I got a good amount of Shop time this weekend, got quite a bit done. I got all thirty boards drum sanded, the handles all shaped, 21 finish sanded and 6 in MO to soak for a couple of days. Getting there! Tony
What did you do in your shop today?
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I walked by and looked at the blanks Norman sent me....then Michele started meowin something about not yet, no, don't touch it. let's go.......blah...blah...blah.
I'm getting reallllllly tired of this arm sling....
I'm getting reallllllly tired of this arm sling....
$2 and some change....well...welcome back to normal life....
On the other hand, It's a few bucks I wouldn't have had otherwise
Hot weather has hit us again, keeping me out of the shop in the middle of two furniture projects... Did manage to get the two boards for my desk's top glued up on Monday morning. Tuesday morning they came out of clamps and then made a number of passes through a 36" wide belt sander. Went from rough sawn (one of the boards was wider than my planer, and I didn't want to cut it down) to nice and smooth on both sides in about 10 minutes... Man, that was sweeeeet. My friend - the local cabinet shop guy - had offered to run it through for me, and offer which I gladly took him up on.
When it's cooler than 80+ degrees in the shop, I plan to start on the base, cut the top to finished length, and finish sand and start finishing the top.
When it's cooler than 80+ degrees in the shop, I plan to start on the base, cut the top to finished length, and finish sand and start finishing the top.
THE SHOP I work at consists of 85,000 acres that we are constantly on look out for fires.
Night before last I got called out at about 2 in the morning for a small one. We had a high wind advisory for yesterday, but luckily got the fire out before it started.
These guys showed up after we had it pretty much out and dropped loads on anything looking like it might be smoking. After that it was just a matter of riding around looking for anything trying to start back up.
Night before last I got called out at about 2 in the morning for a small one. We had a high wind advisory for yesterday, but luckily got the fire out before it started.
These guys showed up after we had it pretty much out and dropped loads on anything looking like it might be smoking. After that it was just a matter of riding around looking for anything trying to start back up.
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Matt, that's awesome you have access to that! I used to have access to a 60" planer, didn't need it very often, but it was great when I needed it. Unfortunately it is my ex-girlfriend's father who has a cabinet shop. Wife isn't keen on me staying in touch...... Tony
Cutting up blanks again. This time it's knife blocks! Plum, cross cut plum, lilac, spalted plum, spalted lilac, ROB and one of ERC root ball. Looking forward to breaking into knife making soon!
Yeah, this is the same guy who has given me a bunch of his "scrap" - mostly walnut, but some cherry, hard maple, and red oak. Enough to fill the bed of a pickup! He's said I'm welcome to use his shop/tools anytime I need to - I'm definitely not going to abuse that and will certainly be finding ways to thank him along the way.
Well, I planned to be in the shop today for the first time in months. Then the sun came out. And the dogs wanted a boat ride. Gave me an excuse to try out a new app for my drone. Thankfully Brinks don't like salt water.
Maybe tomorrow it will rain.
Maybe tomorrow it will rain.
Thats just pretty damned cool. I only saw one dog in the boat though... did you lose one overboard?
I forgot I had that much that I was saving to get stabilized until I started digging through stuff! Almost a year and a half of collecting stuff to be stabilized represented in that tote - long overdue for getting some of it sent out. Also a fair amount of recent acquisitions in there - some spalted maple burl for some requests from my wife and a good amount of stuff from Norman from a couple of trades with him. Much of that is with Colin right now for him to work his magic on.
Ha! My yellow lab is almost white - he blends into the boat if you aren't looking closely.
@Schroedc can no doubt attest to how awesome the clearance section is at the one Rockler store in the Twin Cities (Burnsville location.) Returned items, damaged items, etc end up there at discounted prices. I've gotten some great and some out of this world deals there. Plus, the old guys who work at that Rockler are just awesome and great to shoot the breeze with. Had to run a couple quick errands up in the Cities after church yesterday, so I stopped in for a little while.
This Vega U26 fence was in the clearance section for $160, and calling my name. I've been wanting to replace the stock fence on my saw since I bought it. You could tell that someone had started to install it on their saw, but had never used it and then returned it. They put a couple cosmetic dings in it and lost the piece of plastic for the measurement indicator. Otherwise it was all there and in great shape. My wife said no when I called her and then one of the old guys offered me a deal on it that I couldn't pass up. So, it came home with me. Thankfully my wife wasn't the least bit upset - but was rather happy - when I told her I bought it and the deal I got on it - about 1/3 of the $330 price tag they normally sell this fence for. Since my birthday is later this month, she considers this to be my birthday present. I'm ok with that!
I've been meaning to replace the stock wings, so now this is my motivation to make some this week and get them on the saw.
This Vega U26 fence was in the clearance section for $160, and calling my name. I've been wanting to replace the stock fence on my saw since I bought it. You could tell that someone had started to install it on their saw, but had never used it and then returned it. They put a couple cosmetic dings in it and lost the piece of plastic for the measurement indicator. Otherwise it was all there and in great shape. My wife said no when I called her and then one of the old guys offered me a deal on it that I couldn't pass up. So, it came home with me. Thankfully my wife wasn't the least bit upset - but was rather happy - when I told her I bought it and the deal I got on it - about 1/3 of the $330 price tag they normally sell this fence for. Since my birthday is later this month, she considers this to be my birthday present. I'm ok with that!
I've been meaning to replace the stock wings, so now this is my motivation to make some this week and get them on the saw.
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Matt, a good fence makes the world of a difference in your saw once properly set up and dialed in. It will be a huge improvement in the accuracy of your saw. Congrats.
Thank you, Greg. And, agreed. I've been looking forward to the day I'd be able to upgrade the fence on it and am very happy that day has come.