Hey everyone what are you plans for this great June Weekend?

I am still working on porch swings and a few other projects in and around the house and shop. I have also been into full swing making cutting boards as I am in the midst of all the Craft Shows in the area. June 22nd - 24th, I will be in the Helen Keller Festival Arts and Craft show in historic Tuscumbia, Alabama.

Working on getting items ready for that and my next First Friday show in July. I have got to find some time to actually do some shop clean up. The sawdust is getting deep and I keep laying things down and can't seem to find them. Time to stop and re-group.

So what are you Patriot Woodworkers working on this weekend. You know us, we want to know what you are putting all of those wonderful tools in the shop to use on.

Are you woodworking, yard working, shop working or HDL, or maybe even some home improvement? Share with us your project and give us some progress pictures if you can. We love to see what you are doing.

My picture are coming as soon as the battery recharges in the camera. It died last night as I was getting setup to take pictures.

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John Moody
Site Administrator


John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

Just finished putting a load of mulch around the front of the house. I have some Maple rolling pin blanks the are sized and marked. Need to make the 1/8" inserts. Found some old Cherry when I cleaned up the wood rack- hope there is enough to make some inserts. Maple pins with Walnut and Cherry inserts look really nice.

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Cooking three slabs of ribs with the family.  No woodworking but lots of pool time.

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Ron Dudelston
Site Host


Above and Beyond WoodWorks

I'm on the way to Ron's house for some of them ribs . We'll be at the farmers market again Sat. morning, and hopefully sell everything , then its on to work the regular job . Sunday I need to cut grass in a bad way , but it's got to get done. 

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Greg
Scroll Saw forum host

http://www.thesawdustfactoryga.com/

My wife is on her way back from "snow birding" in Calif. She'll be home Sat.    She went down the first week of Feb. and of course we had a mild winter!

Soooooo, this morning it's been cleaning and straightening up the house. Have to do a little shopping so there's something to eat for a few days, then we'll go and restock.

This afternoon I'll work on some fun projects to relax before work on Sat.

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Harry Brink
Bulldog Woodworking
Montana

Not much woodworking this weekend John, we just got back from the last of the grad ceremonies. My oldest girl had her Junior High Promotion yesterday, my youngest girl had her Grade School promotion today, we have a grad party to go to tomorrow afternoon, and my oldest daughter is leaving to Washington DC tomorrow on a week long whirlwind tour with about 2 dozen classmates. We are dropping her off at the Walmart nearby and from there they bus to San Diego Airport where they then leave for DC. They'll tour the capitol, Smithsonian, Gettysburgh, The Wall, Mt Vernon, all of it! I am so very jealous. And to top it all off, they are staying in several Marriott's along the way! Can you say awesome!  This is her promotion present from mom and dad. We saved all year for her to do this, I hope she brings back a ton of pics.
Then Sunday, well, we will rest, nuff excitement to last a few months.

I know alot of our Patriot Woodworkers have a ton of stuff going on! Lets hear what you all got on your bench!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Hope she enjoys the trip. At Gettysburg, she'll only be 25 miles from here!

John Morris said:

Not much woodworking this weekend John, we just got back from the last of the grad ceremonies. My oldest girl had her Junior High Promotion yesterday, my youngest girl had her Grade School promotion today, we have a grad party to go to tomorrow afternoon, and my oldest daughter is leaving to Washington DC tomorrow on a week long whirlwind tour with about 2 dozen classmates. We are dropping her off at the Walmart nearby and from there they bus to San Diego Airport where they then leave for DC. They'll tour the capitol, Smithsonian, Gettysburgh, The Wall, Mt Vernon, all of it! I am so very jealous. And to top it all off, they are staying in several Marriott's along the way! Can you say awesome!  This is her promotion present from mom and dad. We saved all year for her to do this, I hope she brings back a ton of pics.
Then Sunday, well, we will rest, nuff excitement to last a few months.

I know alot of our Patriot Woodworkers have a ton of stuff going on! Lets hear what you all got on your bench!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Wow Lew! I wish there was a solid time agenda you guys could say howdy. She and her group are going to be on the Mid Night Gettysburg haunted tour of the battle field and cemetery. They will jump on a horse drawn hay ride through the park at midnight meanwhile a  narrator will be speaking about the park as they go. I am not sure how haunted it really is, but it sound fun for a bunch of 14 year olds.

Lewis Kauffman said:

Hope she enjoys the trip. At Gettysburg, she'll only be 25 miles from here!

John Morris said:

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

There is some pretty "solid" evidence that some paranormal stuff takes place there- and not just at night.

Even the park tour guides talk about the stuff that happens around Devil's Den.

John Morris said:

Wow Lew! I wish there was a solid time agenda you guys could say howdy. She and her group are going to be on the Mid Night Gettysburg haunted tour of the battle field and cemetery. They will jump on a horse drawn hay ride through the park at midnight meanwhile a  narrator will be speaking about the park as they go. I am not sure how haunted it really is, but it sound fun for a bunch of 14 year olds.

Lewis Kauffman said:

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

I'm in the wrong spot ! ! ! !  Should have headed to Ron's house with Greg.  

