Whipper Snipper!

A couple of weeks ago, my old hand-me-down wimpy whipper snipper (small caps) started smoking while using it.  So, needless to say, it had to go.  My other weed eater is wayyyyy too powerful for my liking, I hate using it, scary/stressful.  So I picked up another hopefully-lower-powered one from the store, but hadn't opened it yet.  Well, today on the way back from walking the dogs, what do I see at the end of someone's driveway in a pile of give-away things, but an actual Whipper Snipper (large caps)!   A nice wimpy 1.2 amps!  Plug-in!  Tried it out today and wahooo!!!  Exactly what I wanted!!!  It even has a good amount of line left on the spool.

Cedar board -- coat #2 of raw pure linseed oil applied

(And excess wiped off ~30-40 minutes later.)

Cedar board, coating it with raw linseed oil

Bought a cedar board (1" by 8" by 8 feet) to use as an east edge for the northwest bed ($27 + tax at HD).

Today applied a first coat of raw linseed oil (~$21 + tax at HH for one tiny liter).  Applied it with a rag, board supported by plant pots, newspaper underneath.  Used a fresh rag to wipe off excess after 30-40 minutes.

Now to wait a week or so for it to dry, then apply a second coat... then wait again, before finally putting into the garden.

Bought 6 x 2-foot rebar stakes (~$5 each + tax at HD) to use to support it in place.