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

Our Annual Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for Christmas project is live! I want to thank those who have contributed thus far! Two days into the project and we are a third of the way to meeting our goal!

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Featured Image

Laurent Dupont of Minneapolis uses a hand plane to shave the bottom of a door in his house that is getting stuck because it's too low. Mrs. Dupont and daughter, Mary Kay, watch the process and hold the door steady. (1948)

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I remember those days of Brylcreem and Vitalis!

After our move to Kentucky, we have pretty much got all the new furniture and appliances as well as 90% of the knick-knacks and photos up on the walls and both "Guest Rooms" are all set up for visitors. I have been working on getting the boxes in the garage in order. So in our standard 2-Car Garage I have all of my tools and garage stuff on the one side and all the other "Non-Garage Stuff" on the other side with an aisle down the middle for access to enter and exit to to the house. We have done a good deal of weeding things out on the Non-Garage Stuff, but we still have a ways to go. We will be having our daughter flying out from California for Christmas and our son will be coming down from Indianapolis. We have a number of things for our kids to look though as there are a lot of their momentous and crafts that they made so we don't want them to make the choice for them. We have a pile of stuff to donate to local charities and other organizations. So once we get done with Christmas we will wrap up the garage so I can start working on setting up a shop in January.

 

Today we will be having some good friends of ours from California stopping by for a night or 2. They had been on a cross country trip visiting their family in Florida and took a cruise with them. Then they have been seeing relatives in Georgia before heading our way. It will be good to see them and show them around.  

55 minutes ago, lew said:

I remember those days of Brylcreem and Vitalis!

Me too. 

But, if you wanted to keep that duck tail just so....

 

1 hour ago, lew said:

I remember those days of Brylcreem

A little dab will do ya'

We used baby oil until mom pushed dad to get us Vitalis.  The oil was hard to get out of the pillow cases.

Weekend: Grand-daughter's had a good Sat at their swim meet...oldest two, 1st and a 3nd; youngest, (3) 2nds all to teammates who won; Christmas parade was deemed a success by oldest grandson from riding on his Cub Scout pack float; they won 2nd in the youth division; youngest "employed" his sisters to retrieve an over-sized bag of candy. There were over 60 units total...crowds were down probably due to the cold, windy & drizzle conditions; I was glad when it was over.

 

Busy week...sshhh...today is my wife's birthday. A couple of swim meets, choir concert, monthly trip for my step-dad to his retinal specialist which includes 6 month retinal scan; also a few small errands for him and projects at the house; time to renew my drivers license...looking forward to that mental & verbal abuse; anything else TBD...

Edited December 3, 20187 yr by Grandpadave52

headed to the shop shortly to turn a bowl or two.  gifts for some friends.

Continuing work on project, will post more later.

4 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Weekend: Grand-daughter's had a good Sat at their swim meet...oldest two, 1st and a 3nd; youngest, (3) 2nds all to teammates who won; Christmas parade was deemed a success by oldest grandson from riding on his Cub Scout pack float; they won 2nd in the youth division; youngest "employed" his sisters to retrieve an over-sized bag of candy. There were over 60 units total...crowds were down probably due to the cold, windy & drizzle conditions; I was glad when it was over.

 

Busy week...sshhh...today is my wife's birthday. A couple of swim meets, choir concert, monthly trip for my step-dad to his retinal specialist which includes 6 month retinal scan; also a few small errands for him and projects at the house; time to renew my drivers license...looking forward to that mental & verbal abuse; anything else TBD...

Congratulations to your grandkids and 

Happy Birthday to your wife!!!! 🎂

 

 

 

Edited December 3, 20187 yr by LarryS

Over the weekend and this week.

I've been cleaning the really dirty shop that I let go way too long.

Need to get it cleaned for future projects. Whatever that may be????

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Weekend: Grand-daughter's had a good Sat at their swim meet...

Busy week...sshhh...today is my wife's birthday

your are a tough act to follow...

KUDOS to the kids...

Happy Birthday to your wife!!!!

so I'll take a nap for ya...

Gosh Dave, you seem busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger. You need a break to wish your wife a "Happy Birthday"

Glad the grand kids did well in their meets.

bowls turned.  letting screw plugs glue up.  will sand them off, brand, and apply finish later.

39 minutes ago, It Was Al B said:

Gosh Dave, you seem busier than a one armed wallpaper hanger

he's okay unless he develops the 7 year itch or gets the crabs...

4 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Weekend: Grand-daughter's had a good Sat at their swim meet...oldest two, 1st and a 3nd; youngest, (3) 2nds all to teammates who won; Christmas parade was deemed a success by oldest grandson from riding on his Cub Scout pack float; they won 2nd in the youth division; youngest "employed" his sisters to retrieve an over-sized bag of candy. There were over 60 units total...crowds were down probably due to the cold, windy & drizzle conditions; I was glad when it was over.

 

Busy week...sshhh...today is my wife's birthday. A couple of swim meets, choir concert, monthly trip for my step-dad to his retinal specialist which includes 6 month retinal scan; also a few small errands for him and projects at the house; time to renew my drivers license...looking forward to that mental & verbal abuse; anything else TBD...

Did you forget to get her a present? 

Better run quick!!!

Was looking forward to switching out the cutters in the planer today. Honey dos got in the way. Possibly, tomorrow. 

Test a few stains..

Boss liked the one on the skinny Oak....Witch's Brew...

More on this glue-up..later

When the clamps and cauls all come off...

Here's what I've been working on er, umm,.. playing around with. 

 

2 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Was looking forward to switching out the cutters in the planer today. Honey dos got in the way. Possibly, tomorrow. 

Happy wife, happy life.