Happy Friday The Thirteenth Everyone!

 

Here "Two Weeks From Anywhere" we're taking a break from a rough weather week. Those 100°+ Heat Index days were quite miserable.

Have a few downed trees to clean up after Tuesday, and Wednesdays high wind storms that came through after I got the Pilot running again.

Also have to go pick up some angle iron, square steel stock, etc., that the nephew wants to get rid of. It's some pretty good sized pieces and the price is right.

Hopefully the yard's dried out enough to get at the trailer.

 

So, What's on Your Weekend Agenda?

 

Well, I had plans to do some stuff in the shop related to making a pepper mill, but Mother Nature has intervened. Our peaches are ripening at a furious rate so I may be trying to get some of them put away for the winter. It's been a banner crop this year.

56 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Our peaches are ripening at a furious rate

Wow, Fred, what type are they? All of the orchards around here have peaches that ripen in late June/early July.

Checked on my bowl drying progress yesterday evening with the meter: 

• The soapy water soaked bowls are still very wet, but showing zero cracks and very little ovaling. 
• The larger air dry and sealed bowls are showing medium 15%ish. 
• The 3 small air dry and sealed bowls are showing <10%.  Ready for 2nd turning
  • Will try to get those on the lathe for the 2nd turning.  Given the amount of material left and the amount of ovaling these may be impossible to get round again.  But at least, I'll get to try out the jamb chuck I made last week. 
• The latest bowl packed in shavings shows no change in moisture in a weeks time.

 

 

Still have a pile of logs to work through.  If I have time, I'll get one of those broken down into blanks.

 

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Edited August 13, 20215 yr by forty_caliber

Ordered a 8 inch cast iron sewer cover with mounting ring.  They shipped in undersized box, zero packing.

 

So surprise, it's cracked.

 

Called and set up a new one, specified that Packing material and Proper size box were imperative to receive a cast iron product undamaged.  This is a plumbing supply store online, you would think they know this stuff.

 

What do I know?

 

47 minutes ago, forty_caliber said:

Checked on my bowl drying progress yesterday evening with the meter: 

• The soapy water soaked bowls are still very wet, but showing zero cracks and very little ovaling.

I took one I'm preparing out of the dryer yesterday, flame box elder

 soaked for 3 days

 shavings for 19 days

 hot box for 9 days

 

I'm using a kitchen scale to test for dryness. Loss was less than 1 gram in a day when I took it out of the hot box. 

 

Not a really big bowl, about 8" in diameter but the warping is virtually non-existent

 

 

 

Drew a line around the circumference, then used a compass line to compare-

 

Pretty happy so far

Edited August 13, 20215 yr by lew

1 hour ago, lew said:

Wow, Fred, what type are they? All of the orchards around here have peaches that ripen in late June/early July.

Not sure of the exact variety but they are yellow freestone.....something makes me think they are Elberta peaches. We lived here 5 years and they did this the first year we were here, and then again this year. I think the cold winter zapped the in between years.

Just now, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Not sure of the exact variety but they are yellow freestone.....something makes me think they are Elberta peaches. We lived here 5 years and they did this the first year we were here, and then again this year. I think the cold winter zapped the in between years.

The local peach crop was virtually decimated last year. A late freeze killed off all of the buds.

I've got no pears this year.  We had a snow while it was blooming in the Spring.

@Gunny

Heck even the small parts I ordered for the Pilot came in an oversized box with packing that barely fit in the mailbox.

I could hold all of the parts in one hand. 

9 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

@Gunny

Heck even the small parts I ordered for the Pilot came in an oversized box with packing that barely fit in the mailbox.

I could hold all of the parts in one hand. 

 

Yeah I was surprised when I saw the box. I imagine quality help is rather rare these days.

Apparently my BIL was offended when I sent this picture to my sister. Suggesting this method to motivate him properly.  Sister sent to my Mother when then sent me text msg to NOT do that. Seems she saw picture and snorted her diet coke laughing.

 

Picture in question.

 

Thanksgiving is going to be a hoot at your familly gathering this year!

10 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Thanksgiving is going to be a hoot at your familly gathering this year!

 

!st of the 2nd turnings....  Small shallow bowl about 6" dia.  Made from the neighbor's oak tree.  

 

 

 

 

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I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend in their shops! I'm living my dreams through you all. Lately it's been all about my mother, elderly, one thing after another is happening in her declining health. Today she was transferred from a post acute care center to hospice care in a board and care home. She has to have 24 hr attention, our goal is to make her as comfy as possible and we are visiting her daily now. I have not been on TPW as much as I would like, because my attention has been needed for mom since April.

 

You all are doing a wonderful job keeping the digs up to par and the ranting and raving and sharing projects has been steady and awesome, thank you all! I know there are many here who have walked in our shoes with an elder parent, I never knew how tough it can be till I am now doing it.

 

Be safe in all you do folks, and @steven newman, if I may impose on you to do another Monday Morning topic, I'd sure appreciate it sir.

@John Morris Mimi and I are sending prayers to you and your family. We know all too well what you are experiencing. 

BTDT..TWICE.....on each side of the Family...

Trying to get a Tool Chest done by Labor Day....4out of 5 drawers are done.   then decide on the lid...

 

We'll see...

No outside work for a day or two. This week working outside 2-3 hours a day has wiped me out like a old mop. Worked on handles for a Fire Stix I make for shows. Worked on a prototype seam ripper today and think I am ready on this as a new product for shows.