Contributions and Gifts
are Welcome!


Yes, no ads or popups or links appear on my site...
Donations are gratefully accepted...


Any and All gifts or money from sales of my woodcraft items will pay for items to reduce energy consumption of our home.
How green is that?!:

So far, nearly all incandescent lamps in the house have been replaced by CFL or fluorescent bulbs and already most CFL bulbs that get frequent use have been replaced by LED bulbs. For similar light output (lumens), a 100 W incandescent can be replaced by a 12-15 W CFL, and those can be replaced by a 6 W LED.

I recently designed and installed an LED under-cabinet lighting system which is comparable to about 100 W of light output, yet consumes only about 6 watts at 12 VDC.

We have installed a 20-panel Photovoltaic collector system and added additional attic insulation to reduce undesirable heat gain and loss during the seasons. To date, the PV system has delivered over 2.94 megawatt-hours of energy for our home (and back into the electric grid, through a bi-directional power meter.)

More projects like those are planned....

  • Continued replacement of the last incandescent lamps and CFL bulbs with LED lamps.
  • Add photocell controls to outside lamps to automate sunset-sunrise usage.
  • Gray-water recycling equipment to supply water to toilets from sink and shower outflow.
  • A cistern system to collect rainwater from the house roof runoff, store it and use it for plant and lawn irrigation.
  • Addition of two more low-flow toilets.

Thanks for your support!

Gift Suggestions: (and November 22nd is my Birthday, too!)

  • Wood suitable for lathe turning...

    Bowl Blanks: Diameter 4-12"; Thickness: 3-8"
    Fresh-cut or "turning blanks" from a woodworking store or eBay vendors:

    Cross section at least 1.5"x 1.5"; length at least 4-12 times that.

    Donors are rewarded with items made from donated or collected wood.
    See my Wood Shop "Gone" page for examples !


Gift Suggestions II:

  • Wood suitable for lathe turning... amusing video... please no drill bits or wood planks... turning blocks only, ok, for now? He's right about Wood Craft stores.


  • Wine bottle corks!

    Cork corks, please, not plastic!
    Bring or send to me! I love corks!

    Donors are rewarded! (See above...)


  • Woodworking Tools and supplies: Enter my email address, , name, or just "plusaf" to search for my wish list.


  • Cash gifts may be made via PayPal.com to ... Click "Personal" and "Gift."

    • (Note: Also may be used by anyone in any foreign countries who emails me with an offer of lots of money...
      ...Just PayPal it to me. Thanks!)



rev 03.18.2013