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Any and All cash gifts or money from sales of my woodcraft items will be invested in things that will reduced energy consumption of our home. How green is that?!:

Already, nearly all incandescent lamps in the house have been replaced by CFL bulbs and already many CFL bulbs have been replaced by LED bulbs. For similar light output (lumens), a 100W incandescent can be replaced by a 12-15W CFL, and those can be replaced by a 6W LED.

I recently designed and installed an LED under-cabinet lighting system which is comparable to about 100W of light output, yet consumes only about 6 watts at 12V DC. More projects like that are in the design phase now.

Future sales dollars, gifts or donations will go to the following projects:

  • Continued replacement of the last incandescent lamps and CFL bulbs with LED lamps.
  • Installation of "flash" hot water heater(s) to replace the central hot water heater.
  • 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.
  • Installation of solar-photo voltaic systems to furnish as much as possible of all home lighting needs .

Thanks for your help!

Gift Suggestions: (and November 22nd is my Birthday, too!)
  • Wood suitable for lathe turning...

    Bowl Blanks: Diameter 4-12"; Length: 3-6"
    Fresh-cut or "turning blanks" from a woodworking store or eBay vendors:

    Cross section at least 1.5"x1.5"; length at least 4-12 times that.

    Donors are rewarded with items made from donated or collected wood. See my woodcraft 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 corks!

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

    Donors are rewarded!


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


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



rev 11.06.2011