Good Monday Morning Patriot Woodworkers! August 18, 2025

[John Morris]

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!

 

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@Charlie is looking for some information on his Stanley level, any help is greatly appreciated.

 

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Winter will be here before you know it!

 

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A working Museum. I liked watching this video, just thought some of you all may like it too.

 

[Gunny]

At work with heat already at 88F.

 

Working on a drawer divider for my work cart.

 

[lew]

No woodworking over the weekend. Maybe some bowl turning this coming week.

[StaticLV2]

@Masonsailor has been a bad influence on me (and more specifically my wife) who has seen the pantry that he did a while back.
So now I am in the process of building out a new pantry

Lots and lots of panel glue-ups for the foreseeable future.

In unrelated news I am learning to make sourdough pizza 

[HandyDan]

[steven newman]

Monday? about says it all...took yesterday off, and am currently do the same today....

 

Found out a little $2 handplane..

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Was made back in the 1880s....before Stanley bought out Goodall Tools...might try to give the iron a good sharpening, later...

[Grandpadave52]

Finished mowing again over the weekend just in time for the rains to return so mowing is again on tap for the week ahead but not today. I don't work well in the lightning.

 

Mrs. is off work also today since she worked the weekend. Her Jeep needs RS, HID headlight bulb replaced. Still trying to figure out how to get to it. Replaced the left side a while back. That one was no picnic but at least accessible and somewhat visible once I removed enough parts.

 

Tomorrow, chauffeuring Mrs. to a meeting with her region's counterparts on the West side of Indy. I'll be unsupervised for several hours near several tool stores, flea markets, big box stores, fire arms shops, numerous donut outlets, a Portillos and less than two miles from IRP/ Lucas Oil Raceway just ahead of the NHRA Summer Nationals...hmmm, hope I can find something to occupy my time.

 

Only woodworking I've done recently was convert small limbs, sticks and bush trimmings to chips and shreds via the woodchipper. Kinda fun really except the noise even with hearing protection. Truth be told, quite similar to most fine woodworking projects I've attempted; results about the same and much faster.

[Grandpadave52]

1 hour ago, StaticLV2 said:

In unrelated news I am learning to make sourdough pizza 

What am I missing? I see the correlation; similar to a donut only different sprinkles and has a sauce applied.

[Larry Buskirk]

Monday?

Hmm, guess that explains the rain.

[frenchwwr]

I have been gifted a day

 

YOUR JURY SERVICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE COURT. YOU SHOULD NOT REPORT TO Franklin County Courthouse FOR SERVICE ON 8/19/2025.

[Grandpadave52]

1 hour ago, frenchwwr said:

I have been gifted a day

 

YOUR JURY SERVICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE COURT. YOU SHOULD NOT REPORT TO Franklin County Courthouse FOR SERVICE ON 8/19/2025.

I assume you'll still be paid since you had to rearrange your schedule?

[Gerald]

Finished installing ply in shop today. Now to do trim and fill some cracks . Then onward to paint time. Headed to Waco Thursday for SWAT.

[Al B]

17 hours ago, frenchwwr said:

I have been gifted a day

 

YOUR JURY SERVICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE COURT. YOU SHOULD NOT REPORT TO Franklin County Courthouse FOR SERVICE ON 8/19/2025.

I've had to travel that road a few times myself  @frenchwwr. My wife has had to serve in federal court a couple of times. Weeks at a time in federal court.

[Gunny]

Got myself an early birthday present.  24 inch box brake bender.  I know, not woodworking tool. But I also a fair amount of welding.  Another tool in my arsenal.

 

[Grandpadave52]

Nice looking machine. Looks well made.

[HandyDan]

Looks well built.  I guess we can tell you to get bent.  Haven't heard that term in a long time.

[Gunny]

3 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Looks well built.  I guess we can tell you to get bent.  Haven't heard that term in a long time.

 

Bent this already, drawer divider for tool cart.

 

[DAB]

see you in a while crocodile:

 

all fixed up for a friend with Bondo.

 

 

[DAB]

people are funny.

 

she comes to pick it up.  likes how it turned out.  says she wants to pay me for my work so i can do other things.  cool.

 

i pull out my wallet and find the HD receipt, show her that i bought 2 containers of Bondo, $23.98 each, call it $48, that's my cost of materials.

 

she considers this for a moment, pulls out some cash from her pocket, and gives me $60.

 

 

 

 

i say thank you.

 

a gross profit of $12 for about 4 hours of work.

 

i'm gonna get rich doing this, just not today......

[Wichman3]

10 hours ago, Gunny said:

Got myself an early birthday present.  24 inch box brake bender.  I know, not woodworking tool. But I also a fair amount of welding.  Another tool in my arsenal.

 

 

I have an 18" brake from HF, I currently use it to fold 14 - 16" compound cut patterns for the scroll saw ( magic wands, or as I call them " Wich Sticks " )