Actually, we are in a little town in the north Georgia mountains called Hiawassee.  Have a show here this weekend.  New show for us so we'll just have to wait and see how it is.  Anyhow, included a picture of our campsite.  And - it backs up to a little babbling brook.  should be great sleeping this weekend.

Didn't stay out too good, though.  Biggest "OH crud" incident I have had for quite a while.  Got in a hurry, just whipped the truck out of its parking spot and the edge of the garage jumped out and bit me.  How am I going to explain this to my insurance guy????  Thank goodness for heavy duty packing tape - would have used duct tape but that would have covered the lens.  

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
EX-21
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'

darn sliding footers!

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

I hate those moving buildings Fred. You just never know when they will take a notion to change positions.

How close it that to Chattanooga?

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John Moody
Site Administrator


John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

John, my granddaughter did the Washington D.C. Trip earlier this year. She had a great time and it was awesome. I wish I had been the one going.

I bet she has a great time.

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John Moody
Site Administrator


John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

Hey John, does World Strides ring a bell? That is the trip organizer for my daughter's trip.

John Moody said:

John, my granddaughter did the Washington D.C. Trip earlier this year. She had a great time and it was awesome. I wish I had been the one going.

I bet she has a great time.

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John Moody
Site Administrator


John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

If I remember correctly, they are the same folks who did my daughter's DC trip when she was in Jr. High. They did a great job with it and the kids had a great time and stayed safe. One thing to keep in mind is that their itinerary will be wound up tighter than a Swiss watch. Your daughter's school will not be the only one there as they will be having buses from schools all over the nation doing the dance around the monuments and museums. They will have very little time to themselves for doing stuff on their own.

Taking a lot of photos is definitely a must. Make sure that she has multiple batteries for the camera as well as multiple memory cards. The higher resolution she can shoot the better, but the less number of photos per card. Also make sure that she doesn't take nothing but funny photos if her friends and miss taking photos of the monuments and such.

I would love to be going back to DC. Tami and I love going there and could easily spend 2 weeks there and not see everything.

John Morris said:

Hey John, does World Strides ring a bell? That is the trip organizer for my daughter's trip.

John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Thanks Allen, great advice, yeah the itinerary didn't look like you had much time to do anything but what they guide you through. I hope she has a great time, your recommendation is great to hear. And as far as the camera goes, thanks for the heads up! Great advice!

Allen Worsham said:

If I remember correctly, they are the same folks who did my daughter's DC trip when she was in Jr. High. They did a great job with it and the kids had a great time and stayed safe. One thing to keep in mind is that their itinerary will be wound up tighter than a Swiss watch. Your daughter's school will not be the only one there as they will be having buses from schools all over the nation doing the dance around the monuments and museums. They will have very little time to themselves for doing stuff on their own.

Taking a lot of photos is definitely a must. Make sure that she has multiple batteries for the camera as well as multiple memory cards. The higher resolution she can shoot the better, but the less number of photos per card. Also make sure that she doesn't take nothing but funny photos if her friends and miss taking photos of the monuments and such.

I would love to be going back to DC. Tami and I love going there and could easily spend 2 weeks there and not see everything.

John Morris said:

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

http://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com

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

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

See Fred if you'd stuck with me that garage would have stayed out of your way . Great looking camping spot, hope the show goes good 

Fred Wilson said:

I'm in the wrong spot ! ! ! !  Should have headed to Ron's house with Greg.  

Actually, we are in a little town in the north Georgia mountains called Hiawassee.  Have a show here this weekend.  New show for us so we'll just have to wait and see how it is.  Anyhow, included a picture of our campsite.  And - it backs up to a little babbling brook.  should be great sleeping this weekend.

Didn't stay out too good, though.  Biggest "OH crud" incident I have had for quite a while.  Got in a hurry, just whipped the truck out of its parking spot and the edge of the garage jumped out and bit me.  How am I going to explain this to my insurance guy????  Thank goodness for heavy duty packing tape - would have used duct tape but that would have covered the lens.  

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
EX-21
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'

John - Chattanooga is about |........................................| far on the map from here.  

Mapquest says 133 miles.

In other news - the velocipede broke an axel on a peddle today  Will attempt fix tomorrow.

On the good side - have to brag a little:  First place in Fine Crafts 

Sales are about average for this economy.  Not complaining.

WHATS THAT SOUND............

IT'S A COLD BEER CALLING MY NAME - - - -  see ya folks.

 

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
EX-21
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'

Recovery....    Was held overnight at the Hospital Thursday night.     Got out Friday evening, right after supper.    Still trying to sell a few handsaws.   Sold a couple, waiting the last three days for one to be paid for, the rest have been shipped.    Where the H is Versailles, Ind????   Five bucks to ship one saw from my house to this town???

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'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

Congrats Fred!!!!! That is most awesome sir, now the most certainly does deserve a cold one!

Fred Wilson said:

John - Chattanooga is about |........................................| far on the map from here.  

Mapquest says 133 miles.

In other news - the velocipede broke an axel on a peddle today  Will attempt fix tomorrow.

On the good side - have to brag a little:  First place in Fine Crafts 

Sales are about average for this economy.  Not complaining.

WHATS THAT SOUND............

IT'S A COLD BEER CALLING MY NAME - - - -  see ya folks.

 

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
EX-21
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops