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! 

 

Theme News

As many of you know by now, our theme or appearance looks quite different right now, what you are seeing is the default theme for our software without customization. Since our upgrade and after upgrading the custom theme to follow along, we were experiencing errors being thrown with each page visit by users of our community, creating a strain on our network. 

I am working on this issue within my spare time, unfortunately now that the new work week has begun we are more than likely going to have to use this default theme until the weekend comes along again and I can sit down and dig in. Thank you all for your patience.

 

New Members

Please welcome to our community, @1fizgig, @camargo, @woodenbrain, @SteveG, @Bob Lang, please click on their names and leave a message of welcome on their profile page. And to our new members, welcome to your new community folks!

 

Updated Wiki Pages

Well, not really an interesting wiki page but I updated our "Copyright" page for the wiki, showing off our "Creative Commons Sharealike" license that allows anyone to use our wiki at their pleasure and to be able to copy and reproduce our wiki as they see fit, open source, open web, just the way I like it.

 

Featured Topic

Our Featured topic has also been added to "Our Picks", this is a page for content that has stood out and been chosen for a special place in our community, and for a limited time showing on our Home Page for the world to see.

 

Featured Link

Our featured links are website links added by staff and members, add your favorite links today at Links Directory.

 

Featured Image

Jim Coleman, a framing and woodworking specialist, groups photos for ideas of a shadow box at the Arts and Crafts Center Jan. 28, 2009, at RAF Mildenhall, England. Mr. Coleman is able to create a wide variety of custom pieces for almost any occasion.

Source: https://www.mildenhall.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000623487/

 

24 minutes ago, John Morris said:

we are more than likely going to have to use this default theme until the weekend

 

no problem...

I know it bothers you more than most anybuddy here..

 

25 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Our Featured topic

 

excellent choice...

 

7 hours ago, John Morris said:

I am working on this issue within my spare time, unfortunately now that the new work week has begun we are more than likely going to have to use this default theme until the weekend comes along again and I can sit down and dig in. Thank you all for your patience.

The site works. We''ll manage fine...don't let it keep you up at nights.

Shucks, I even used to like this layout...Besides I don't look like I used to either regardless how many weekends somebody tries to repair me.

In recovery mode today. It became obvious about 3AM, my exemption of the intestinal plague that invaded the house a week ago had expired. Surprisingly, besides some water, coffee seems to be successfully retained thus far.

Remainder of the week, the only thing I have been informed of thus far is the Pinewood Derby Friday night. No doubt other items will be communicated on a need-to-know basis...when I need to know, they'll tell me.

May get some garage time as we could see mid 50's for a few days...fresh air will be nice.

"How RUDE!"

Woke up to trees having a snowball fight...

And by 3pm, only the shady spots still had any of this stuff.....only 2 more days til Spring....

13 minutes ago, steven newman said:

"How RUDE!"

Ur welcome...had ours yesterday morning.

We left Tucson at 06:00. Stopped for a couple breakfast burritos at our favorite mom and pop place about 50 mi. North of Tucson. Then, on to Snowflake and, stopped for a few groceries and, got home a little before noon. Nice, leisurely drive. Looking fwd to left over corned beef on rye  tonight. Tomorrow will find me immersed in more Inkscape and g code. Our sons and their families liked the burned family tree thing. So, after correcting the spelling of our DIL's name...  and, learning how to speed up the burn, I'll get a couple more made. Then, it's on to the whisky logos.

The next week or so will be all (?something?) and elbows.

 

Got a few things done this week(end) lol. 

 

A few Sierra style pens, and a keychain pill carrier (sold).  The pill carrier/case is made with Amboyna burl. Pens are, shredded money, rosewood, Cocobolo, and one I'm not sure of.  😊

The bed is r3sting for the week since I’m heading to Alabama for a few days to see my brother.  Unfortunately, my customary trip to Moodyville, AKA Florence, isn’t in the cards.  I have my sister as a third traveling companion.  I do believe John and I might be see in Indy in April together at the NRA convention.  

Good morning from Tuesday! And thanks for the warm welcome I've received.

Not much happening in my shop currently, although I suspect I may take some time to make my router table fence in the next day or so. The I can really test out using the table.

Not confident enough to use the locating pin as yet, so haven't done anything with the table since building it.

 

Oh, and beginning to plan the coffee table and sideboard my wife has requested. New challenges!

Minor project after I got done repairing the car yesterday.  Had to run a new DC leg to the new bandsaw.  Finally ahead of the curve on the DC thing.  All equipment that can have it does have it.  Been lacking on this for long time.  Couple days before finish is ready and can install.  In looking at this as I began I decided I could not let a 6 inch by 12 inch space go empty or worse become a  black hole for stuff to disappear in.  Now what I am going to put inside that nice space remains to be seen.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile outside projects to be looked into.

 

 

In case y'all was wondering...The Ruben was FANTASTIC!

16 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

In case y'all was wondering...The Ruben was FANTASTIC!

Gonna' be a few days before I can talk about that.

But, Gene, you didn't offer any.  

 

Got the whole yard mowed, part of the widow's yard mowed.  Now to trim the fence line.  And, some missed weed eating.  Will get back to my first dove tail work.  Had to get new chisels.  Sorry, HF.  Yours is too rounded on the side.  Back to house chores for a day or two. 

 

I did wonder what had happened to the format of the site.  Thank you, John, for explaining.  

 

WB, that looks to be a hiding place for chargers.   

Edited March 19, 20197 yr by FlGatorwood

A truly spring day today, my lawn guy was mowing and weeding today the daffodils are all in bloom got some more hand planes done over the week end and started 8 more block planes today. I will bore you some more with pictures in a few days. here is one picture as a teaser.

Herb

 

Not much done on weekend . Had a turning club demo Saturday. One new club member brought some ash from Hugh tree and we raffled that and more off. Yesterday I started on the new club website and I think I got into more than I wanted to do, but when done ....WOW. Today finally got the new smoke detectors up. Went to the shop late and got two Beads Of Courage bowls hollowed.

       Boy it is getting much harder to keep up with myself than it used to be. And I am paying for it when finished.

 

Ok Herb , are you ever stealing everyones thunder.

Edited March 19, 20197 yr by Gerald

17 minutes ago, Gerald said:

Not much done on weekend . Had a turning club demo Saturday. One new club member brought some ash from Hugh tree and we raffled that and more off. Yesterday I started on the new club website and I think I got into more than I wanted to do, but when done ....WOW. Today finally got the new smoke detectors up. Went to the shop late and got two Beads Of Courage bowls hollowed.

       Boy it is getting much harder to keep up with myself than it used to be. And I am paying for it when finished.

 

Ok Herb , are you ever stealing everyones thunder.

Don't mean to, just can't seem to shake the addiction.

 

@Charles Nicholls  I just love your pens, we have such talented turners on this site.

 

 

 

 

March 18, 2019

@Gene Howe

  Saturday night we had a big community Corned Beef and Cabbage Bash here at the park. There were over 100 attendees, good thing we had a favorable wind that night.

Just saying,

Herb

Edited March 19, 20197 yr by Dadio

12 hours ago, Charles Nicholls said:

Got a few things done

 

and done so well..

that's some beautiful work Charles....

10 hours ago, 1fizgig said:

Not much happening in my shop currently,

 

should hope not...

w/ having to get through two Mondays a week...... yours and ours...

SNORK!!!