End of September here on The Patriot Woodworker, is that hard to believe or not? Seems like the summer just began and now we are officially into the fall with Winter just around the corner. I hope these cooler days and nights offer you some time to get into the shop and work on the projects you like to make. If you are doing projects for Christmas, you better get started now.

For me I am still in full production mode on cutting boards. I am thankful they are going out as fast as I can turn them out. Last night I got the first sanding on five new large boards.

Sorry I didn't realize I moved when I took that picture.

And the fifth large on.

I also have five medium that I got out of the clamps last night that will be ready to sand tonight and put five small ones in the clamps.

Every flat surface in the shop has cutting boards sitting on it.

So that will be most of my weekend projects.

What about the rest of your Patriot Woodworkers, what is on your agenda, building a new jig, restoring an old piece of equipment or tool, building a new piece in the shop, home improvement, preparing for fall, or just laying around and enjoying watching your favorite football team on the big TV? You know here are The Patriot Woodworker, we like to see your projects and hear what you are working on. We love pictures, so please give us pictures as you are working on it and as it progresses to the point it is finished. We all pick up new ideas when we hear and see others doing their projects.

So come one what are you waiting for? I want to see what you are doing and what you are working on.

Post those pictures!

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John Moody
Site Administratorhttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
“Don’t make something unless it is both necessary and useful; but if it is both necessary and useful, don’t hesitate to make it beautiful.†Shaker Saying

I will be leaving in an hour or so to head to Tempe, AZ with my daughter for the weekend. Her friend is have some real emotional struggles and my daughter needs to be there with her and it would not be good for her to drive it alone. So I will be hanging out in Tempe for a couple of days. Good thing that it is not going to be in triple digits for the temp according to the weather site.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk.'
J. Vernon McGee

“Our greatest fear should not be that we won’t succeed,
but that we will succeed at something that doesn’t matter.â€
D.L. Moody

Welllllllllllllll, John - not going to be making much sawdust this weekend.  We have a big show right here in Duluth and I hope to sell a bunch of saw dusted projects ! ! ! ! !  This is the first of four big shows we are doing for the fall season.  Hope folks open up their pocket books and find some great Pop's Shop gifts.  Of course, in this economy, one never knows.  Maybe I should start making some cutting boards since you can't keep them in stock (big grin here).  ((Makes me wish we had our smilies back))

How about the rest of  y'all???  Whatcha got going?

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
Scroll Saw Forum Host

Finish storing some scored walnut to get some working room and hopefully finishing up the lathe duplicator. Have to make some knobs and the legs. Then the smoke test!

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!

Finishing up one pen, and making more. The pens vary from slimline's to Sierra's to rollerball's about 20 pens in all. I see no way to get them all done with the amount of time I spend on them, but several will be done. I'll do one of each until all are done.

Here's the one i am working on now.  

Its a combination of red acrylic and baby pine cones. Yep baby pine cones, use light cuts on this type of blank and you should have no problems. They are available from Wayne Ryan on Facebook.

He has other blanks available which are all combinations of wood and acrylic, which I think is really cool because it actually uses much more of the wood scrap that otherwise would go to the dump. It takes sharp tools to turn them, so my EWT's come in real handy for this. Safe woodworking!

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Charles Nicholls
Site Host
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Proud supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project, Homes For Our Troops and the NRA

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This is the "weekend of lunacy" here in east central Indiana.  Fairmount, Indiana is about 15 miles from my front door and Fairmount is the home town of 50's legend James Dean (as well as Garfield creator Jim Davis).  The last weekend in September is the home of two street rod shows.  The Rebel Run is in Fairmount and the Ducktail Run is in Gas City about 4 miles from Fairmount.  Needless to say there are street rods everywhere.  Between the two town there will be between 4,00 to 6,000 street rods depending on the weather.  Dorothy and I went to Fairmount today (Friday) and the rods were streaming in.  Probably about 1000 on site when we were there.  There's also a huge tool and car parts flea market.  Here's a few of the street rods we saw today.

 

Hey look y'all.  John Moody made it to Indiana

This one was my favorite.  It's a 39' Willy's and I'm a bit partial to Willy's.  I had one for a number of years and sold it about 10 years ago.  I can't tell if my wife if wishing I had it back or is praying that the owner wouldn't sell it to me.

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Ron Dudelston
Site Administrator

Above and Beyond WoodWorks

I'm looking forward to the non-smoke Lew. You only get one set of smoke with each device. LOL

Lewis Kauffman said:

Finish storing some scored walnut to get some working room and hopefully finishing up the lathe duplicator. Have to make some knobs and the legs. Then the smoke test!

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!

I know Fred, I miss the smileys also.

I normally do a show the first weekend of October, but with the shoulder problems this year and being behind I just couldn't commit to it. But I will be ready for next year.

I hope you sell out!

Fred Wilson said:

Welllllllllllllll, John - not going to be making much sawdust this weekend.  We have a big show right here in Duluth and I hope to sell a bunch of saw dusted projects ! ! ! ! !  This is the first of four big shows we are doing for the fall season.  Hope folks open up their pocket books and find some great Pop's Shop gifts.  Of course, in this economy, one never knows.  Maybe I should start making some cutting boards since you can't keep them in stock (big grin here).  ((Makes me wish we had our smilies back))

How about the rest of  y'all???  Whatcha got going?

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
Scroll Saw Forum Host

Did somebody say Smileys?

We've got Smileys,

They're just not as easy to use as the old ones.

 

Larry

Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host

I like this one,

Heck, I like them all!

Larry

Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host

Hey that's what I need to cart my lathe and all the stuff i make to all these shows you guys and ladies are going to!

WANT! Ok maybe a van would be better but hey I am not picky

Larry Buskirk said:

I like this one,

Heck, I like them all!

Larry

Old Woodworking Machinery Forum Host