For the last several weeks, I just drop stuff off at my shop, check the mail and go home. Hoping to get a weekend in the shop starting tomorrow especially since I have a three day weekend because I have to work a saw seminar at work next weekend.
What did you do in your shop today?
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I know exactly where you're coming from! The shop being 110 - 112 degrees when I walk in after work kinda takes all the fun out of it too.
At my wifes suggestion, I decided to make some improvements to my workshop. I spent the last few days building a new workstation seen on the right side of the pic and three mobile units that allow me to shift tools around as needed.
Here is the pic
I spent the day cleaning and organizing the shop but you wouldn’t know it 
I took out two full construction trash bags of sawdust today. Could easily do two more tomorrow. Amazing how woodworking generates more sawdust than actual projects. I did see a guy selling sawdust on Etsy. https://www.etsy.com/listing/212605...ry&ga_search_query=sawdust&ref=sr_gallery-1-3
My neighbor keeps telling me to sell but I really don’t want the hassle.
Now if you had shavings from a hand plane, those go for good money to the potpourri makers. They love cherry.
Got 12 pepper mills ready to turn.
Also made some progress on the firetruck.
Also made some progress on the firetruck.
Some serious progress, Ken. Impressive
Finished up a couple bowl projects that have been sitting on the bench waiting for a cooler day in the shop.
First up is a little Bottle Brush Burl Bowl... Bet you can't say that 10 times real fast!
These things are so cool to turn, even when they're little. You never know what's coming out of it, but you can rest assured it's going to be full of character!
You'll have to pardon the pictures, the camera found dust in a few places I didn't see until it was on my computer.
My wife says this looks like a dog...
SO how big is it, you say???
Oh... It ain't as a big as a golf ball.
Technically... 1 3/4" outside diameter x 1 1/4" high. Inside diameter is likewise 1 1/4".
Had I turned it a little smaller it woulda made a really nice thimble.
First up is a little Bottle Brush Burl Bowl... Bet you can't say that 10 times real fast!
These things are so cool to turn, even when they're little. You never know what's coming out of it, but you can rest assured it's going to be full of character!
You'll have to pardon the pictures, the camera found dust in a few places I didn't see until it was on my computer.
My wife says this looks like a dog...
SO how big is it, you say???
Oh... It ain't as a big as a golf ball.
Technically... 1 3/4" outside diameter x 1 1/4" high. Inside diameter is likewise 1 1/4".
Had I turned it a little smaller it woulda made a really nice thimble.
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Bowl #2...
Was trimming a couple Mimosa branches out of the fence awhile back and decided to cut a few pieces to play with. Really impressed with the Chatoyance this has. Turn it a little in the light and it goes from a light burgandy color to white in the grain. Really cool! Ant's had got in the branch so there were a few bug holes to fill, used a mix of microfine glitter and CA. Won't do that again. Finally got this thing centered on a jam chuck and was able to turn all the stray glitter off. Kinda had glitter everywhere.
Dressed the bottom up a little, but it still looks like hell in the picture for some reason!
Again... Not very big, but the golf ball would likely fit inside this one!
Big ugly mess in the bottom, culmination of several ant trails kinda had to build a bottom in it.
2 1/2" OD - 2 1/4" ID - 1 3/4" high
Finish on both is CA wet sanded with BLO to 3000 grit.
Was trimming a couple Mimosa branches out of the fence awhile back and decided to cut a few pieces to play with. Really impressed with the Chatoyance this has. Turn it a little in the light and it goes from a light burgandy color to white in the grain. Really cool! Ant's had got in the branch so there were a few bug holes to fill, used a mix of microfine glitter and CA. Won't do that again. Finally got this thing centered on a jam chuck and was able to turn all the stray glitter off. Kinda had glitter everywhere.
Dressed the bottom up a little, but it still looks like hell in the picture for some reason!
Again... Not very big, but the golf ball would likely fit inside this one!
Big ugly mess in the bottom, culmination of several ant trails kinda had to build a bottom in it.
2 1/2" OD - 2 1/4" ID - 1 3/4" high
Finish on both is CA wet sanded with BLO to 3000 grit.
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I guess if you cant find your blue lighter a can of Copenhagen works too. Lol
I rearranged my showroom this past weekend, with no traffic in town there is no reason to have the entire side taken up with retail when there aren't any customers. got all my vintage sewing machines on display and all the vintage hand tools. The shop side gets finished today (I got a day off of work in exchange for having to work next Saturday) Next step if this next week or two to get the trailer repaired so I can tow it (Loaned it out and it came back with bad bearings and no lights left on it but it has 800 pounds of cast iron in it I need to move) so I can get teh mill set up and spend a couple weekends cutting stuff up.
Finished a woodturning job making spindle to be cut in half long ways to go over glass in a front door.
My computer doing goofy stuff & I couldn't load picts...
( and NO @ripjack13 I ain't trying it from my phone!!! )
My computer doing goofy stuff & I couldn't load picts...
( and NO @ripjack13 I ain't trying it from my phone!!! )
Photos!!
It's easy peasy.....
Lee, I'll show you at SWAT, it's super easy my man.
I mades a few pens and drilled and glued up some blanks for the pen pass...
