Make Your Own Solar Oven

For many years Allison has wanted a solar oven 

and we finally got around to building one out of cardboard

to serve as an experiment, prototype, and a pattern for a permanent oven.

(Our latest post on our new and improved oven is:

Make Your Own Solar Oven- A New Improved Oven)

Wood Ovens And Hornos

One of our favorite places to get a wood fired Italian style pizza 

and a craft beer is Il Vicino in Santa Fe, New Mexico...

Bathroom Sinks And Vanities

You recently saw this nicely done vanity in the post:

Fixer Upper In Kingston, New Mexico.

The sink is striking but what is interesting is the faucet spout.

The Understated Kitchen In Alamos

In sharp contrast to the previous post which was somewhat ornate,

 is this kitchen that Doug has just finished remodeling.

Lloyd's Special Dish Drying Rack

Get rid of your dishwasher and let Lloyd show you how:

The Half- Acre Homestead In The 21st Century.

I thought this was very cool.

Two Hornos In Alamos

Some friends in Alamos, Sonora told me the other day
 about the Panaderia Moderna

and the wood fired horno that they used for their bread.

I had to go check it out.

The Masonry Kitchen

My last 2 posts have been on the house that Ernesto and Elena

 are remodeling in Alamos, Sonora:

Formed Cement And Plaster on the 17th,

More Formed Cement And Plaster on the 19th.

Please take a look as all 3 go together.

Above is the outside view of their home and the printshop.

Adobe In Patzcuaro, Michoacan

A couple of years ago we stayed at the Hotel Villa Patzcuaro campground 

in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico and the owners son, Hernan Pimentel,

 is an architect and builder who has a passion for adobe and traditional building.

Rainbow Gathering Kitchen

In the summer of 2009th the annual Rainbow Gathering was held

 in a remote area of the Jemez mountains in northern New Mexico.

Woodworking By Rob Stout

I have highlighted some of the work of Rob Stout in 3 previous posts:

 An Active Solar System on 6/15; 

The Attached Solar Greenhouse on 6/25;

 and his work was included in Door Handles And Latches on 6/24.

Now I want to show some of his woodworking skills.

Bathroom Woodworking

A little over ten years ago we were finishing up an addition

 on our first house in Santa Fe, New Mexico

 and the last thing was a bathroom next to the upstairs bedroom.