Yesterday, I had jury duty again. I was excused since I had been there in January, so I stayed home and cleaned the shop.
Jacob
Jacob
What did you do in your shop today?
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So, I just rolled into Omaha about an hour ago. My good friend Brian is retiring from the Navy and asked me to MC his ceremony. I am honored.Anyway, one of the last things he and I did together in the Navy was to smoke cuban cigars on the fantail of the USS Chosin about an hour before I flew off the ship and out of the gulf.
I made this cigar tube for his retirement...Scomes is his nickname. I think it came out nicely. BLM with a CA finish.
@SENC
The box of those slivers arrived today - Thank you! My wife was standing next to me when I opened the box and really liked the looks of them, which is awesome, because I will eventually try and use some of them as false drawer fronts on a jewelry box that I will eventually be making for her.
The box of those slivers arrived today - Thank you! My wife was standing next to me when I opened the box and really liked the looks of them, which is awesome, because I will eventually try and use some of them as false drawer fronts on a jewelry box that I will eventually be making for her.
I had whacked up some soft maple burl that was a little on the punky side into some of my nice fat 1x1 blanks. so today I decided to get it dyed and stabilized. I do up some shorts for the single tube pens too so I don't waste anything. After they baked I sanded one side and hit them with the buffer to get a pretty good idea of the final color. The little hollow dowels are reel seats for a friend that builds fly rods. also ran a few pieces of spalted walnut through while I was at it.
Today, I took the new Brink's woodshop from this,
To this.
And successfully installed the shopdog.
To this.
And successfully installed the shopdog.
All I did was cull through wood pen blanks, cut some more pen blanks and bottle stopper blanks for drying, edit the website, make some 'weekend specials', cut the grass...both yards, sketch out the timber for making my 'donut chucks', make dinner, and do some laundry.
Whew....glad I got all the 'boring stuff' done. Tomorrow I'll make my 'donut chucks', and maybe rough out some more 'chunks'! I have four pieces of Black Cherry that will make 12" diameter bowls, and it sure would be fun to make a mess instead of cleaning(like Brink did).
Scott (my pup won't stay in the shop...she doesn't do cement) B
Whew....glad I got all the 'boring stuff' done. Tomorrow I'll make my 'donut chucks', and maybe rough out some more 'chunks'! I have four pieces of Black Cherry that will make 12" diameter bowls, and it sure would be fun to make a mess instead of cleaning(like Brink did).
Scott (my pup won't stay in the shop...she doesn't do cement) B
Well, well, what did I do? Hmmmm...
I "organized"! I went through ~1/2 of my pen blanks to sort the "awesome" from the "meh". I ended up with more of a mess than when I started, but...
I built a workbench several weeks ago, and I am gradually figuring out how I am going to use it. Today I built a simple rack for my storage containers from HF. It fits nicely underneath the shelf I put my new HF arbor press on. I also made a 3-buff system. 3/8" threaded rod, several styles of washers, nuts, and an 8" buffing wheel set from HF. It's chucked in a jacobs chuck that I got at HF last week. (Stop taking my money, HF! No, wait, take more! Stop! More!
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I "organized"! I went through ~1/2 of my pen blanks to sort the "awesome" from the "meh". I ended up with more of a mess than when I started, but...
I built a workbench several weeks ago, and I am gradually figuring out how I am going to use it. Today I built a simple rack for my storage containers from HF. It fits nicely underneath the shelf I put my new HF arbor press on. I also made a 3-buff system. 3/8" threaded rod, several styles of washers, nuts, and an 8" buffing wheel set from HF. It's chucked in a jacobs chuck that I got at HF last week. (Stop taking my money, HF! No, wait, take more! Stop! More!
)
Got halfway through mounting a Whitetail deer, finishing a southern flounder skin mount and habitat, and drilled out 3 blanks for duck calls. Then out of the blue my son showed up to visit for the weekend - Nice surprise since he lives 300 miles away
Wasn't technically in the shop, but it was woodworking, sorta.
Was outside with my youngest splitting 12' ash .
So his favorite Moma could have a rustic foot bridge over our creek.
Then split the rest of the tree for winter use.
Was outside with my youngest splitting 12' ash .
So his favorite Moma could have a rustic foot bridge over our creek.
Then split the rest of the tree for winter use.
I wanted to spend my day finisihing or at least almost finishing mya lot easier. new super sled, but my mom and dad needed help transplanting more plants from their exisiting home to their new one. So my sister and BIL came up from Dallas and we all three dug many holes, inserted mucho numero plants and watered and generally crammed as much dirt into our fingernails as possible. I am finally in the shop and am gonna try to work on my supersled some since I stopped by the hardware store and got most of what I need. But I am pretty tuckered out and probablt won't last very long.
Brink if you want to send your son on vacation let me know I have a plan for him and I would send him back with plenty of southern ingenuity, recipes, and know-how to help you poor Yankees figure out how to build a small attractive trestle bridge real easy.
Brink if you want to send your son on vacation let me know I have a plan for him and I would send him back with plenty of southern ingenuity, recipes, and know-how to help you poor Yankees figure out how to build a small attractive trestle bridge real easy.
Very nice Kevin. Well done.
That footbridge was exactly what Moma wanted... And you sent it down in flames.
Who you want me to send south?
That footbridge was exactly what Moma wanted... And you sent it down in flames.
Who you want me to send south?
Well better yet I can show him how to build a simple Japanese moon bridge with a string and and a nail that would knock her eyes out. A 7 1/4"circular saw cuts the radius like a laser.
Not wrong about that I've cut too many window arches to count with a circular saw.
Sorry Brink but it appears to me -by the pictures that son was doing all the splittin and sweating- were you in the shade supervising???
Me- I spent almost no time this week in shop
- It is my week to be digger- holes for plants-more holes for more plants
- more bags of dirt and the last two days digging
-plumbing-digging
-some cussing and more plumbing-3 trips to hardware store
and 3 or 4 more hours tomorrow and 6 more circuits will be added to sprinkler system.
- It is my week to be digger- holes for plants-more holes for more plants- more bags of dirt and the last two days digging-plumbing-digging-some cussing and more plumbing-3 trips to hardware store and 3 or 4 more hours tomorrow and 6 more circuits will be added to sprinkler system.
Sorry Brink but it appears to me -by the pictures that son was doing all the splittin and sweating- were you in the shade supervising???
I was sitting on the biggest log and taking pics of the action. I was resting my sore shoulder, three days with Moma B out of town has it feeling pretty good.
I didn't get much shop time, but I did find 30 minutes to unbox and to start putting together my new Stafford-special shop floor holder-downer/dust collector.
No pictures huh- No dust collector- must be that sea air- affects memory!!!
My in-laws were in town for the weekend so Saturday I used my father-in-law's truck to go pick up some sheet goods for several projects. My wife and son got sick, but since my in-law were here, I was able to get a break from taking care of them and spent a little bit of time out in the shop assembling a bench/stand for my lathe and grinder.
I was hoping to get out there again today, since my wife and son are doing better. But, nope. Not going to happen. Middle of the night woke up sick. Yup, got what they got. Ugh. Hopefully later this week I can get started on the next project.
I was hoping to get out there again today, since my wife and son are doing better. But, nope. Not going to happen. Middle of the night woke up sick. Yup, got what they got. Ugh. Hopefully later this week I can get started on the next project.