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Homestead Chickens ~ Off Grid Wood Shop ~ Day On The Homestead

4,084 views · Published 11 October 2017 · 38:31 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: The Do It Yourself World · 2017 · Howto & Style

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In the morning I take you around the homestead as I do my chores. The chickens love to come out in the morning, flying and playing as they storm out of the chicken coop.


I had the garden plants covered again due to near freezing temperatures during the night. I had to uncover them before the sun baked them under the plastic sheets.

I had been working on my end table the other day (off camera) to relax and relieve stress. I had dismantled the top boards and ran them through the planer a bit to take out the curves from warping. And the wood had shrunk a little bit so there were gaps in between them.

Then I ran a router around the edges and sanded it smooth. And then I assembled it all back together.

Inside the tiny house I coated all the wood with 2 to 3 coats of pure mineral oil to bring out the color and protect the wood from shrinking again. The top got 3 coats while the rest got 2 coats.

Today I brought it back outside and gave it three coats of varnish. Sadly near the end some powdery flies got into the varnish so I will have to refinish it again later.

I also gave some of my homemade recycled pallet wood coffee coasters three coats of varnish. I plan to get more up for sale.

Out in the off grid wood shop I had moved the table saw and band saw around as suggested by a viewer. Thanks for the idea.

I finished the two light houses I had started a while back. Now I can put them up for sale. To make the light houses I run some wood through the laser engraver and then cut the forms out on the band saw. Then I cut two bases, one for water and one for land. I paint it with water color and then fasten it all together.

Some I will make a bit fancier using fish hooks as anchors leaning against a boulder. Some twine will make anchor rope coiled nearby.

We received some packages in the mail today. One I had ordered and it contained a stick blender which I will use for soap making. I hope to make my own homestead soap using the power of the sun and sell it at craft shows and fairs.

The stick blender makes the soap making process go fast. You can be finished in 15 minutes as compared to 2 to 4 hours when stirring by hand.

Another package was from a viewer containing a lot of nice gifts. Each of us received something special in the box. Some of the dresses were crocheted by hand. They are so beautiful.

There was also a small box with drawers containing some semi precious gem stones with findings. Melanie and I love these.

Thank you very much!!

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