What did you do in your shop today?

Worked on my project a bit over in the other thread and then had a request from a friend for a wall mounted display for some watches that belonged to her son's father that passed away. Came up with this idea, Walnut and Cherry, got it assembled, and got a couple coats of WOP on it so it can get buffed out and delivered in the next few days. The face bar has angled pins that fit into angled holes in the base so you can pull it off and rearrange the watches or add to it.

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Circumstances allowed me to spend a bunch of time in the shop yesterday. Then the snow led to cancelling stuff for work, so I ended up in the shop again today.

These were all previously tubed and at least 3/4 of them had already been turned and had been sitting a long while (though unsanded, unfinished, and unpolished), but between yesterday and today I finished up work on 32 pens. Man, did it feel good to actually get some good chunks of time in the shop. It's been a looooong time since that happened...

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Been on a birdhouse mission last couple days. My mother wanted unique gifts for her Sisters and an Aunt.

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Does anyone have source for better looking birds than these? One or two out of 9 look good, maybe another one or two look OK, then there's simply a bunch of them that look like Sugar, Honey, Ice Tea! I'm seeking better birds, if you have any sources tucked away.

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You just need to hang them further away. For your Mom, her sisters and a great Aunt, well they are all getting older, so bank on eye sight getting so, so. Or pick up some chickadees at Jo Ann Fabric, or Michaels. They have plenty of birds that look real from the 10' away. They might have an on-line store, no clue. Nice houses for those birds...
 
Consumer Crafts offers the same birds a little cheaper. And, offers a bigger bird that looks more realistic. However, they are about 40% lower on these 1/2" mushroom birds than Craft Supplies. Craft Supplies you get 9 of them for $6.95, Consumer Crafts they're a whopping $4.11

Michael's has them, but no indication of size, and they're more expensive than Craft Supplies, although they appear to be a decent looking bird.

While there is a terrific selection on E-Bay, those people are on drugs!

JoAnn doesn't have much of a selection. Hobby Lobby is a lost cause on this mission as well.
 
Got a box with just a few tubes today, now to start gluing stamps....

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I installed the weight box shelf on the wood lathe and attached the box to that.

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Then I spread out the weight plates and put little dots of clear silicone on them. My thinking is that it should act like a shock absorber and possibly quiet the plates should they rattle with an out of balance load.
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woodtickgreg said:
I installed the weight box shelf on the wood lathe and attached the box to that.

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Then I spread out the weight plates and put little dots of clear silicone on them. My thinking is that it should act like a shock absorber and possibly quiet the plates should they rattle with an out of balance load.
After the dry and as I put them in the box I will also put some silicone between them.View attachment 121083
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I've used the rubber grid they make for under area rugs to keep them from sliding to isolate things like that. any carpet store or even Wal-Mart should have it. cuts with scissors.
 
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