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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A master woodworker in his own right and profession, Antonio Stradivari.

Antonio Stradivari Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo stradiˈvaːri]; (1644 – December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier and a crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant and greatest artisan in this field. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius, as well as the colloquial "Strad" are terms often used to refer to his instruments. It is estimated that Stradivari produced 1,116 instruments, 960 of which were violins. Around 650 instruments survived, including 450 to 512 violins.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Stradivari

 

I've been working on mess control for my lathe.  I built a trough with a dust collection hose attached to the bottom, to go under the bed to catch the dust and shavings falling through the slot in the bed.  Now, I am cutting down and modifying a shower curtain to hang in front of the lathe to control the mess from getting on the tool and accessories shelf under the bed.  I'll post some pictures when I get it all done.

Wife and I took a trip over to Gold Beach on the coast Saturday, stayed the night and came back on Sunday. While we were there, we stopped by a Myrtlewood store and picked up some pieces of live edge boards for some shelves she wants to make. I will have to edge join some other boards to these to make them wide enough to a practical shelf. On the way back, we took a detour and drove through Jedediah Smith State Park along the Smith River looking at all of the redwoods there. It was nice get away, although short.

Not a lot of woodwork got done over the weekend. Bunch of traveling, though. 

Plans for the week are to finish sand the river table and get it routed to receive the glass, get the legs assembled and do the first of five coats of wipe on finish. 

Got a date with Phyl on Valentine's day. Lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant. So, Wednesday afternoon is shot. I know a nap will be in order. 

Friday is another travel day. Headed to the Yuma area (7 hr. Drive) for  a meet up with several AZ woodworkers. 

shot a pistol match yesterday (5th of 20), gave away my pine bowl and my heart shaped oak bandsaw box (filled with chocolates, of course).

 

now headed down to the shop to figure out a holder for clay targets so you can shoot the targets with a pistol without misses destroying the holder.  stay tuned.

 

monday, monday.....

Weekend: Not much...maintained bird feeders, whacked a opossum over the head with a 12" square nose shovel...toted carcass across road and heaved over the fence into corn field. Red-tail hawks gotta' eat too.

 

Coming week: Choir concert tonight, haircut mid-week, then PU step-dad,  meet up with my brother for lunch. Fri. nite, Cub Scout Awards banquet;  Remaining time TBD 

My wife is off all this week so we will be doing a number of things like seeing doctors and getting x-rays. Yesterday we went to the Huntington Library in San Marino which is near Los Angeles. There are a number of museums and exhibits and beautiful grounds with different gardens. I have done photography for many years as a hobby and love taking photos at the Huntington Library. So here are a few pics of our time there yesterday.

7 minutes ago, Allen Worsham said:

beautiful grounds with different gardens.

Absolutely...you captured it very well!

28 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Absolutely...you captured it very well!

Thanks. My Dad taught me 2 things. Mechanics and B&W Photography. He was a wizard in the darkroom developing film but I could never do it that well. With the digital camera era it made it much easier for me. I love doing it when I can.

watched Lonesome Dove...

1 hour ago, Stick486 said:

watched Lonesome Dove...

How many times is that now?

 

Herb

Wonderful pictures, Allen, you are good at that. Love your photography.

Herb

Ummmm, Monday?    Leaving a wake-up call request for Tuesday..

 

Two wire baskets have shown up at the house...NOW I get do a little measuring  for a cut list...

3 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Weekend: Not much...maintained bird feeders, whacked a opossum over the head with a 12" square nose shovel...toted carcass across road and heaved over the fence into corn field. Red-tail hawks gotta' eat too.

 

Coming week: Choir concert tonight, haircut mid-week, then PU step-dad,  meet up with my brother for lunch. Fri. nite, Cub Scout Awards banquet;  Remaining time TBD 

Guess possum pot pie is not on your supper menu, tonight.

Allen, I know a lot of people would ask , What did you use for a camera?  Having been a bit of a photography buff myself, all I can say is, great photography and great composition . You really captured the beauty of the grounds.

1 hour ago, Dadio said:

How many times is that now?

 

Herb

 

1st time..

1 hour ago, Stick486 said:

 

1st time..

REALLY?

John

1 hour ago, Gene Howe said:

Guess possum pot pie is not on your supper menu, tonight.

Nope nor possum belly either...They are just big, fat, rats...shouldn't have hissed at me.

Building an oak bookcase for my oldest grandson. 

Got the tops done on 5 BOC bowls . Put a seal coat on a walnut trash can I built maybe 10 years ago and decided I have to clean some unfinished projects out. Had the top trim made just not cut to mount. The battery pack to rebuild my 14.4 PC drill came in today. Not bad for 27.