Did you know you can haul 10′ lumber in a prius?

Marking the mortises. Unfortunately, I don’t have good pictures of me laminating the legs. There were no untreated 4×4’s so I ripped some 2×8’s and book matched them. They are not great, but I’m happy enough with them.

Hand chopping a mortise.

Dry fitting one of the tenons. The legs lean in 6 degrees on two axes. The mortise hole therefore leans 6 degrees relative to the face of the leg and the shoulder of the tenon leans 6 degrees as well.

First set of legs done.

This took me forever to figure out, longer to mark, and even longer to cut. I messed up several versions of this.

The mortise hole in the top of the leg.

The tenon that sits on the leg.

Cutting the shoulder.

I got this #4 on eBay and tried to restore it myself. It was tough but definitely worth it.

Bought this #7 from a guy on craigslist. It took me a long time to figure out that the #4 is way more useful.

Pile o’ shavings.

Gluing her up!

My workspace. My next project is a bench.

Dry fitting the whole table.

Close up of a through mortise.

Is this called a half lap?

Marking the ends to cut.

This conditioner helped, but not a ton.

Stain.

I love the wipe on poly.

Stain on and 1 coat of poly.

Everything drying for the night.

Final assembly. After much stewing on how to attach the table top, I went with screws straight up from the apron-like cross members. I drilled wide holes (the best that I could with a simple drill bit) and counter sunk the screw heads. I figure if something crazy happens with the change in humidity, I’ll learn a little bit and I can fix it since its my table.

Thanks for looking!

Sometimes it’s obvious which sprinkler head is broken. In the worst case, you can see a spout of water coming out of the sprinkler head. Yet sometimes it isn’t so obvious.

If you suspect you have a broken sprinkler head it’s likely because a certain zone isn’t working properly. So the first thing you can do is turn on that zone and determine which part of the zone isn’t working. All of the sprinklers in a zone are connected in a line. So if you have one broken head somewhere in the line, all sprinkler heads before it will be working properly and the sprinkler heads after will either be off or have very low pressure.

Sometimes a broken sprinkler may not be easy to spot. There may be no immediate, visible sign of failure. Yet you might be able to hear it and you might be able to see a puddle begin to build up after a while. This is especially obvious when the sprinkler head is near a sidewalk or driveway.

Dig out around the sprinkler head. You will likely only need about 6-8 inches around the head. It’s important that you don’t dig into the pipe underneath the sprinkler so you’ll want to dig carefully. You can use a shovel to break through the sod, but I recommend using a garden trowel to remove the dirt around the sprinkler head. You’ll want to dig deep enough that you can see the main pipe underneath.

With the dirt removed, you can unscrew the sprinkler head. It may be tight, but you should be able to unscrew it with your hand.

Oftentimes, there will be an riser between the main line and the sprinkler head. You can leave this in place as long as it isn’t damaged. If the riser is damaged you can use a riser extractor to remove it.

The riser extractor is fairly simple to use. The fittings are shaped like a cone so you’ll want to use the size that fits inside of the riser about half way. Press down hard and twist to unscrew. The extractor will catch the edge of the riser and turn it loose.

There are two important things to consider when finding a replacement sprinkler head – size and shape. The easiest thing to do is take your broken sprinkler head into your local Lowe’s, Home Depot, or other hardware store and get help finding the correct replacement. Matching the size is fairly easy, but you’ll want to pay attention to the shape as well. Common shapes are full circle, half circle, or quarter circle. As long as you take the broken sprinkler head it will be easy to match.

If your riser was broken you should also buy a cut-off riser. This will allow you to easily place your sprinkler head at the correct height.

If you need the replace the riser you can use the PVC pipe cutter to cut the cut-off riser to the correct height. Go ahead and screw the pipe into the sprinkler head first. Wrap the threads of the pipe with teflon tape before screwing it in. This will help prevent leakage.

If you didn’t need to replace the riser or if a riser wasn’t required, you can screw in the sprinkler head in exactly where you unscrewed the broken head.

Fill in the dirt around the sprinkler head and pack it tightly. If you removed any sod place it back on top.

With the sprinkler head replaced you should find your sprinkler system working perfectly!

Your AT&T phone needs to meet a specific list of requirements before it can be unlocked to use with another carrier. Some of the requirements include:

• The device hasn’t been reported as lost or stolen.
• There are no unpaid fees on your AT&T account.
• The device isn’t active on a different AT&T account.

Review the full list of requirements before proceeding. If your device is compatible, you can request an unlock code directly from AT&T.

The unlock code can be requested using the device unlock form on the AT&T website. Visit the device unlock page. You should see a blank form.

Fill out the form and submit the request. When the unlock request has been processed, AT&T will send an email with confirmation.

It may take up to 2 business days before you receive a separate email with the unlock code.

If you run into trouble or have specific questions, be sure to reach out to AT&T. This phone unlock support article is a great place to start.