You sure you dont have a lathe stashed somewhere in that shop 
Thats pretty damned impressive without a lathe.
Thats pretty damned impressive without a lathe.
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What did you do in your shop today?
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The last several days I've been working on some pens. The largest batch I've done at once yet. I can't remember how many right now, if it's 23 or 24 or 25. Been working on them as time allows since Friday. Still have a bunch of pens I need to drill and tube so I can prep them to turn after our upcoming trip.
Where y'all headed big guy?
We'll be headed to Kansas City! Wanted to do a family vacation before it got too cold and before our second boy is born in March. We were looking to head in a southerly direction, but stay within a day's drive of home. (We already had one vacation this year that was way too much driving, and have to do that trip again next year...) Kansas City won out. We haven't been there before and it looks like a lot of great things to see and do in the area, including plenty of things that will interest our nearly 3 year old son.
Too bad you couldn't have known the Royals were gonna be in the Series. A ball game is one of the better family outings you can do. No other sporting event compares to a day at the ballpark IMO and although I have never been to a world series - it's got to be awesome to be in that atmosphere. Hope y'all have a great trip.
GO Royals!
GO Royals!
I just boxed up 100 Letter openers, drilled and tubed about 40 other items that need to get turned tomorrow, threw a bunch of stuff into the tanks to dye and stabilize and now I'm off to deliver and hopefully get paid on the spot so I can do bills at the end of the week :D I really hope traffic picks up here for the holidays. The road construction all summer cut my usual in shop sales by about 95% so we're limping along and I'm hoping not to have to go get a job for the winter.
Colin post some stuff for sale in the classifieds. Lots of member might need to pick up some Christmas gifts that don't make the stuff you make. Can't hurt. I know I would buy something because I never get enough gifts made for Christmas.
I may do some of that as we get closer, I've got two shows in the next 3 weeks that hopefully will go well. I've also got about 1500 pounds of Burl to start breaking down into blocks with the chainsaw and some of that is going up for sale too.
Agreed! I'm not a big fan of sports and don't watch any on tv and rarely go to a game of any kind, but catching an occasional ball game in person with friends or family has always been fun. If they make it as far as games 6 and 7, which are scheduled for KC, we'd be in KC when they'd be going on. Wonder what ticket prices would be...
Nevermind. Just looked them up. Never had sticker shock before when pricing out what it would cost to take the family to a ball game!
At a quick glance, at least $300, but most nearing $600 on up. It's also probably a good thing that I booked our hotel room well in advance and that we're not staying close by the stadium... (I don't care much for huge crowds or tons of traffic.)
It's cheaper to fly from NY to KC and buy WS tix, then to get tix to citi field
I decided to put a ferrule on the chisel.
I thought if it was on the top end it was called a strike ring?
I managed to get 20 letter openers turned and assembled and a couple Fusion Razors and one brush/Mach III Razor set done. I do the razors in nice burls and other cool woods but for some reason lately all people want to buy are vibrant colored acrylic stuff when it comes to the razors so you do what sells
Tomorrow's goal is 15-20 bottle openers and then start design work on a folding wine table someone wants me to build. If the design works out I think I'll build 8 or 10 of them at once since I have a show at a winery in a couple weeks...
Tomorrow's goal is 15-20 bottle openers and then start design work on a folding wine table someone wants me to build. If the design works out I think I'll build 8 or 10 of them at once since I have a show at a winery in a couple weeks...
Dusted off the lathe today. Grabbed a piece of spalted beech and tested the ol' muscle memory on a small hollow form. The piece was quite punky and I didn't have the patience level to deal with punky so I stabilized it. Pictures tomorrow 
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It's looking like I will have heat in the shop about a month from now! 
When my parents were out to visit in September, dad ran a second circuit to the garage for me. With where he found a place to run the wire under the mudroom he knows he can get a gas line in there too. Previously we had talked about running a line off outside right after the meter, but before we could do that, a concrete patio was poured behind the garage.
I'm excited for heat! I'll be able to go out and fire up the stove when I want to work out that and know that it'll heat up quick. Next summer I'll be exploring insulating the garage. It would be so nice to be able to work in the garage shop year round.
When my parents were out to visit in September, dad ran a second circuit to the garage for me. With where he found a place to run the wire under the mudroom he knows he can get a gas line in there too. Previously we had talked about running a line off outside right after the meter, but before we could do that, a concrete patio was poured behind the garage.
I'm excited for heat! I'll be able to go out and fire up the stove when I want to work out that and know that it'll heat up quick. Next summer I'll be exploring insulating the garage. It would be so nice to be able to work in the garage shop year round.
I played with dolls.....
Well, first I spent the largest part of my day dealing with some paperwork snafus that had to be dealt with to stay in business (I hate the Gov't) and letting some blanks that are getting dyed for a couple folks run and getting the shop cleaned. Then, so I could say I did something worthwhile I put the head back on my 1962 Barbie Doll since she'd had her neck broken 50 years ago
Don't judge me
(Actually, these were my mother's dolls and when she cleaned out grandma's house and moved she was going to toss them or give them away or something so I took them)
Well, first I spent the largest part of my day dealing with some paperwork snafus that had to be dealt with to stay in business (I hate the Gov't) and letting some blanks that are getting dyed for a couple folks run and getting the shop cleaned. Then, so I could say I did something worthwhile I put the head back on my 1962 Barbie Doll since she'd had her neck broken 50 years ago
Don't judge me
(Actually, these were my mother's dolls and when she cleaned out grandma's house and moved she was going to toss them or give them away or something so I took them)
