Not as productive as you guys. Gonna help my son rip some boards for a cat window seat. He's found a cash cow of sorts. All sorts of old ladies now want cat window seats mounted outside a window. He gets as much as $800 for one. Of course he gets to use his forge and anvil on the costlier ones. 

After the boards are sized, we'll be moving a 20' bare stud wall about 20' from the middle of the shop, over to one wall. This is the final obstacle to an open floor. Next comes insulation, wiring, lumber rack, more stud walls, etc....we're slowly gitt'n there.

10 hours ago, Bundoman said:

Did 252 snowmen since Thanksgiving.  Todays bench was a mix of weaponry restore work and snowmen noses.

 

Holy cow Brent, you have been busy.  Nice work on all those projects though!  What is the daughters new project?

24 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

All sorts of old ladies now want cat window seats mounted outside a window.

 

I am going to have to google that one Gene.  Not the old lady part, the cat window seat part...

11 hours ago, Gunny said:

 

 

No no no!!!  This is what happens as he descends down the stairs into what he refers to as the Dungeon Shop 

 

...And all this time I thought he had perfected...

12 hours ago, Bundoman said:

Did 252 snowmen since Thanksgiving.

 

Is it an addiction?  What are you going to do with 252 snowmen?

 @lew 

...Are you sure @steven newman didn't find that lost set of keys to the Tardis?

14 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

 @lew 

...Are you sure @steven newman didn't find that lost set of keys to the Tardis?

I think you are on to something, Larry  

9 hours ago, Cal said:

 

I am going to have to google that one Gene.  Not the old lady part, the cat window seat part...

I have a brother-in-law who's 15 years older than me.  He told me once he went to a HS class reunion.   He said, "I can't believe all those old ladies I once thought were hot young chicks."

1 hour ago, kmealy said:

I have a brother-in-law who's 15 years older than me.  He told me once he went to a HS class reunion.   He said, "I can't believe all those old ladies I once thought were hot young chicks."

 

...He didn't realize they were probably asking each other "Who's that old fart"? 

32 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

He told me once he went to a HS class reunion.

 

Thankfully they don't call, email or write me about an reunion.  Seems it was assumed I died long time ago.  One of those many rumors that hey, embrace it cause if we haven't kept in touch there must be a reason.  

21 hours ago, HandyDan said:

 

Is it an addiction?  What are you going to do with 252 snowmen?

It was actually a combination of Christmas orders, gifts, and a couple of fundraiser donations.  And, it may be an addiction as well, but if it is, I should probably seek therapy and a self cleaning shop now because Christmas is coming!

It DID happen and I can prove it!

 

This is about half of the current order. These go the fastest so I get to make LOTS of them.

 

Will make sure the rest of the order gets shown if I ever get it done.

12 hours ago, Gunny said:

 

Thankfully they don't call, email or write me about an reunion.  Seems it was assumed I died long time ago.  One of those many rumors that hey, embrace it cause if we haven't kept in touch there must be a reason.  

 

...Pretty much ditto.

Might be because the other Larry Buskirk's obituary was in the paper a few years back. (No relation)

 

..Trying to figure out how quoting Keith ended up as quoting me? 

1 hour ago, Bundoman said:

It was actually a combination of Christmas orders, gifts, and a couple of fundraiser donations.  And, it may be an addiction as well, but if it is, I should probably seek therapy and a self cleaning shop now because Christmas is coming!

 

Well then there are a lot of happy people out there.  Your snowmen look fantastic.  I'm the same way with pens.  Like making them, love giving them away and seeing smiles from the receivers.  If you find a self cleaning shop see if they will give you a discount if you buy two.  I could sure use one.

6 hours ago, HandyDan said:

If you find a self cleaning shop see if they will give you a discount if you buy two.  I could sure use one.

 

Me Too! 

Now where did I put that...

Now that I have a building (not quite a shop, yet) with a large roll up door at one end, cleaning will be a breeze. Breeze supplied by a shop vac blower. 

9 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Now that I have a building (not quite a shop, yet) with a large roll up door at one end, cleaning will be a breeze. Breeze supplied by a shop vac blower. 

You sure you need the shop vac...sounds like Mother Nature might do it for you.

31 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

You sure you need the shop vac...sounds like Mother Nature might do it for you.

It has been windy, lately. But, depending on the day, it might come from any direction. Heck, it's been known to change direction 2 or 3 times in a day.  It's usually out of the WSW. Unfortunately, the roll up is on the east end of the building.

 

On 3/7/2021 at 6:44 AM, Cal said:

 

Holy cow Brent, you have been busy.  Nice work on all those projects though!  What is the daughters new project?

The older daughter is making a blanket chest from solid Walnut I had sawed years ago.  Plan is 44 inches long and 18 by 18 wide and deep.  She has been working on gluing up panels with my help.  We are ahead of last year.  That is good.