabinets and I have  to say it is one of the better how to books on the subject for the do it yourself-er wood worker. Udo walks you from start to finish, not only on how to build the cabinets but  starts you off with a trip thought the workshop to see if you have everything you will need to get the job done. I think this is where the book really shines, He shows you that all you need is a simple setup with what just about any good do-it-yourself shop would already have. One of the other things that I found to very valuable in this book is on just about every page you will find a few Pro Tips. I have found these to be great not only for helping with building cabinets but you can use them in many other areas of your wood working. From the beginning to the end this book is packed full of detail and know how.

Udo covers the whole project in 14 chapters with hundreds of photos and line drawings to help you feel like you are looking right over his shoulder. He will walk you thought from the basic layout and design covering every detail; right down to hanging them puppies on the wall and putting down the counter top. If you are a serious do-it-yourselfer and you can’t build a simple set of kitchen cabinet with this book you had best to head for the yellow pages. As a fellow wood worker and do-it-myselfer I know you will want this book on your bookshelf, if you are planning to build cabinets.

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Publisher Info:

Title: Building Kitchen Cabinets
Author: Udo Schmidt
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Taunton (April 1, 2003)
ISBN-10: 1561584703
ISBN-13: 978-1561584703

On the homestead I like to walk around to do fence repairs and other small jobs, it keeps me in shape and I can listen to the birds and my children as they like to tag along with me most of the time. Now that my children are getting bigger 5 and 2 I can’t carry them and my tools, so I got an idea that has been working very well. I went down to the toys R us folks and bought them a little gator, ride on electric car.

The thing works great I would buy another one if I needed it very happy with it so far, we have been throught some pretty rough country and I only have to help with a push now and then. My daughters can even carry a few things in the box for dear old dad. The best thing is it is electric and it’s very quiet we charge the battery off our solar panels or wind mills.

I have always wanted an electric car but I’m still waiting for a new kind of battery to power one, I think allot of people are waiting for this new battery.

GOD has blessed us by giving our family a beautiful little baby girl, she is my third daughter and I pray the Lord will continue to bless our family with many, many more children. She was born at grandma’s house with all of her loving family attending, however her two older sisters did miss her coming into the world by a couple of minutes as they had gone off to the park to play. They were getting tired of waiting for their mom to bring their baby sister into the world. But all went well and we are already planning for the next one if the Lord will bless us again. Our new baby was born Monday morning just before lunch and was a big girl at 10 lbs, her name is Sarah and she is much loved by her two older sisters. We are now working out the new sleeping arrangements, as the two older girls now have to make room for baby Sarah in our family bed. There has been a bit of sadness here, as the older one now has to move over to the boy’s side of the bed with papa.

In time all will be well again as we all have to change our ways to make room for the baby. We will hopefully be heading back home in a couple of days as we don’t minding staying at my wife’s grandparents, for they are truly the grandparents everyone wishes they had for their own. But it will be nice to get everyone home and settled in again, as there are many things to do at home, we will soon have to start cutting hay. The small garden we planted this spring will be in need of weeding and the potatoes are in need of being hilled, no end to all the wonderful things it takes to keeping a small homestead going.