September 3, 20187 yr 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 discussed at our community raffle topic, please see this post Revised Raffle Draw Date We are pushing our raffle draw time up to September 15th. Please see linked post for details. Also, by suggestion made by @lew, a raffle announcement will be inserted into our home page of The Patriot Woodworker for the rest of the world to view, honestly this should have been done at the outset, but it was not, I apologize! And thanks Lew! MWTCA What's It Project The August What's It is under review, and a winner will be announced shortly, meanwhile we are working on September's What's It right now! 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. White Spruce New Members Please welcome @Alicia Paul, @Woodbutcherbynight, @hawkeye10 to our community, leave a message of welcome on their profile page. And to our new members, welcome to your new community folks! Featured Gallery If you all been living under a rock you may not have known that a gathering of Patriot Woodworker's occurred last week! And here is the gallery album to prove it! Featured Image of the Week USAF Academy support squadron wood shop. Source: https://www.usafasupport.com/wood-shop.html
September 3, 20187 yr Weekend did some mowing/ trimming, errands...set-up the campsite last night, grandkids "camped out"; lots of marshmallows, a few graham crackers & Hersey bars were sacrificed. One trip done to the HS this AM...Two more to go today. Finish last weeks mowing and start over this week. Busy week with Volleyball meets...Really need to get cracking on that garage clean-up I so skillfully avoided last week...remainder TBD especially since temperatures are back in the 90's with Heat Indices 100o+
September 3, 20187 yr That's beautiful, @lew. Still piddling in the shop. I'll get this box done...sometime.
September 3, 20187 yr cutting and putting up baseboards in my office. then moving furniture, then finishing putting up baseboards. came in 3rd of 18 at the IDPA match saturday. won one stage, stage 1: from 5 yards, draw from concealment, fire 3 to the body, 2 to the head. no make up shots. made all hits (zero down) in 3.33 seconds. woot.
September 3, 20187 yr Working on the details that come at the end of a project. The little things that keep you from saying, DONE. Then off to put up a brick corner wall at neighbors. LOL
September 3, 20187 yr Popular Post Did a walk-about down at West Liberty, OH's Tractor Fest.....Just one day was enough, for me. I think I posted a few pictures..somewhere? Been doing rehabs for the toys..er..TOOLS that I managed to find.... Too bleeding hot around here....even the yard can wait... Most of the other tractors wer getting lined up, for a parade... Farmalls, a few by Case...some Green & Yellow thingys...
September 3, 20187 yr Popular Post 16 minutes ago, steven newman said: some Green & Yellow thingys... ...or as they're affectionately known by the curators of vintage farm machinery, "Johnny Poppers."
September 3, 20187 yr 24 minutes ago, steven newman said: Too bleeding hot around here....even the yard can wait... Yep to both counts. Found out there was an open air flea market for the weekend about 20 minutes from here...considered it this morning until it was 85o at 10 AM; 92o now...I'll pass...most of the same vendors plus many more will be there in ~6 weeks for the annual Covered Bridge Festival; lots of yard/garage sales in the area too....that runs for 12 days...usually much cooler then. Edited September 3, 20187 yr by Grandpadave52
September 4, 20187 yr My son, my nephew and I have spent the three day holiday weekend putting vinyl siding and soffits on our home. Blistering heat and humidity but we’re half done.
September 4, 20187 yr Popular Post Did a little turning Saturday . On Sunday while we were taking a friends car back found a tree cut down so I stopped and asked for it. Score so went back today with a friend. It is Bradford Pear and measured 24” at the butt. Got most processed today and turned a bowl. utroh now you know my truck . I will never escape
September 4, 20187 yr 35 minutes ago, Gerald said: It is Bradford Pear and measured 24” at the butt. That's a good sized Bradford Pear. Most don't seem to survive to that size up here. I've had two get to about 18" +/- when severe storms with high winds broke both off about 16" up from the ground. Happy turning...you always turn some neat stuff with your BP wood.
September 4, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Ron Dudelston said: Blistering heat and humidity but we’re half done. Yes it is!! Which half, first half, middle half or last half?
September 4, 20187 yr Turned a bowl today. I usually do twice turn , that is rough turn and then return when dry to get round again. This BP was litterally slinging water and the surface was slick like glass. It been a long time since I turned on the first day I get wood home.
September 4, 20187 yr 11 hours ago, Stick486 said: getting ready for a fishing tournament.. paid Mesa's entry fee...
September 4, 20187 yr 10 hours ago, Stick486 said: paid Mesa's entry fee... Tommy paid his horse's entry fee... turns out there's 3 more dogs entered...
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