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!

 

Community News

As you all know @Fred W. Hargis Jr hosted the first get together for Patriot Woodworkers in his home in the great state of Ohio. From the looks of it and the action reports, it was a good time by attendees.

 

To see images of the get together, please see the topic at Still on Schedule. Right now the images and videos are kind of all over the place as they come in, soon we'll have a gallery dedicated to Fred's meeting, and our own Admin @Ron Dudelston has volunteered to move all the event images to the specified gallery, and add captions to the images as well. This way you all can view the happenings in one location. Thanks Ron!

 

And again, thank you Fred for hosting a wonderful meet and greet! And we'd like to thank Woodcraft, Laguna Tools, and Easy Wood Tools for supplying some fun and wonderful swag items and gifts.

 

New Members

No new members folks, but you can help change that, get the word out to your friends, invite your email contacts list, invite your postman, your local high school shop teacher, invite em all!

 

Featured Gallery

By now you all should be aware of @Big B gallery for his turnings, he recently uploaded some wonderful images of his work, and can you believe it, he's been turning for only 4 years! Great job Big!

 

Featured Image of the Week

Kevin Watt, Wood Craft Center manager, and the wood-working camp participants pose for a photo after making their cutting boards at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 11, 2017. The Youth Center partnered with the Wood Craft Center to host a total of two, week-long wood working camps to offer the classes to more kids. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)

Source: https://www.fairchild.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1278242/youth-center-hosts-first-ever-woodworking-camp/

I got some marching orders from the better half that we need to put a few sliding trays into a couple of the lower kitchen cabinets. When i explained that i hadn't completed moving all my stuff into the shop, she suggested I work it out anyway. So I guess I'm doing some woodworking for the first time in a while.

Yesterday the boss said she did not want me to do the next two projects that I had been planning.  Underbed rolling storage drawers for the second upstairs bedroom.  I did a set for the one room, but the bed in the second room does not have as much clearance between the side rail and the floor.  She said it would end up being too shallow to be of much use.  I agree, it really would be.  Ok, how about this small corner table that I have been thinking about for the upstairs bathroom that would match the vanity I built last year?  Nope, no-way no-how; I don't want a table in that corner...  

 

So I have 100 other things to do or get started on this week.  In no particular order; I want to hang some artwork & photos in the recently completed stairwell (the boss has approved the layout), clean up and S3S a large stack of red oak lumber that is in the middle of my shop floor (I started that about 2 weeks ago and did about 1/3 of the stack), yard work, a dental appointment, help our daughter move across Atlanta this Friday, maybe clean up the Plymouth for a cruise-in on Saturday.

54 minutes ago, John Morris said:

@Big B gallery for his turnings, he recently uploaded some wonderful images of his work,

that they are ...

and then some...

55 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Featured Image of the Week

sweet...

Weekend...didn't get any better than being in attendance for this...

What a fantastic group of people to spend the day with!

 

 

Just got everybody out the door to start another week. Headed out in a bit to transport my step-dad for his monthly eye injection...#139...we'll probably catch lunch afterwards. With all the rain, heat & humidity, hard to tell the grass was mowed less than a week ago, so time to start over...several brush piles to attend to after a "farm fresh" wood transfer. Same 'ole, same 'ole transport stuff, add in a couple volleyball matches...my allocated garage space needs a major clean/reorganize/tool put away to wrap up the week.

Working on some lid lift designs incorporating the buttons/rosettes at the head end of of deer antlers. I had forgotten how bad they smell when they get sanded. Yuck.

Bob, aka DuckSoup, is stopping by this morning to drop off some Mulberry logs GrandpaDave sent back with him from the picnic Saturday.  Hopefully he has time sit and have a coffee and chew the fat a little.

Hot and humid lately.  Will have to spend some time in the shop where it is cool.  Have plans to make a small table for the patio using some composite decking material I have on hand.

 

20 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

Bob, aka DuckSoup, is stopping by this morning to drop off some Mulberry logs GrandpaDave sent back with him from the picnic Saturday.  Hopefully he has time sit and have a coffee and chew the fat a little.

Hot and humid lately.  Will have to spend some time in the shop where it is cool.  Have plans to make a small table for the patio using some composite decking material I have on hand.

 

Ya gonna turn the Mulberry? Where I grew up in IL, Mulberry trees were everywhere. Some were quite large. Never saw anybody use the lumber, though. Tell us what you think of it.

I remember the berries were sweet little juicy tidbits. But, don't park your car under one.

25 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

But, don't park your car under one.

Or hang clothes on the line when the berries are ripe. Birds love those berries!

 

Did a little work on a turning. Still have a finial to make.

Morning to ya.....had a Brown Bat flying around in the house...@0300 this morning..

 

 

Been slowing cleaning up the "treasures"   and getting ready for next weekend....

 

Being that it is Monday...shop is closed.

2 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Ya gonna turn the Mulberry?

 

Yes.  I have never had any to try.  I let you know how it turns out.

Edited August 27, 20187 yr by HandyDan

Finished up my version of some long reach C-Clamps like this picture. This is for the 2X4 challenge @ our WW club.

I will post a pictorial of the build later this week.

 

Herb

big project today:

 

cut down a 14" circular cork pad all the way down to 10" diameter.  drew a line with a compass, and then followed the line with my eye.  no circle cutting jig here (i do have one i made several years ago though).  on the bandsaw.  didn't even turn on the vacuum.....cowboy style - leave a little mess behind!  

 

also finished grouting my office floor tiles.  painted the inner opening of the kiva fireplace in my office with some black, heat resistant paint (oil based, only got 7 fingers dirty).  and moved some water up to the house.

 

final buffing of the tiles tomorrow am.

44 minutes ago, DAB said:

big project today:

 

cut down a 14" circular cork pad all the way down to 10" diameter.  drew a line with a compass, and then followed the line with my eye.  no circle cutting jig here (i do have one i made several years ago though).  on the bandsaw.  didn't even turn on the vacuum.....cowboy style - leave a little mess behind!  

 

also finished grouting my office floor tiles.  painted the inner opening of the kiva fireplace in my office with some black, heat resistant paint (oil based, only got 7 fingers dirty).  and moved some water up to the house.

 

final buffing of the tiles tomorrow am.

Like to see a picture of the tile job.Bet you are glad to have that done. What is the cork for?

Herb

36 minutes ago, Dadio said:

Like to see a picture of the tile job.Bet you are glad to have that done. What is the cork for?

Herb

cork coaster goes underneath the ash bin by the fireplace, so the metal doesn't mark up the painted hearth.

 

pic?  BRB....

41 minutes ago, Dadio said:

Like to see a picture of the tile job.Bet you are glad to have that done. What is the cork for?

Herb

cork coaster goes underneath the ash bin by the fireplace, so the metal doesn't mark up the painted hearth.

 

pic?  BRB....

 

pin wheel pattern.  12x12 and 6x6 porcelain tiles from Lowes.  haze in distance is the area i just grouted today, will de-haze tomorrow.  about 320 SF of this fun over the last few weeks.  doing about 20 SF a day.

Good job.

Herb

with this, i've now done the entire house except for the studio (already had tile), about 1900 SF of tiling.  about 1700 SF of this pattern.  i'm done tiling.  i hope....

38 minutes ago, DAB said:

pin wheel pattern.

Very nicely done DAB. I like it...pattern & the color.