Didn't want to see Herbie's tool anyway...
What did you do in your shop today?
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Finally got power restored to the shop. Moving on as planned with spray foam insulation in the shop.
The old lines running from the shop to the house were not run in conduit. This what ultimately failed. I lost 220 at the start of winter and finally lost all power about a month ago.
Had to dig a trench, lay the conduit and pull the line.
Dogs had a great time digging in the yard without getting in trouble as well as a round or ten of king of the hill...
Insulation arrived
Got about a quarter of the shop stripped of drywall and old insulation, then sprayed. There is a learning curve to spraying this - and mine ain’t pretty but it doubled the R-value as it sits. If I have enough when I get The Who;e shop done I’ll fill in some
The old lines running from the shop to the house were not run in conduit. This what ultimately failed. I lost 220 at the start of winter and finally lost all power about a month ago.
Had to dig a trench, lay the conduit and pull the line.
Dogs had a great time digging in the yard without getting in trouble as well as a round or ten of king of the hill...
Insulation arrived
Got about a quarter of the shop stripped of drywall and old insulation, then sprayed. There is a learning curve to spraying this - and mine ain’t pretty but it doubled the R-value as it sits. If I have enough when I get The Who;e shop done I’ll fill in some
Got tar paper on and ready fornshingles and siding (after this pic) then I get my shop back!! And some new tools!
Anyone else using hickory veenered ply to build sheds?
Also threw up a hut for the boat now I gotta order a new cover for it. But hey the frame was free so I cant complain!
Anyone else using hickory veenered ply to build sheds?
Also threw up a hut for the boat now I gotta order a new cover for it. But hey the frame was free so I cant complain!
That's a major project! Are you doing it all yourself?
Today, we painted. I'm relocating my turning area to a different corner of the basement. So today we put the first coat of white paint over the dark 1970's/1980's paneling. Still will need one, possibly two, more coats (hey, I'm using cheap white paint because it was free). Then I will paint the floor and install some sort of ceiling and address the lack of lighting. Going to put up cheap cheap LED strip lighting bought from AliExpress. Hope to start moving stuff in by next week. Was hoping to start moving in this weekend, but decided this afternoon that it would be nice to paint the floor. Especially with the amount of paint the boys spilled while helping my wife and I paint!
Working on some mugs. Some asked for a Classroom thread on making them, so I've been taking pictures along the way with the plan to put together a thread on how I make them when I'm done. These are all ready to be hollowed and finish turned and I hope to get many of these done this week. I for certain need to have two done by Friday morning...
Woods are:
Bottom row:
Cherry (x3)
Indian Rosewood
Spalted Bigleaf Maple Burl (Stabilized)
Middle row:
Mesquite (laminated from 3/4" stock)
Acacia
Monkeypod
Curly Spalted Maple
Top row:
Bocote
Laminated, containing: Walnut, Hard Maple, Cherry, Mahogany, Ash, and Bloodwood
Woods are:
Bottom row:
Cherry (x3)
Indian Rosewood
Spalted Bigleaf Maple Burl (Stabilized)
Middle row:
Mesquite (laminated from 3/4" stock)
Acacia
Monkeypod
Curly Spalted Maple
Top row:
Bocote
Laminated, containing: Walnut, Hard Maple, Cherry, Mahogany, Ash, and Bloodwood
That last one bottom right side, maple, is going to be stupendous looking!!!
And that one is going to be mine! I had gotten a couple chunks of Spalted Bigleaf Maple Burl from Stan. When I processed it, I made sure to cut a mug blank for myself. Most of the rest of the material I've been stabilizing, some of it dyeing, and it's from the same stock of material that I've been posting and selling lately. So, yeah, it's gonna be good!
That northern climate won't do it any good...send it south....to me!!Yep...you're better off tossin it....
..in the mail to me.
Again they ask me at work if I could make some panels they can't find. I told them NO I don't have the right bits. Well Jimmy says it ain't got to be perfect so just do what ya can. 
Ok I'll try but no promises. So I dug out my old craftsman molder bit, and ground down some bits to make the profile. I know it's not perfect but it'll have to work.
Ok I'll try but no promises. So I dug out my old craftsman molder bit, and ground down some bits to make the profile. I know it's not perfect but it'll have to work.
O I also made my sister a boy friend beater.
Making a saw handle out of the mallet handle cut offs....
I got @Lou Currier mallet finished today. Just added last coat of oil today. Got to gather some peanuts for the box and then it will be on it's way.
Finished my vanity plate for the shop! 5 different woods involved. Live edge red cedar, bois d'arc, cherry knot, curly walnut, and ambrosia maple
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Pretty cool!!!
Met up with @Nubsnstubs (see the itinerary thread for picture) and worked on some pens for the troops.
