April 2, 20215 yr Good Friday Folks! Still riding the roller coaster temperatures, and a bit frosty here this morning. Not a whole lot going on shop wise. So, What's on your Easter Weekend Agenda?
April 2, 20215 yr Popular Post Well now, let's see. 1. Map the property 2. Mark Xes where eggs to be hidden 3. Hide eggs tomorrow 4. Hunt my eggs Sunday morning 5. Sunday afternoon, try to remember where I put that #%$&* map
April 2, 20215 yr Popular Post Was planning on getting my William and Mary table wrapped up...then found out Marie is having our daughter and here family over on Easter. It's the first family gathering here since last March and Marie is really looking forward to it. Anyway, that means as the house cook and cleaner I have quite a bit of stuff to get done for Sunday. Progress was made this week on the table. The top and drawer are now finished. In the pic that's the drawer front you see, not an apron. The frame is glued together but need the internals drawer support and cleats to fasten the top. In a stroke of luck, I had to make a new foot (one I had turned was too short) and when I got it together it sits dead even on my assembly table. Edited April 2, 20215 yr by Fred W. Hargis Jr
April 2, 20215 yr Picked up a bit of poplar board from Home depot yesterday cut it up glued it down just waiting on it to dry hopefully by this evening we shall see going to do some turning hopefully this weekend.
April 2, 20215 yr Popular Post Off to the coast for more work on the boat and Easter with the grandkids ! Paul
April 2, 20215 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Was planning on getting my William and Mary table wrapped up Oh boy, OH BOY! Man that is looking slick Fred! My buttons would be poppin on this one!
April 2, 20215 yr Popular Post Have a shed to finish putting together....been too windy for doing any roofing.....sheet metal and high winds don't play nice together.....May try later today to start it.. 8' x 10'......those 2 x 2s are called Strongbacks.....keeps the gable from being blown over. have about a month to go, until that Watchman surgery on May 7.....
April 2, 20215 yr Popular Post This ones going to be a bit rough Poplar project in progress got everything trimmed down bad ends sawed off and as close to 3x3 as I could get it. But its on the lathe spun it up went a couple rounds with the roughing gouge cant do too much its a bit cold this morning plus a DRs appointment so that will have to wait until later this afternoon. On another NON wood working related project, MY NEW TOY a carniverous house plant with a possible feeding today if I can find a house spider to feed it. They do work this one is just quite on the young side not fully grown. When I fed it the other day they close quite quickly less than 20 seconds. So this new toy should be fun to watch eat house flies during summer time.
April 2, 20215 yr Popular Post Shop organization project continues. Cut a 16x20 hole in the side of the building and hung a AC unit. It's 8' off the floor and it was kind of tough to get the #70 appliance up in there. Framed it in to lock it in place. Nephew is coming Sunday. .40
April 2, 20215 yr May have to get one of those plants. Flies drive us NUTS during the spring and summer! Edited April 2, 20215 yr by Harry Brink
April 3, 20215 yr Popular Post Looked at some land today with my son. Turned some mushrooms and put another coat of finish on the coffee cup shelf. More turning tomorrow.
April 3, 20215 yr Popular Post repainting our Master bathroom, finishing a few camper signs for clients, and wrapping up a cutting board for a bridal shower gift. I'm hoping to find some time to finish turning some pepper grinders and start gluing up some hickory panels for end grain cutting boards. We need to get going on building things because our lumber supplier cleaned house and we bought their mess (roughly 1000 bf. of different species) for a great deal.
April 3, 20215 yr Popular Post Fred, that table is gorgeous! Your design or from prints? I need to start a couple of flag cases today. 2021 has been a good year so far at my Etsy store. It’s April and I’ve sold 6 flag cases.
April 3, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, Ron Dudelston said: Fred, that table is gorgeous! Ditto! Those legs turned out great...pun intended. And, those leg spreader thingies are exceptional.
April 3, 20215 yr Popular Post Ron, I found it in a PWW article and built it just to satisfy my craving to do a turned leg project. But the article was really sketchy on details, so it took some interpretation to get the needed details to build it. After I get it finished I may do a post on it's construction.
April 3, 20215 yr 33 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Ron, I found it in a PWW article and built it just to satisfy my craving to do a turned leg project. But the article was really sketchy on details, so it took some interpretation to get the needed details to build it. After I get it finished I may do a post on it's construction. Please do. That looks like a fun project.
April 3, 20215 yr 37 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Ron, I found it in a PWW article and built it just to satisfy my craving to do a turned leg project. But the article was really sketchy on details, so it took some interpretation to get the needed details to build it. After I get it finished I may do a post on it's construction. Please do. I would love to have plans for that!!!!!! .40
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