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Snow and windy here tonight! Our Patriot Turners- @Woodbutcherbynight is cranking out wooden stemmed wine glasses. He is using segmented blanks to make these beauties- Check out his post and see the nice comments he received. Within that post, he also posted some gorgeous tool handles! Gunny wins the award this week for the most posts of projects! In addition to the glasses, he turned a fantastic little "Q-Tip Holder". He gives us an insight into how this handy item came about- @HandyDan added more information to his ornament and stand posting. Dan's tutorials are always well detailed and photographed. Check out the addition information- @Jim from Easy Wood Tools added some really great information to a resurrected post comparing Easy Wood Tools to some of the clones that have been showing up in the woodworking stores. Check it out so you don't buy a pig-in-a-poke! You may remember from last week that @Cliff donated his Easy Wood Tools winnings, from our Operation Ward 57 Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family, to @Pauley. Well Pauley received the tools and sent his thanks and gratitude for the generosity. What’s Coming Up- Bradley McCalister, from Spiracraft, has posted the dates he will be at the various woodworking show around the country- For The Newbies- Mike Peace posted a very interesting video on a shop made tool used for creating a chuck recess. This tool overcomes the drawbacks of many of the "store bought" tools- Sam Angelo gives us an insight into the differences between buffing and burnishing- Expand Your Horizons- Rick Turns added his list of December 2019 videos. New Turning Items- Ruth Niles sent out her latest newsletter. She has some great prices on her stainless steel stoppers- Here is the link to Ruth's website- https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/ Everything Else- Haven't been at the lathe this week. My Mom, who recently moved to an assisted living facility, wasn't happy with the only table in her living space. Finding one that would fit proved futile so I have been working on building one. Safe turning
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While I use the same tape / rule / square for a given project I still do other work outside the shop requiring different tape measures. Do I really need a 25 ft tape to measure most shop projects inside a 16x20 shop, hmmm no. But work outside doing forms for concrete, building sheds I do need one. Then of course we come to specialty tapes such as a center finder tape or a metric tape. Yes I know about the ongoing debate of Imperial verses metric. Not even going in that direction. Previously I had them laid out in a drawer and that worked well until I got a new 25 ft one and it just was too big to fit. Jammed the drawer more than once and said enough. While I was at it I also could use a place to put my glasses. On top of the oscillating sander was not a good place. Added some pencil storage because I always seem to be needing one and you can never have them close enough to what you are working on at the time. Small project, still takes several days to do finish work and let cure well before installation. It is all about the details. Used some rubber backed flooring turned rubber side up to protect the wood from the viscous tape measure ends. Also keeps them all canted at a slight angle. In theory this keeps them from falling down. Once done a great addition that will prove useful for years to come. We like pictures so I took a few as the installation went along.
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Patriot Woodworker Mark Wilson Is Getting A New Pair Of Glasses!
John Morris posted a topic in The Veterans Corner and Causes Forum
Patriot Woodworker and Iraq Veteran Mark Wilson is getting a new pair of glasses to help him see much better! The catch, they cost a ton of money. You all may know Mark Wilson as the young man we helped acquire a shop full of woodworking tools for. Through our supporters Easy Wood Tools, Laguna Tools, Bessey Tools, and Woodcraft Supplies, and with the help of many of our members, we were able to help Mark get a good jump start on his new shop. Well, I was perusing Facebook and I noticed there are some folks who are helping Mark acquire some super glasses by eSight Electronic Glasses for the heavily visually impaired. If you'd like to help make a difference in Mark's life, feel free to drop on over to the GOFUNDME page where the campaign fundraiser is taking place. You'll also notice we have installed a nice little box with Marks image at the right column of our community page here on The Patriot Woodworker, you may also click on it to be taken to the GOFUNDME page. Image Below, Mark Wilson at the Hines VA Center for the Blind Woodworking Program Links of Interest Marks Face Book Page The Patriot Woodworkers Help Mark Start a Shop GOFUNDME for Mark Wilson Mark Wilson's Patriot Woodworker Page
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