What We're Making

[athena53]

Athena, There's also a way to braid those bags into rugs. I wonder if that could be adapted for the mats. Don't know how heavy they would be. I know an older woman that use to make them but she died, probably too much plastic in her diet... Maybe the instructions are online. What am I saying, the instruction have got to be online!

I'm on another Board with someone who braids the bags into mats- I'm sticking with crocheting for now.

 

[davemartin88]

Because of illness, I'm not able to be as active as usual so carving some sports logos out of 1" thick insulation foam on my CNC machine, good practice for basic 3D modeling on the design side. This one is an NHL logo that has just had a coat of white primer, nothing fancy or complicated about it but will keep me busy for a couple of hours painting. Have a Dallas Cowboy logo almost done and will do one for the Washington Capitals next- I'm copying basic logos found on the internet so no original content here. Will probably end up on the shop wall.

 

[street]

davemartin88 >>>> great job and thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[bbbamI]

In October of last year, we replaced our old front door with a new one. We loved the glass in our old door and kept it. At the end of December, we bought a king size bed. Instead of buying a new headboard, I suggested we use our old door as a headboard. I came up with the idea/design and DH got busy....

 

[REWahoo]

That's very cool - and creative!

 

[bbbamI]

Thanks.

I might have to make a list of new ideas...but I don't want to push my luck just yet.

 

[Philliefan33]

Nice repurpose of the door!

 

[Ronstar]

davemartin88 >>>> great job and thanks for sharing it with us.

+1. Nice project!

 

[Ronstar]

Nice repurpose of the door!

+1. Great idea and build!

 

[harley]

In October of last year, we replaced our old front door with a new one. We loved the glass in our old door and kept it. At the end of December, we bought a king size bed. Instead of buying a new headboard, I suggested we use our old door as a headboard. I came up with the idea/design and DH got busy....

I'm not sure about this. If the headboard starts getting banged against the wall, it could be dangerous. But definitely cool looking.

 

[bbbamI]

I'm not sure about this. If the headboard starts getting banged against the wall, it could be dangerous. But definitely cool looking.

Helmets and face shields. Safety first don't ya know....

 

[davemartin88]

Nice look on the headboard conversion!

 

[HFWR]

Helmets and face shields. Safety first don't ya know....

Sounds kinda kinky... [emoji56]

 

[Walt34]

Helmets and face shields. Safety first don't ya know....

Doesn't that kind of take away from the mood?

 

[bbbamI]

It beats flying shrapnel....

I visit this subject often and am amazed at the talent. Thanks for starting the thread davemartin88.

 

[CaptTom]

I can't match some of the finish work here, but I'm pretty handy with rough work.

Latest project was to re-do the kitchen. I mean, rip up the floor and even the floor joists until I had nothing but a hole (with crawl space below) and start from there up.

It's an old house, so nothing is ever perfect. But considering, I think it came out OK.

Now the dining room looks shabby in comparison. I don't know how I ever found the time to w*rk.

 

[street]

Nice job Captain! Looks very nice and not an easy job to take on. Awesome

 

[Ronstar]

Looks great, CaptTom!

 

[FIREd]

I have recently been experimenting with the "no-knead" bread-making method. I was not satisfied with the initial results so I have refined the recipe incrementally. I think that I am nearly there.

 

[REWahoo]

I have recently been experimenting with the "no-knead" bread-making method. I was not satisfied with the initial results so I have refined the recipe incrementally. I think that I am nearly there.

Interesting.

I experimented with the "no-need" bread diet - and failed miserably.

 

[MRG]

I have recently been experimenting with the "no-knead" bread-making method. I was not satisfied with the initial results so I have refined the recipe incrementally. I think that I am nearly there.

Looks good from here. Any tips you can share?

 

[Ronstar]

I have recently been experimenting with the "no-knead" bread-making method. I was not satisfied with the initial results so I have refined the recipe incrementally. I think that I am nearly there.

That's a great looking loaf of bread! I'm sure it will taste great as well.

 

[FIREd]

Looks good from here. Any tips you can share?

So far I have learned the following:

Bake the bread in a cast iron pot inside your oven - it's almost like baking bread in a proper bread oven (my grandparents had a wood-fired one and nothing beats that, but the cast iron pot gets you close)
Spray some water on the bread every 10 minutes or so while it bakes to keep the crust thinner and crunchier (that's my preference)
Keep the dough on the drier side when mixing the ingredients. It makes for a better looking bread (if the dough is too wet, the bread will expand horizontally while baking).

 

[Meadbh]

So far I have learned the following:

Bake the bread in a cast iron pot inside your oven - it's almost like baking bread in a proper bread oven (my grandparents had a wood-fired one and nothing beats that, but the cast iron pot gets you close)
Spray some water on the bread every 10 minutes or so while it bakes to keep the crust thinner and crunchier (that's my preference)
Keep the dough on the drier side when mixing the ingredients. It makes for a better looking bread (if the dough is too wet, the bread will expand horizontally while baking).

I have found that I need to let the yeast prove before adding any other ingredients. This was my latest effort, a plain white country loaf. It was probably the most delicious bread I have ever eaten.

 

[ERD50]

I have found that I need to let the yeast prove before adding any other ingredients. This was my latest effort, a plain white country loaf. It was probably the most delicious bread I have ever eaten.

Looks great. I occasionally make bread, and coincidentally, made some today (that turned out very well).

I'm curious about your yeast proving (proofing?) process. In beer making, they used to recommend this, now it is considered outdated, they say it just saps the strength of the yeast, but beer making is far different from bread making (yeast is active in beer for days/weeks and has to be strong enough to survive high sugar levels, then high alc levels)

I've never done anything to prove/proof the yeast for bread making. But I do know that you add salt to most breads, and that is said to control the yeast growth. But if the yeast comes in contact with a high concentration of salt, it will kill/slow-down the yeast. The directions I follow have you get the salt well mixed in before adding the yeast.

What change did you observe before/after proving/proofing the yeast?

-ERD50