The countdown continues and next Friday I will be officially retired. As I understand, it really just means I change bosses. But for a while I will be here by my self during the day. We'll see how it works out.

 

So a few weeks back I posted a picture of a couple of Poplar tables I was working on to become Lego building tables.

 

At this point all I had to do was put the trim piece around the top that helps keep the pieces from falling off the table. So this week I got all of that finished and got the tables painted Lego Red and added the Green 10"x10" Lego bases. This gives them something to start building from. I made one of these for my grandson for Christmas and had several people wanting one. 

 

So now these two are ready for pickup and should bring hours of fun in Lego building. I used epoxy to attach the bases to the top.

 

 

 

Today I am working on gluing up and hopefully getting these two Walnut panels cut into a circle 27 1/8" to be used as a table top on a Bistro Table. I'll take them down to almost a 1/2" thick and the bevel the edge after it is round.

 

 

And while I am waiting on that to dry I am working on building a cherry base for this Marble Chessboard that came from Italy.

 

 

I also have this small veneer repair to do on this old coffee table They saved the piece of veneer and taped it on so I will get it glued back in place for them.

 

 

That's what is happening in my shop, what projects are you working on this weekend in your Patriot Woodworker shop? All of us here at TPW love to see the pictures and projects you are working on so share this weekends projects with us.

 

Have a fun and safe weekend in the shop making sawdust!!

The pastor is supposed to pick up his kitchen island/table on Thursday. I need to bring all of the parts up to the carport on Wednesday and finish gluing the base together. It is too big and too heavy to carry up the basement stairs, assembled. I think 24 hours of drying time should be OK for transporting it to his church. 

 

I'll spend the weekend trying to get the shop back into some kind of order. I NEED to turn something!!

 

My sister (yes, her again) sent me a hint about a turning, so maybe I'll give this a whirl-

That's a nice suggestion from her Lew. 

For me today my wife and I are renewing or wedding vows for our upcoming 25th anniversary this fall.  We chose today because

it's the 26th anniversary of the day we met,

it's a good winter break from Wisconsin,

Alot of our family is within driving distance this time of year

We love being in the Coachella Valley. 

The rest of you enjoy youreading shop time.  I know I miss mine. 

There's a faint glow at the end of the tunnel. I'm fitting the arms to chair #1. Next comes the adjustable back, some corbels and it'll be ready for final sanding and finish. 

One more to go, plus the ottomans then off to the upholstery place.