A scew might have been better than a parting "toll" 
What did you do in your shop today?
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waiting for the " ahhh scew you"
In the shop cleaning, answering work emails, And getting stuff done for some big jobs coming up and a few last minute requests.
Cut and routed some blank plaques, Cut about 1000 pen blanks for orders placed last week, about 500 of them will need to get dyed and stabilized too. While I was doing that let the laser work on the previously cut and routed plaques for a dinner that need to be delivered by noon tomorrow. Also cleaned out about 200 pounds of scrap wood to donate to my neighbors fire pit as my firewood barrels are plumb full.
Cut and routed some blank plaques, Cut about 1000 pen blanks for orders placed last week, about 500 of them will need to get dyed and stabilized too. While I was doing that let the laser work on the previously cut and routed plaques for a dinner that need to be delivered by noon tomorrow. Also cleaned out about 200 pounds of scrap wood to donate to my neighbors fire pit as my firewood barrels are plumb full.
Finished these four today and they are on their way out the door 
Love this kit from Penturners Warehouse. All done with walnut.
Love this kit from Penturners Warehouse. All done with walnut. 
Got the big chamber up and running yet?
Not yet, will probably finish it after I get back from the canoe trip
Got a bunch of stuff cut, drilled, tubed and started turning. Knocked off early to take my wife to a movie tonight.
Put another coat of finish on the top for my wife's new desk. Not a top I made - going the easy route on this one - a solid laminated beech top from Ikea w/ metal screw on legs that she's having me repaint in the color of her choice.
Also cycled the vacuum chamber - one batch out, one batch in. And ordered much of what I need to build a couple/few new vacuum chambers - I've really outgrown having just one chamber and have been setting aside money to expand on the number of chambers I'm running. Also putting together a manifold that will allow me to run multiple chambers at the same time off my one vacuum pump.
Also cycled the vacuum chamber - one batch out, one batch in. And ordered much of what I need to build a couple/few new vacuum chambers - I've really outgrown having just one chamber and have been setting aside money to expand on the number of chambers I'm running. Also putting together a manifold that will allow me to run multiple chambers at the same time off my one vacuum pump.
Day two of turning, then assembled everything turned yesterday and today.
Not in the shop, but on the kitchen table....
I started glueing up 2 jigsaw puzzle pen kits.
I didn't like the color layout they had numbered them to go, so I mixed up the two kits pieces...
Now to fill in the cracks with some black stuff and glue it ..
I started glueing up 2 jigsaw puzzle pen kits.
I didn't like the color layout they had numbered them to go, so I mixed up the two kits pieces...
Now to fill in the cracks with some black stuff and glue it ..
I'm puzzled ... ...
Finished the boxes for the stamp pens I turned yesterday, then started to shorten a canoe paddle handle.
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Ok, I'll bite, why would you shorten a canoe paddle?
Because it's too long! 
@rocky1 is right, there is a method for measuring a canoe paddle length to fit the user, when I made that one I made it too long thinking that it was different with a bent shaft paddle. If it's too long you tire quickly moving it in a longer arc and aren't as efficient paddling. I cut it down to fit my stroke length better.
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So what else did you do this week?
I picked up some maple and walnut for the 4 bowls that were ordered. I also picked up a bunch of Baltic Birch plywood for an outfeed table and a set of table saw jigs. And a router lift which is going into the outfeed table.
The only thing this has to do with the shop is that I stacked the wood in there.
I *might* try filming the outfeed table build just to have a second video on my channel. I will try to get pictures and post them up here somewhere if there's any interest.
The only thing this has to do with the shop is that I stacked the wood in there.
I *might* try filming the outfeed table build just to have a second video on my channel. I will try to get pictures and post them up here somewhere if there's any interest.
So my shaft is cut down and the end shaped to fit my hand. Even got some poly rubbed in.
