Henhouse...Part II

It amazes me that after all the hours Matthew and I have put into building the Henhouse, we still don't have much to show for it. I guess that is because we have been building all of the pieces that will eventually go together to make the completed structure. We have completed the base, the left, right and back walls and we're almost done with the nesting boxes where the hens will lay their eggs. The pieces for the front wall are cut, but not assembled yet.

Matthew with the mostly finished nesting box.

Hen House gets started

If you can look past the messy garage, you'll see the materials for the Hen House that Matthew and I are going to start building for the 4 chicks that we expect to get on February 12. Stay tuned for updates as the Hen House progresses.

Webelos Craftsman Activity Badge

Matthew is currently working on his Craftsman Activity Badge for Webelos. He decided to make a necktie rack. We came up with a design that was right up his alley. The Glock Firearms Logo.

Here is Matthew with the logo penciled on the wood.(Oak)

After we cut the corners off with a jigsaw.

We got a little carried away and forgot to take the next picture, so here it is after the edges and logo were routered and the holes for the necktie pegs drilled.

Stain has been applied....

Logo has been painted....

Pegs inserted.....


Matthew is very happy with his new necktie rack! Some of you may be wondering.....how many neckties can a 10 year old have? Matthew has about half a dozen.


Matthew did the majority of the work on this project, with dad supervising the use of the power tools. Matthew routered the entire logo and most of the edges. He drilled 5 of the 7 holes for the pegs and wore his elbow out sanding.