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Part 7 - Installing the Floor Structure

Jun 1, 2021

Part 6 - Wall Plates and Corner Braces

May 29, 2021

A Spoon Carver's Toolkit

A few years after entering programming I discovered the hobby of spoon carving. It has become the perfect antidote to the numbing effects of the digital. Holding a piece of raw wood in your hand, listening to the sound of a sharp blade pare away smooth shavings... it's a wonderful experience!

May 21, 2021

Getting started in Docker

Docker is still a mind-bender for me. Fortunately kind people write detailed articles like this!

Docker for local web development, introduction: why should you care? →

Apr 29, 2021

Upgrading Laravel Homestead

Upgrading Laravel Homestead on my system requires a few additional steps not outlined in the official documentation. Instead of recreating them from memory each time I wanted to collect the items here.

Apr 27, 2021

Part 5 - Mortise and Tenon Corner Braces

Apr 20, 2021

Part 4: Dovetail Tenons for the Tie Beams

Mar 26, 2021

Fixing Segmentation Fault Error on CircleCI

Try disabling xdebug if you get a segmentation fault error when running php unit tests on CircleCI. Xdebug is installed automatically on some docker images and can cause segfaults during the build process.

Jan 11, 2021

Part 3: Joinery for the Upper Section of the Four Corner Posts

Oct 25, 2020

Part 2: Cutting the Timber Frame Joinery for the Floor Joists of the Tiny Timber Frame

Oct 20, 2020