I know it just be me, but it seems like the time just flies by these days. Can you believe that here we are the last weekend of March, the end of the first quarter of this new year? Wow.

 

Well for those of you in the North, the buttercups are up and it will be in the 70's here today. Time to get out the John Deere and ready it for mowing. But it is still a great time to get out in the shop and spend some time with the tools and wood and put together some nice projects.

 

 

As it seems to be, I am always behind and this weekend is no different. I picked up a load of Rock Maple and with some Curly mixed in a couple of weeks ago. It has rained off and on and I just didn't want to get the donkeys out to haul it down to the Wood Stash in the mud. Yesterday evening after work, we did manage to get 1000 bd/ft in the building, stickered and stacked.

 

 

Here are a couple of shots of the wood stash.

 

 

 

And that is only part of the building. Enough to keep me busy this summer.

 

 

 

This weekend I will be finishing up a couple of Shadow Boxes for a good friend. He has these two old Baseball Gloves that were his dad's when he played Baseball back in the early 1900's. I was asked to make him a couple of boxes to display them in his Man Cave.

 

 

 

 

The Catches Mitt

 

 

 

And the Fielders Glove. Quite different than the equipment they use today.

So I got a couple of nice Oak boards ready to make the shadow boxes.

 

Got them put together and a coat of stain on them. Then cut the top so I can get the glass installed today at lunch.

 

 

Once I have the glass ready, I will sand it again to smooth out any imperfections and put another coat of stain on then spray a clear coat on both of them.

 

 

After that, I have several other projects on the board so I will just have to see how far I get this weekend.

 

So what about you other Patriot Woodworkers on here, what is on your Patriot Woodworker Agenda this weekend? Are you starting projects, still working on a previously started project, building jigs, cleaning up the shop, restoring any old equipment or tools, or just having a little Spring Fever and getting outside? We here at TPW love to see all of the projects you great woodworkers are doing and we love to see them in stages and learn how you do it. So come on please jump in here and reply to this post and show us what you are working on this weekend. You might just inspire someone else to realize they can do it also.

 

 

So, I am waiting. Post those pictures and tell us what you are working on!

 

 

Friday already?????????????????????

 

End of March??????????????????????

 

 

Why do I think I just missed out on 6 weeks of this 1st quarter - oh, yeh, I did ! ! ! ! !

 

 

Anyhow, thanks, John for the reminder. Look like you, indeed, have a nice stash of splinters.

 

 

Second show of year next weekend. Better get down to da chop and get some werk done instead of hacking on this here kompulater.

 

John,

 

Sure rub it in.

 

 

36° here and,

 

 

 

 

Oh well, at least we don't have to shovel it.

 

Raining and 41° here. Hosting relatives yet again so the bunk beds will probably set undisturbed.

Larry and Lew, but the time y'all catch up with the rest of us Summer will be over!

John,

 

We're stuck in the never ending winter, I don't think we will catch up.

 

 

 

Looks like you have to much lumber John. I think you should send it to me and I'll help you work through it.

My shop work begins Sunday due to another show tomorrow. My agenda is cutting boards, Pizza peels, bad trays, and hopefully some lathe time

I have the same idea as John, Send some of that my way, you don't really need thatt much do you?? LOL.

As for what I am doing, I just posted on anther thread a bowl that I am working on. Once that is done, I plan on finishing another that I had been working on but left alone because it was giving me fits with tear out then I got sick. It is made of black cherry.

 

 

Wow. That stash ........

Finally spring weather has arrived, but the weather man says not for long.

 

Trying to get ready for the next show, tomorrow, whoa ..... already ?

 

We are actually booked through May with one week end off per month.

 

Things have gone well so far. Custom orders are running strong and keeping things moving at a pace I can hardly keep up with. Thanks to Thomas Edison for electric for heat, but I have a few words for our supplier.

 

Nice looking shadow boxes John, I'm sure they will be a huge hit. As for that stash, well..........................

 

Greetings All

I did try something different for me last weekend. Little present for my sister back in Finland.