Good Monday Morning Patriot Woodworkers! July 30, 2018

[John Morris]

Good Monday Morning!

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!

 

Patriot Woodworker News

The quick Status Update is now live. View the upper right corner of our community, above our supporters graphics. You can now enter a quick status for public viewing, once the status is entered, it is shown on your profile page. Status's are fun, it's a quick "Hit and Run" way to let folks know what you are up too, "Heading out the door to get some Oak!", or anything you have a burning desire to scream at the world, within reason of course! Have fun!

 

Latest Wiki Entries

Straight from a wonderful book about "American Woods", by Shelley E. Schoonover, published in 1951, we are moving her out of print, out of copyright contents over to our wiki. There will be two categories for the trees of North America, The Softwoods, and The Hardwoods. See the latest entries at the links below.

• Pinyon Pine
• Red Pine

 

New members

Please welcome the following members to our community.

@DonHiggins

Patriot Woodworkers, please drop them a status welcome at their home pages. Thanks!

 

Featured Topic

By @IrishWoodCarver, a beautiful South Bend lathe, see his topic below:

 

Featured Image

U.S. Army Spc. Eric Pack, a carpentry and masonry specialist assigned to the 760th Engineer Company, works on a project in the 489th Engineer Battalion’s wood shop on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aaron Ellerman/Released)

Source: http://www.dodlive.mil/2014/03/05/u-s-soldiers-hone-woodworking-craft/

[Stick486]

cleaning after the most recent kitchen experiments...

 

[Grandpadave52]

Lot's of walks with the new fur-kid over the weekend. Took my step-father to the 38th (and may be final) Tippecanoe Steam & Gas Power Show Saturday. Pics later.

 

Pre-school activities week started today; Oldest grand-daughter to football (4th year team manager) at 7 A to begin her Senior H.S. year. Youngest grand-daughter for all day volleyball practice at 9. That schedule holds for the remainder of the week. Just came in from a 1/2 hour walk in the rain with the fur-kid. She's in the outside kennel now. Picking up my step-father at 10:30 A for monthly eye doctor appointment and injection #138...lunch afterwards. Dr. appointment & lab work for me mid-week. Lot's of walks with the fur-kid in between. Once the rain ends Tuesday or Wednesday, mowing will resume. Any other non-allocated time TBD

Edited July 30, 2018 by Grandpadave52

[Gene Howe]

Honey dos all weekend and continuing today and, likely manana, as well. Working my way through the accumulated pile of "round toits". Hopefully, shop time by Wednesday. 

[Ron Dudelston]

Resting after a very hectic weekend.  I need to straighten up my stock totes from Saturday’s show, also. The show gave me two jobs.....a mantle and an oak cabinet so I need to get those quoted.  Thursday is Route 127 yard day.  127 is the longest yard sale in the world.  We’ll pick it up at Celina Ohio.  

[DuckSoup]

 Finished the fire suppression job I was on for the last, long, 10 months. Going to take the month of August off and see what comes my way after that.

Clean the shop and see where I left off. Inching closer to that retirement.

[DAB]

today so far:  filled water day tank in the house from the shop cistern (about 170 gallons), watered the gardens (more rainwater from cisterns), killed some weeds (roundup).  still to go:  dig some dirt out and back fill with some base course near the back step next to the patio drain;  goal is to keep the mud out of the drain.

[Grandpadave52]

10 hours ago, DuckSoup said:

Inching closer to that retirement.

That's what you said the last time you retired.

[Grandpadave52]

11 hours ago, Ron Dudelston said:

Thursday is Route 127 yard day.  127 is the longest yard sale in the world.

Take lots of water and comfortable shoes. Lots of in/out of vehicle and walking. Supposed to be hot so keep a close eye for the Lemon Shake-up vendors...can't do the 127 without one good Shake-up.

[PostalTom]

Several years ago, I built a box joint jig from a set of plans in Shop Notes.  I tried it a couple of time, never could get the spacing right on the pins and slots.  This past weekend, I decided I would figure it out, or throw it out.  I have recently bought a 7 piece PSI drive center set from our local tool store.  This is the set:  https://www.pennstateind.com/store/LCENTSET.html.  The hardware looks good, haven't tried it yet, but the box it came in was a mess.  Flimsy construction, and the bottom had split and was repaired with masking tape.  This gave me the inspiration to try to make a new box using that jig.  Came out OK for a first effort.  I will post some pics once I get it all done.  Still working on the top, need to make an insert to hold the various pieces, and have to apply some finish.  Made out of poplar, so I probably won't be too picky with the finish.  I also received an invitation from a member of our woodturning club to teach me how to turn lidded boxes.  I am looking forward to that.  As usual I have the normal plethora of doctor's appointments to take my wife to.  She has developed a problem with her peripheral vision, so she is grounded from driving for now.  So that's my upcoming week. 

[steven newman]

Wake me up when it's Tuesday.....

 

May skip the Yard Sale Trek......West Liberty, OH has a Tractor Fest the entire Labor Day weekend....had to walk the 2 miles of vendors last year....twice.

[Stick486]

7 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

That's what you said the last time you retired.

and the next time he retires...

[DuckSoup]

21 hours ago, DuckSoup said:

Inching closer to that retirement.

 I knew I would take a beating when I typed this 

[Grandpadave52]

11 hours ago, steven newman said:

Wake me up when it's Tuesday....

Rise & Shine Mr. Newman! Ready or not, it's Tuesday!

[steven newman]

Uuuummmm.....

Do I have to?

 

Last night, tried the "new & improved" bandsaw.....resaw a bit of Ash into thinner 1 x 3s......like 3/8".   Motor was having "issues" having to actually work....until I said something about it could be replaced......started right, and made a few more pieces.   Maybe today, I can do a bit of box making.....