Tag: handmade

While working in an off grid log cabin in the forest, I was happy to hone my self reliance skills to hand-make the DIY sink for the rustic wood kitchen from copper. Click on http://www.audible.com/myselfreliance or text “myselfreliance” to 500-500 to get your free Audible download with a 30 day trial.
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Cali, our Golden Retriever, joins me as I build the sink from copper, hand forming it from a 3′ x 8′ sheet of 20 oz copper that a kind subscriber gave me for this project, David Oxley from Precision Fabrication in Parry Sound, Ontario. Thanks David!

Soldering the sink with an old fashioned, antique soldering iron that I heated up on the woodstove was challenging since I had not done this type of work for 20 years or more. But, I think the final results are going to be well worth the effort. As with all of the projects on the log cabin, it’s more work doing this alone and with hand tools, but it’s very rewarding once the work is done. Speaking of that, in my self reflections at the end of the video, I talk about how I always make sure that I live each and every day to the fullest and that I’m happy if I get even the smallest thing done, but that I also spend time with people that I love and/or take time out to do things that make me happy.
Making a rustic kitchen out of rough sawn lumber is very enjoyable without the limitations and extra stress of a modern home where everything must be perfect. I like the simplicity of using nails, rough pine boards, metals like copper and the free form design of the kitchen counter, cabinets, sink and other components. This cabin really is a DIY project, and I was relieved that my wife and I came up with this idea to make the sink out of copper rather than use a modern, prefabricated sink, even if it was from my old cabin.
Tune in next week as I complete the kitchen, installing a finished countertop, a cistern pump, metal catch basin, copper backsplash, a storage bin that doubles as a bed for my dog, and doors on the cabinets.
As usual, this video includes scenes of me making dinner on the stove, kale and spinach soup with homemade sourdough bread to dip into it.

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Solar LED light bulb 15W
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Agawa Canyon Boreal 21 Saw
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Copper Fairy lights
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Solar String Lights
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Banneton 12″ round
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Lodge Dutch Oven
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Flamen heat resistant gloves up to 500 degrees
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Rocksheat baking stone
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Mora Knife
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Lamp OiI
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Wall Lantern (candle lit)
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Moka Pot
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Canon 6D
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DJI Mavic Pro
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Bragg’s Sprinkle
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