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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!

 

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By @Danl has embarked on a wonderful series of project build topics, I'd like to thank Danl for the time and effort it took to prepare this series and keeping it nice and tidy with user friendly searchable titles so we find this wonderful project.

Dan's Mission Bed series is fun and very useful for anyone who wishes to embark on a similar project. Way to go Dan, and thank you!

 

 

• Mission style bed - prototype
• Mission style bed - production -1

• Mission style bed – production – 2

• Mission style bed – production – 3

• Mission style bed – production – 4

• Mission style bed – production – 5

 

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By @Woodman, personally I love the reclaimed items Woodman makes, I can't get enough of his work!

 

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While blacksmiths and silversmiths hammer metal into shape, founders melt it and pour it into molds. Apprentice Founder Drew Godzik explains how 18th-century founders made spoons, buckles, candlesticks and more.

 

Got some windshield time in store today. Need to get some scroll saw patterns copied by Office Depot, onto 1/2 and whole sheet (8.5X11) address labels.  It's cheaper and handier than using the blue tape method. That process entails covering the project boards with blue tape, then, using 3M 77,  glue the pattern to the tape covered wood. It's time consuming and, that wide blue tape is not cheap. 

It's only 14 miles to Office Depot but through the winding mountain roads, it takes about 40 minutes one way. So, getting several copied actually saves time. 

Then, Phyl has finished another gorgeous X stitched south west mountain scene so, that's another 15 miles to get it framed at Hobby Lobby. I could frame it but, they stretch and mount it. I don't mess with that. Plus, they're quick. At my age, that's important. 

Abusing the single celled Sketch-Up to design an Oak case that will fit a Cooler Master HAF XB Lan Box case, an Ion Profile LP USB Turntable, and Samsung TV/Monitor that will look like an old Victrola for the W11 Komputator. This case will set on that Larkin "Sewing Desk" once I get it repaired/refinished. 

 

Have to ask Bruce where we put those boxes of Victrola parts. 

Hard to believe today is the last day of July. I guess most of the month melted away.

 

Managed to finally get some outside work down Saturday afternoon after the week of brutal temperatures. Mostly just clean-up of sticks etc. dislodged after storms Thursday and Friday nights. I will admit, I was nothing more than a slug yesterday.

 

Week ahead, after all the rain last week, and with much cooler weather, the focus next couple of days will be weedeating and mowing. Dozens of other projects to select from once the mowing is complete.

 

In case you're wondering, I made parole as the "warden" has returned to regular daytime duties. I'm still under close scrutiny the next two days as her mini-me is off work. Wednesday, I go on unsupervised work release...need to put in a donut order...

The boys took down the Trashed Gazebo....now just a pile of steel parts....

 

Monday?   Leave it at that....still recovering from that Road Trip....I even worked IN the shop, this morning.

 

76 partly sunny degrees outside, with a bit of a breeze...rather pleasant.

Finished up the commission Friday. Just a bit of putting away and clean up Saturday. Going to fix the finish a a couple of pews at church today and then some turning blank prep.

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 Now that I've knocked the solution to that problem loose, ... where did I stash the solution? 

 

I got our camper neighbors son some lathe time this weekend. He finally felt comfortable enough to try it. One cut and he was hooked harder than my finger after running a fishing lure into it last night. 

This week we're gearing up for another show, that one is next Sunday down in Racine.  I also have to run another 30 amp circuit in the shop for our new dual drum sander. Hoping this will be a time-saver for big project runs. 

One other little project is also happening this week. we're finally getting our driveway paved with concrete after dealing with mud and gravel for the last 25 years.

Randomly lost electricity for over 2 hours this evening. Back on about 8:15P. Glad it wasn't last week.

 

6-1/2 hours, 4 tanks of gas, 13 spools of line and 2 donuts later 98.12345678% of the weed eating is done. Oh and one pair of jeans ripped out after nearly 9 years. Mrs. said throw them away or ????? Let the mowing begin...on Tuesday. Guess I'll be wearing shorts.

Judging woodworking at Ohio State Fair.  Lots of good interviews and projects by 4Hers from around the state.

22 minutes ago, kmealy said:

Judging woodworking at Ohio State Fair.  Lots of good interviews and projects by 4Hers from around the state.

some of the 260 entrants and projects

 

   

 

I walked thru one of these at Lake of the Ozarks , MO. It was absolutely amazing what some young folks can do. This is just a few of the items I saw there

Edited August 1, 20232 yr by Gerald

9 hours ago, kmealy said:

Judging woodworking at Ohio State Fair.  Lots of good interviews and projects by 4Hers from around the state.

after looking at those picture how many different divisions/classes are there? it's obvious that some are budding workers with minimal tooling while others are quite experienced and have access to some advanced tools. To me it seems like you have a huge daunting task you signed up for.  

Some mighty fine projects from those youngsters.

One wonders how much dad, mom. uncle, and/or grandpa time was invested. No matter. It was time well spent and lots of "larnin" occured.

Edited August 1, 20232 yr by Gene Howe

5 hours ago, John Hechel said:

after looking at those picture how many different divisions/classes are there? it's obvious that some are budding workers with minimal tooling while others are quite experienced and have access to some advanced tools. To me it seems like you have a huge daunting task you signed up for.  

There are two age groups, 13 and younger and 14 and older.  Then there are four project classes, based on their "book"  They can do the same project book for 3 years.  One big difference is the power tools they can use.  First are very basic tools like drills and sanders, then add some safe power tools, then basically open.  The highest group is pretty much artisan level.   Every year in the lower levels, we have to disqualify people for awards because they used a forbidden tool for that level.  It made me sad a number of years ago, I had someone who built a beautiful cabinet but then did an ogee on the top edge with a router.  We have to disregard any work done by Laser or CNC as not everyone has access to that. but that does not disqualify them.

 

One amazing thing is the number of girls that compete.  My three daughters all competed for a number of years and got a top 20% every year.  I think often girls have a bit better fine motor skills at that age.  The best of class in the one I judged was also a girl.  There is a family in a neighboring county that has a number of daughters and they always do amazing work.

 

Probably the most elaborate project was one last year.  It was a beautiful end table with tapered legs and a curly maple inlaid strip in the top.   What was most amazing though was there was a glass top.  Inside was a trout, made of hand-carved wood and painted in different colors and with spots, all hand painted.  A a number of "river rocks" that were also hand carved and painted different shades of gray.  Utterly amazing work.

 

I graded the third of four levels and the older members this year.  There were some very nice things.  But the last person I judged was surprising.  She basically used a hand saw, square, chisel and hammer.  Reminded me of my first project living in an apartment in Chicago.

Busy at work. Service Manager fell and broke wrist this past weekend. Enter Chaos Zone. Off the charts.

 

Picked a bad week to quit drinking 

 

project for the rest of the week..

Tends to happen after every Project gets done....I have to put away all the "toys"

See anything that looks familiar?

Besides the Pencils?

Seems this..

A Freebie from Lost Art Press might become my new Shop Motto.....?

4 hours ago, Gunny said:

Picked a bad week to quit drinking 

 

 You mean there's a good one. 

Edited August 2, 20232 yr by Larry Buskirk

13 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

 

 You mean there's a good one. 

 

Sure is, it's called "next week"