Veterans Day weekend for some will be a long weekend. A time to remember those that have served this great country and many that gave their all to protect the everyday freedom we so enjoy. Please take some time this weekend to express your thanks to those that have and are currently serving in our military. Is this a great country or what?

I am sitting here this morning in Pigeon Forge, TN. enjoying a cafe mocha before heading out to the Workshop Tools store. One last run through to pick up a few items before we get on the road and head for Alabama.

I am looking forward to some time in the shop this weekend to catch up on a few projects and to get a few new ones underway. I will be working on porch swings and cedar chest this weekend as well as getting some cedar ready for a cedar chest to ship out in a couple of weeks. Monday will be a day off from the office so I hope the extra time will allow me to catch up a bit.

So what are your plans this Veterans Day weekend? Will you get anytime in your shop, home improvement, HDL, Christmas projects, or some travel and R&R? And of course some time put to remember our veterans! Share with us here at TPW your plans and pictures of your projects as the come together.

Have a great weekend and check in Sunday to see the winners of our 1st Annual Wood Turning Contest!

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John Moody
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I put the final coat of finish on my daughter's head board yesterday and will get it installed next week. Tami and I will be heading out early Saturday morning to spend some time with her folks in Yuma, AZ over the weekend. I am not sure what the next project will be yet, but I do have a bunch to choose from.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

Well, with some of the woodworking compeleted, and nice weather this weekend in my neck of the woods it's time to start getting ready for winter. Snow fence to put up, store the summer lawn tools and get the winter tools out and running.

Hopdefull I'll be string up that Dulcimer this weekend. Had a bit of a set back with the neck but now on track. just letting the finsh dry.

I am also on the look for planes to make a wooden folding knife. My Grandson came to me asking if we could make one. First time he has showd an intrest in working with wood.

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My lift parts finally arrived and got them installed. So, the box joints are made and the dadoes for the case sides are cut. The substrate and mesquite veneer has been sized. So, this weekend I'll be gluing the veneer and routing the veneered substrate to fit in the dadoes. Hopefully, it will be ready to cut apart on Monday. 

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

I'm taking a bit of a break this weekend from the kitchen re-build because counter top won't be here until Wednesday.  Tomorrow we're taking all 5 grandkids on our annual Toys R Us list making trip.  We spend the day letting them make their wish lists and then we all seven head to Steak N Shake for Lunch.  Its a fun but exhausting time and we do it every year ust before Thanksgiving.  Since we're headed for Disney World at the end of the month we had to do it early.

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Ron Dudelston
Site Administrator

Above and Beyond WoodWorks

i have a show next week.  Trying to get some last minute ornaments made up for it.

Ron,

If Toys R US and Steak N Shake makes for an exhausting day, (and with five grandkids, I'd be exhausted, too) What is Disney World going to be like for ya? They do rent wheel chairs there, don't they? 

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

I'm going to get a signature Goofy walker Gene.

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Above and Beyond WoodWorks

 I am still fighting flu symptoms, but am working on a miniature bed for my granddaughter. I'll post a picture sometime. 

Last year we went to Applebees for the free Veterans meal. I  must say it was packed all day. They had extra help and those people treated each and every vet with the utmost courtesy. I was thrilled to see a WWII army full bird come in wearing his full dress uniform.  He got out of his wheel chair at the door and wouldn't let his family help as he walked in. All the vets and their families insisted he go ahead and they took him to the head of the list . I did get to shake his hand and wish him well.

 I was so impressed at how he held himself and presented his uniform, yes he did get a salute from me as he passed.

as soon as the finsh drys I can sgtrinf this bad boy up.

here are the nuts mad from Maple

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Phil - good lookin dulcimer ya got thar (have to talk that way so the dulcimer people will understand me    )

As for me, it's more shop time trying to get a few more orders finished.  Monday will be with brothers at the American Legion.

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
EX-21 (Presently on the floor. Using my 6-year old 788 ! ! ! ! !
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'

Very nice Phil. That looks great. The finish looks really good. You got to do a video so we can hear it play.

Phil Chestnut said:

as soon as the finsh drys I can sgtrinf this bad boy up.

here are the nuts mad from Maple

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John I am hoping to string'er up sometime tomrrow.Then I'll get to work on that Video for ya, Just remind people when they starte to throw frut and veggies make sue they are not the kind in a can.  I put the nut and brigd  on this morning then had to leave to go to a freinds Brithday party, hey they had cake.   

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Nothing like birthday cake and ice cream, well, I guess I can think of a few things but they all include ice cream!

Have a great day.

Phil Chestnut said:

John I am hoping to string'er up sometime tomrrow.Then I'll get to work on that Video for ya, Just remind people when they starte to throw frut and veggies make sue they are not the kind in a can.  I put the nut and brigd  on this morning then had to leave to go to a freinds Brithday party, hey they had cake.   

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The Mesquite veneer that will be applied to the sides of my son's briefcase is 5/32 thick. My intention has always been to mill a 3" square of walnut, border it with 5/32X5/32 strips of maple and cut out my son's initials and fill the cut out with turquoise, then set it in an upper corner of the case side. 

Yesterday I milled the square of walnut and the maple bordering strips and applied the initials pattern to the walnut. Drilled the access holes and set up my Delta scroll saw for the cuts. We're talking about 4 hours of work to that point. Yeah, I know, I'm slow. Threaded the ultra thin, 28 tooth blade through the first hole and began the cut. Within the first 1/4" of cutting, a ragged piece about 1/4X3/8 blew out of the top side. I immediately assumed the marqueteer's prayer stance (on hands an knees on the floor, head down and cocked to the side) but after several minutes of searching, my prayers went unanswered and the piece did not appear. I wish there was such a thing as a wood magnet.

So, the next few hours were spent selecting a sound piece (I hope), resawing, planing and sanding another square of walnut. Today, I'll tape it up and try again. If this one is unsuccessful, I guess my son will just have to find another way to keep track of his brief case among all the others at the shooting range. 

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

I could feel you disappointment Gene. I also wish I could find that wood magnet every now and then. Can't wait to see pictures of the beautiful case.

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John Moody
Site Administrator


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Thanks for the commiseration, John.

Screwed up the second one, too. No initials on this one. DAGNABIT!!!

Did get all the mesquite glued up without incident.

The worm holes will need filling. That's gonna be all the decoration I can muster..

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Boy haven't we all been there. I'm still looking a whittleing knif that fell of the back of my table moved the table several time still no knif.

 

Well my face is red I think I may have put the tuning machines on backwords. wish I had seen that befor putting the strings on. Speaking of Srings, yip they are on and streaching they are almost in tune. does not sound to bad even out of tune.

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DANG IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just bork the A string. well be at lest Wed before I can get a new one.

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