Interested to here what all you here at The Patriot Woodworker will do working on this weekend.

Tonight is First Friday in downtown Historic Florence and I will be setting up a booth with my cutting boards and other woodworks.

Finished up nine cutting boards last night with the help of my wife. She did some sanding and putting the finish on them.

And we also got ten bread dipping boards finished for tonight.

Since I got pushed into finishing all of these for today, I didn't get the top repaired for the cedar chest so I am hoping to spend Saturday working on that.

I also have a couple of shadow boxes and a small piece of Thomas the Train track to do this weekend.

So what the rest of you Patriot Woodworkers, what is on your woodworking agenda this weekend? You know we here at The Patriot Woodworker love to see your projects and the progress and when finished, so please share your project with the rest of us here in the forums. Give is a chance to brag on your wonderful projects and who knows, you might inspire someone else to give it a try also.

So what are you waiting for, post those projects, we are anxiously waiting.

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John Moody
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John Moody Woodworks
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I am not sure what the weekend holds for me yet. This past week has been too hot and humid to work in the shop as it has been over 100 degrees in the shop with high humidity which cause me breathing problems being an asthmatic. Also I am very sore from the physical therapy on my shoulder. I am now in the strengthening phase which is great and I am seeing great progress, but when I get done I go home and take some meds and have to crash. My wife and I will be heading out to an Angels baseball game tonight which we are very much looking forward to. I hope to get some things done in the shop over the weekend but I also have to do a bit of work on my Ford F-150 pick up as I have to replace one of my automatic door lock actuators as it only locks/unlocks the one door only about 1/4 of the time. I had to replace one this past year as well, so at least I know how to do it so it won't take me too long to get done.

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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

Love those bread dipping boards!

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

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

I'm trying to get some extra stock made up for our "Farmers Market" this coming Wednesday.

While I was down in So. Calif. my wife had a couple of calls and orders for a few things, so I need to finish them up.

The puzzle tug boats are going good with the little kids.And the start of 2 more license plate bird houses.

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Harry Brink
Bulldog Woodworking
Montana

Hopefully picking up a cherry tree and some sassafras. Other then that, trying to work out a plaque for one of my wife's girl friends. Oh yea clean up time too.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Harry

Interesting work. Doing puzzles for the kiddies is it worth it? Something I have been thinking about.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

The boats are made from a 2x4, so cost is next to nothing, and if I keep busy with them, it doesn't take too much time using a band saw. This year I am getting $10 for them but have been told by customers that they would have paid more. The reward comes from watching the kids play with them!

Wayne Mahler said:

Harry

Interesting work. Doing puzzles for the kiddies is it worth it? Something I have been thinking about.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Did get one saw bench doneDid not enough leg stock for a second one....

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Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

i hadn't heard of bread dipping boards before so those were a nice treat to see.

I'm trying to figure out the best way of making a turned coffee scoop. i started to make it in 2 pieces but they aren't matching up right, so i am considering making them out of 1 piece or not at all. i will also be turning out some round cheese boards and see if I can get a few at least to sell. i may actually dump the scoop idea for the cheese boards . Pics as I get them

There has to be something out there that sells rather well that we turners can make. I just haven't found it yet.

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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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Charles,

Here's a PDF file of making a coffee scoop. Ms. Niles live only a few miles from me. She also has her own line of bottle stoppers.

Charles Nicholls said:

i hadn't heard of bread dipping boards before so those were a nice treat to see.

I'm trying to figure out the best way of making a turned coffee scoop. i started to make it in 2 pieces but they aren't matching up right, so i am considering making them out of 1 piece or not at all. i will also be turning out some round cheese boards and see if I can get a few at least to sell. i may actually dump the scoop idea for the cheese boards . Pics as I get them

There has to be something out there that sells rather well that we turners can make. I just haven't found it yet.

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Charles Nicholls
Site Host
nicholls61@att.net
Proud supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project, Homes For Our Troops and the NRA

http://www.etsy.com/shop/nichollswoodworks

Thanks Lew yea i am very aware of her bottle stoppers, she is the one i will be going to when i need to order again Carl jacobson put out a youtube video of a coffee scoop he did but it's just not working well for me, maybe because i need dimensions to go by.

Thanks I'll read through that

Yep ok thanks that was a pretty quick read too .

Lewis Kauffman said:

Charles,

Here's a PDF file of making a coffee scoop. Ms. Niles live only a few miles from me. She also has her own line of bottle stoppers.

Charles Nicholls said:

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

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

Thanks Lew. I have an order for some round ones I have got to start on soon.

Lewis Kauffman said:

Love those bread dipping boards!

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

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

Redoing a top for the Cedar Chest I was making. I dropped the other top and busted the corner. So this morning it is time to glue up another one and I will cut the broken one down and use it on a smaller chest.

I love these Bessey Clamps!

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John Moody
Site Administrator


John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

There was a great crowd out Friday Night for First Friday. I had a good night, not the best, but I did have some buyers. Lot's of people looking and making list for Christmas.

Here was our display this month. This picture also show the bowls on the Bread Dipping Boards.

Also had a few of my hand planes there. The guys like to stop and look at them, the women then look at the cutting boards.

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John Moody
Site Administrator


John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

Love the Bessey clamps too. I have 2 12in. clamps and wish I had 2 more LOL. They are great for holding anything I need. Maybe I'll manage to get 2 more for Christmas this year

Sorry to hear about the top busting John but it looks like you have the replacement well underway.

John Moody said:

Redoing a top for the Cedar Chest I was making. I dropped the other top and busted the corner. So this morning it is time to glue up another one and I will cut the broken one down and use it on a smaller chest.

I love these Bessey Clamps!

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John Moody
Site Administrator


John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com