Good Late Monday Morning Patriot Woodworkers!

What did you all get done over the weekend in your shops, and what have you planned for the week ahead? Sorry for the late morning topic post (Pacific Time Zone) but I got hung up getting our 4th of July Newsletter out the door.

 

The Patriot Woodworker 4th of July, 2017 Newsletter

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Happy 4th of July, 2017

All of us here at The Patriot Woodworker, staff and admins, wish you all a great time and special moments with your families, and a safe and sane fireworks evening.

 

We are Americans! We are 241 Years Old! Happy 4th of July Patriot Woodworkers!

We'd love to hear what you all are planning for this special day of days for our nation. Please tell us what your Independence Day plans are, what you all are cooking, where ya going, or not going, or even if you are just going to stay put and quiet in reflection, we all celebrate in our own way, but one thing you can count on, we all bleed red, white and blue, and we love our nation here on The Patriot Woodworker.

Have a wonderful 4th of July!

 

 

Interesting links

• History of the 4th of July
• Independence Day (United States)
• Declaration of Independence

 

Image of the week

Source:http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence

 

Featured video of the week

 

Still working on the pen bases.  Got all the blanks cut, ten turned and a seal coat put on.  40 more to go and then the finish coat.

Went up north to my wife's place, visited with here mom, brought some more of here stuff home. Unloaded that this am

 

Sort of a lazy day - relaxing. Will head iut to the shop later, not sure what I will do though

Cleaned a little in the shop and finally finished up the picture frame.

First @John Morris...I don't recall getting an email newsletter before, but I did this time. What an awesome idea and it could not have been more appropriate for the occasion. Well done, well written and THANK-YOU for the extra personal touch giving of your time to do this!

 

Second and even more important, THANK-YOU to all who have served and are serving our nation protecting the freedom and independence our Founding Fathers so bravely and proudly stood for and proclaimed 241 years ago. All of you are why we can enjoy not only this site, but enjoy & celebrate (or not) tomorrow.

 

Least important, I basically got squat done in the shop over the weekend. Starter rope broke in the tiller last night; fortunately had just bought some 3/16" dia. nylon rope so I got that fixed this AM. Nursed the tiller through final passes in the garden (think the exhaust valve is burning out)...getting ready to get a late garden planted in about an hour. It's hot out there! Ran a lot of errands yesterday after church and lunch at our favorite Hispanic restaurant (best food any side of any border!!). Oh yeah, jealous of where @Ron Dudelston& @John Moody are "holed-up" for the week. 

 

Remainder of the week is focusing on helping grand-kids on various 4-H projects...Did a little of that Saturday...no doubt will have to find some time to start mowing again too.

thanks for the most excellent post John...

but it's still the weekend...

13 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

thanks for the most excellent post John...

but it's still the weekend...

 

Every day is still the weekend when you're retired.

Normal Monday...meh

 

Tried to joint a few edges..got four done, gave up.    Waiting on Friday, then a load of these boards will get hauled to a friend of mine's barn.    My old electric planer resides there.   Need to plane them down to about 3/4" thick.    There will also be one board at 1/2"...box project.   Desk AND the box are to be delivered on the same day.   Pastor and a friend will get a BIG surprise...

 

Have started the Doggy Door install....about normal for a Monday.    8 round trips to the shop from the Dinning Room Table.   Bottom is now closed off, except where the door will go.  Need to try and find the old Sabre saw,,,,,have a bit of excess to cut off the door.    need to cut and add fillers from the outside around the DD opening.   tain't going to be Fine Furniture...just a screen door.  Will be painted, too. 

1 hour ago, Stick486 said:

thanks for the most excellent post John...

but it's still the weekend...

yer kiddin right Stick You retired folks crack me up!

work. as usual.  

1 hour ago, Harry Brink said:

 

Every day is still the weekend when you're retired.

 

this crew is a bunch of slave drivers..

they haven't learned yet...

45 minutes ago, John Morris said:

yer kiddin right Stick You retired folks crack me up!

 

nope..

#1 rule...

enough is enough..

4 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

 

Oh yeah, jealous of where @Ron Dudelston& @John Moody are "holed-up" for the week. 

 

 

Its pretty rough Dave.  We just found out that a bear tripped our security cameras while we were sitting inside.  We missed it.

2 hours ago, Ron Dudelston said:

Its pretty rough Dave.  We just found out that a bear tripped our security cameras while we were sitting inside.  We missed it.

Were the bears after the donuts?

We spent a little time here in the smokies looking for a new get away cabin. 

 

 

this one needed a little too much work. But we likes the location. 

 

 

Well folks, here we are on the 2017 version of Independence Day.  So far, we haven't seen any bears but one set off the security cameras here at the house.  However, here is the view that John and I are seeing as we sit at the couch looking east this July 4th morning.

8 hours ago, Chips N Dust said:

Were the bears after the donuts?

Nope, we scarfed them down already.

Just got home from a few days of fun in Flagstaff. Nice and cool at 7500 elevation. Amazing what 1500 feet higher feels like. 

Some of Phyl's family will descend on us over the next few days. Then Saturday we all head for Lake Powell for two days. Then, its on to the north rim of the Grand Canyon for two days. 

We'll be home sometime....I hope. 

 

3 hours ago, John Moody said:

We spent a little time here in the smokies looking for a new get away cabin. 

Looks like you made a stop at the Ephraim Bales homestead...If memory serves me, his cabin was one of the first stops along the Roaring Folks Motor trail? One of the most peaceful, scenic, and enjoyable drives in the Smokey's I think.

 

Gotta' watch out for the deer though as you make the drive. The only time we ever saw bear along the drive was when we were there in late September. We loved that "trail" that it became our tradition to travel it immediately upon arriving in Gatlinburg and always one last trip around before we left the area to return home.

 

3 hours ago, Ron Dudelston said:

Well folks, here we are on the 2017 version of Independence Day.  So far, we haven't seen any bears but one set off the security cameras here at the house.  However, here is the view that John and I are seeing as we sit at the couch looking east this July 4th

...and that's why they're called "The Great Smokey Mountains!" No better view to awaken and see than that is there guys? Thanks for the posts and taking us "flat-landers" along your trip.

 

Another great place to eat is: http://applewoodfarmhouserestaurant.com/ in Pigeon Forge. We first found this place over 30 years ago. At that time, there was almost nothing around it but an actual apple orchard.

 

Also, a fun place to eat is: Mel's Diner-Pigeon Forge ; Our daughter always liked to stop here at least once. They had a great breakfast menu and breaded tenderloins the size of hubcaps