Last summer was a hot one. No trips abroad so the focus was on building a pergola for our summer place.
Hand jointed pergola
An interpretation of Chris Salomone’s modern credenza
For my birthday, my wife gave time away from the kids to spend at the communal shop and build something. I really enjoyed the design that Chris Salomone had in his youtube channel. However, it was slightly too big for my needs so I modified it quite a bit. Here’s a montage of the build with some explanations here and there.
Electronics for the hydroponics
It’s been quite a long summer, and I’ve being both doing and thinking. I’ll start writing the results down slowly. To begin with I’ll do a quick update on installing a short cycle timer to my ebb and flow hydroponic system and thus automating diy hydroponics. Continue reading “Electronics for the hydroponics”
Hanging ebb and flow hydroponics from rain gutters
My friend was describing a plan he had to build a hanging garden from surplus rain gutters. I thought the idea was great and decided to build my own hanging ebb and flow hydroponics.
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Making a valet box out of leftover oak
Amidst all meaty stuff, I’ve also gotten into woodworking. After building the small side table, I had some white oak left and an urge to build a humidor, i.e. a wooden box that that is good looking and has a well sealing lid. However, I doubted my skills, so I lowered my ambition level and decided that I’d be making a valet box to hold my shoe shines.
Dry-aging refrigerator modification – part 3
I have previously changed a thermostat and added another temperature zone to my dry-aging refrigerator. I decided to upgrade it a bit more and now it is time to add a humidity controller to the fridge.
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Dry-aging refrigerator modification – part 2
I’ve now followed how the modified fridge works with just one temperature. So it is time to add the second temperature zone into it for creating a cheese cave and maturing the cheeses. This turned out to be really straight forward and easy.
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Dry-aging refrigerator modification
I was planning to mature both meat and cheese within my fridge. However, as their temperature requirements differ significantly and the original thermostat in my Beko has a significant tolerance, I decided to upgrade my fridge with an electric temperature controller. Continue reading “Dry-aging refrigerator modification”
Traditional Kintsugi on a friend’s coffee cup
Luck is to have friends who provide you with hobby materials. I received an Iittala Ego coffe cup that was accidentally broken. I promised to give a try to see how the traditional kintsugi approach would work and here is the process and results.
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Dry-Aging beef Part 1
Having travelled my share, I found out that we lack dry-aged beef in Finland. Wanting to teach me and my surroundings what that is and how much better quality meat is once it’s properly aged, I set out to get my hands on a proper piece of meat and begin to dry-aging it.