All is on hold this month as I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and now recovering. I did not see a tick, nor did I have a telltale bite mark. I thought I had the flu, then joint pain began. If I can offer any advice, it’s to be vigilant and take precautions to avoid this.

Three corners completed, one to go, then on to the cabinet doors. I’ve never cut so many dovetails at once in my life.

A wooden box with dovetail joints is positioned on a workbench, surrounded by woodworking tools and materials.

Milkweed is about to bloom in the mountains.

Lush green milkweed with budding clusters are growing in a patch of grass and leaves.

Sharpening some bits and want to share an interesting tool I picked up many years ago: a Millers-Falls “Buck Rogers” brace. A range of Buck Rogers tools were an interesting historical blip.

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A hand drill with a red handle is placed next to a set of numbered drill bits wrapped in a fabric case on a wooden workbench.

Two corners done for my cabinet build, two to go. I did through dovetails for the base, the top will be half blind dovetails. Sketching out plans for feet and sliding doors now.

A wooden cabinet on a blue patterned floor is being held together with clamps.