Good Monday Morning!

Last week I had the wrong day, wrong date, but the right reason! This morning I think I got it right! Today is Monday, today is January, today is in the year 2018. Check, check, and check!!

Good Monday morning Patriot Woodworkers! What did you get done over the weekend, and what have you planned for the week ahead! Inquiring minds want to know. Please tell us what's happening in your shops, your life, and any events going on with you. Thank you for being here folks!

 

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What's It

 

Our January "What's It" is up and running, and we are off to a great start with commentary and suggestions . We'd also like to congratulate @p_toad for his MWTCA Membership win last month. These What's It's aren't easy folks, if they were, the fine folks at MWTCA would have had them nailed down by now, we are hoping that someone has seen one before and can recognize them, and provide a verifiable reference for them as well so we can solve the mysteries. Good luck!

     

Featured image of the week

Switzerland: children at a woodwork class with their teacher. Photograph attributed to H. Schlegel, ca. 1925

Attribution: See page for author [CC BY 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASwitzerland%3B_children_at_a_woodwork_class_with_their_teacher_Wellcome_L0074559.jpg

 

17 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Good Monday Morning!

Last week I had the wrong day, wrong date, but the right reason! This morning I think I got it right! Today is Monday, today is January, today is in the year 2018. Check, check, and check!!

 

did you consult any retirees???

Very cool pic this week John.  What type of modified dovetail is on the end of the workbench?

Well then, Monday it is John! Great throw-back picture this week. I'd hoped to have a return to some degree of normalacy with everyone out the door and back to routines by 7:45A, but alas not to be..rain, ice, snow through the night and now heavy fog has area schools operating under 2 delays. At least we're above 30^o to start the morning after 2+ weeks of sub-zero temps. Oldest grand-daughter did obtain her Driver's learner permit Saturday so good news I think...TBD.

 

Continue running down a gas valve for the boiler after yesterday's no heat fiasco. Boiler continues to work as it should...IDK? Back to the normal daily kid shuttles for practices. Home swim meet tomorrow night, Conference prelims Thursday night, finals Saturday morning. Rest of the week TBD depending on what new catastrophes evolve...stay tuned. Work and be safe in all endeavors everybody.

 

Oh yeah, I seem to recall something about a football game later tonight...Go DAWGS

About that football game tonight, Roll Tide!!

 

havent been in the shop since finishing Christmas until this weekend. There are 10 shooting lanes at the range I work at and they wanted a shelf to go under the benches in each lane. I got them all cut out and pocket holes drilled and mostly assembled. Still have a divider that will go on one end that lets you roll up targets and insert them till you are ready. 

 

 

 

No real serious woodwork but at least something to do. Still got to stain them the install at the range later this week. 

 

I do have a few other projects in the works and will get back to those later this week. 

 

Have gen a great week. 

Roll Tide!

Auburn beat both GA and AL. University of Central Florida beat Auburn and is undefeated. Sumpin' ain't right. 

Taking another rifle case in to the upholstery shop today. Then, start on a TV table/stand/cabinet. Present TV sits in a cabinet I built way back when a 24" TV was huge. Just gonna cut the top 5' off and put a wide top on it so the new 45" one will fit. Don't know what's to become of the upper part, yet. All 3/4 oak ply and oak face frames. 

 

Gone over the weekend to see my family at the coast and have "Christmas" with them. Back to work today, not sure about shop time this week, but planning on finishing the lights this weekend.

1 hour ago, Stick486 said:

did you consult any retirees???

 

Edited January 8, 20188 yr by HandyDan

57 minutes ago, John Moody said:

About that football game tonight, Roll Tide!!

Regardless of the team you choose to lose with tonight John, it's GREAT to have you back posting on Monday's with us! You've been missed...Know you've been busy plus chauffeuring @Allen Worsham around and your back was out of sorts, BUT, great to see/hear things are cooking in the shop. 

43 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Roll Tide!

 

Ummm, @Cal...where r u? Too early to be sitting in the stadium.

3 hours ago, Cal said:

Very cool pic this week John.  What type of modified dovetail is on the end of the workbench?

That would be the Infamous Condor-Tail  

Monday?  Again?    Well, the weather outside the window is almost as ugly as the view in my mirror.....

Don't want to go to the shop, today....nothing else to do.    Safer to stay home.  

IF I get bored enough..I might try the shop, for a little while....we'll see....

1st Breakfast:  Mountain Dew and the pills

2nd Breakfast:   Cinnamon Swirl Toast and butter......

Maybe after Lunch....a wee bit of shop time?

Try to get to the  lathe a little.

 

Nice picture, John. I believe that might be the Tormek V 0.5 on the right. 

and so the day dawns, the 4th monday this year.....

 

morning all.

 

delivering a nice oak IDPA box to a friend at the gun shop today, and picking up a new pistol too.  woot.

 

quiet time of the year here.  no projects pending.  need to think about how i'm going to design my office at home here.

 

 

2 minutes ago, lew said:

Try to get to the  lathe a little.

 

Nice picture, John. I believe that might be the Tormek V 0.5 on the right. 

ah yes, a "street urchin drive", not terribly reliable.  you have to feed those things constantly.  "more porridge?  haven't you had enough darling?"

3 minutes ago, DAB said:

ah yes, a "street urchin drive", not terribly reliable.  you have to feed those things constantly.  "more porridge?  haven't you had enough darling?"

Please, sir, I want some more

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Ummm, @Cal...where r u? Too early to be sitting in the stadium.

 

I am right here Dave!  The weather is actually cooperative right now - still on the cool side, but the wind is not blowing much at all.  It actually feels pretty nice out there after the last week to ten days or so.

 

Now, about that game...  I would love to be sitting in the stadium - but I would hate the long drive home in the rain (even after we win)

 

3 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Roll Tide!

Auburn beat both GA and AL. University of Central Florida beat Auburn and is undefeated. Sumpin' ain't right. 

 

Gene, a lot has been written about this.  I do not disagree with the premise that the playoffs and subsequent championship should be among conference champions.  Is there any other sport where the "big game" players are decided this way?  I've heard the argument that it would increase the number of games that would be played... it's not like the coach's aren't paid enough

 

In any event, I shall be parked in front of the TV tonight!  GOOOOO DAWGS!!!!  WOOF WOOF WOOF

Edited January 8, 20188 yr by Cal

basketball tries to pick the best 68, and then lets things play out.  football is limited to picking the best 4, when any of about 10 teams could run the board any given year.

Worked on BOC bowls on weekend . Had planned on going to harvest some oak burl but the weather keeps getting in the way

When I say the weather is ugly outside..

Just imagine what that view in my mirror must have looked like...

Shop time was short, and to the point, today..was too warm in the shop to get too much done...

Got the frame almost done, needs mortises chopped, yet.     Drawer has been fine tuned, slides very nicely.  And..

Made 9 plugs, to cover those counterbores...Debating on calling it a day, or try me luck, again....

49 minutes ago, steven newman said:

Shop time was short, and to the point, today..was too warm in the shop to get too much done...

Ummmm....no sympathy from me; come over to mine, you'll cool down right quick unless you hit July through early September, then yeah, valid complaint.