Down the Rabbit Hoel

Stories of family, creativity, and diverse distractions.

Happy anniversary Cecil and Luella Menke

Cecil Menke and Luella Steffensmeier were married on May 3 , 1952 in St Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point, Iowa. Both Cecil and Luella are related to Walt by marriage on the Wellman branch of the family.

Angling for Perfection With A Dovetail Cutter

I have written several prior articles about milling cutters, and today it’s time for another. We’re going to look at a specialized cutter for making dovetails. Once again, the person who named these didn’t waste much time on the task. They’re called dovetail cutters.

Happy birthday Anna Holtkamp Steffensmeier

Anna Elizabeth Holtkamp was born on April 26, 1867 to Johann B. and Catherine Hutchins Holtkamp near St Paul, Iowa. She is a relation of Walt’s through the Link branch of the family.

It’s Garden Time! Spring at my house

Every year, the first flowers of spring brighten up my days. It’s fun to watch things grow and flowers open. Here’s a glance at spring at our house over the last few weeks.

Happy anniversary Albert and Mayme Schutte Strothman

Albert Strothman and Mayme Schutte were married on April 19, 1932, in West Point, Iowa. Albert is the son of Casper and Mary Strothman. His sister Mary married Walt’s 2nd great-uncle Eustace Link.

Making Curves the Easy Way – Corner Rounding End Mills

I’ve written before about end mills, but so far all we’ve discussed are the straight ones, for cutting square corners. Those are real workhorses, and I use them most of the time. But once in a while I need to make a curved shape. What then? Corner rounding end mills, that’s what!

Happy birthday cousin Betty Jean Durfee

Betty Jean Duca Hopson Durfee was born on April 12, 1928 to Arthur and Helen Ethington Duca in Niagara, Wisconsin. She married Michelle’s cousin Dick Durfee.

That’s the way it crumbles

I hate to get rid of odds and ends of things. I’ve shown a few ways I use up leftover food items, such as freezer soup. I use a variety of leftover breads in my stuffing at Thanksgiving. Even after that, I had tons of leftover bread last year, and so decided to use up a bunch and make bread crumbs.

Happy Birthday Mary C. Fullenkamp Strothman!

Mary C Fullenkamp was born on April 6, 1848 to Johannes and Katherina Droppelmann Fullenkamp. Mary is related to Walt through the Link side of the family.

Talkin’ ’bout my substitution – oops I ran out!

I try to do a good job with menu planning so that I know I have all of the ingredients I need to make a dish. Sometimes, you don’t have what you need to cook a recipe. So what do you do? How about a substitution?

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