Weedpot ~ Showing Off Here and Shipping There

There she be all waxed, polished, and ready to ship.

The request was for Approximately 12" x 4", but that

was not to be. Because of cracks and the starting size,

I ended up with 8 1/2" x 3". Enjoy Mr. and Mrs.

This is a great medium for keeping customers up to

date on an order. This, also, will be a great place to

show the recipient how it was made.

Weedpot ~ Day Two

I chased that crack and lost it. I was able to get

to the point where I finished it. So all that is left

to do today shear it of of its base, sign it, and then

wax it.

 A little closer to the final shape.

 And here is the final shape with the stem and foot on the bottom.

 This photo shows the final sanding just before I add finish.

Here it is with the finish applied. I use Tung Oil

on these. It will sit over night and dry in the warm

house. The next day it will be sheared off of the

stem and then signed, buffed, and waxed.

Weedpot ... Not That Kind of Weed

I thought I would show you and a couple of friends

the progress of their order. A weedpot is actually for

dried flowers. It has a hole drilled into the top to accept

the dried flowers or a test tube for a single green flower.

 I started with a blank 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 13"

 It this point I've just knocked off the corners.

 I have now turned it completely round.

 This is what my arm looks like after a short while.

This could be a problem. The wood (Walnut) I had on hand

was a little greener than I thought. These cracks are a result

of moisture in the wood that dries out. So now I get to chase

the crack. Which means I turn the piece until the crack is

gone. When I drilled the hole water was on the drill bit when

I finished. I might have to glue up dry pieces I have on hand

and start again. I'll know later today. I thought I would let

it be last night to allow it to do what it will. Now it's back

out there to gitter done. 

It Only Took 32 Years

That is one of two garage doors. The doors are

constructed of sheet metal. I finally insulated

the darn things. When you live in an area that

can see over night temperatures as low as -20

degrees, it's down right silly to wait 32 years to

insulate. Oh well, no door shall be insulated

before it's time.

So far it has made a difference close to 10 degrees

warmer in the shop.

Small Ring Boxes Revisited

I'm still learning the ways of the internet. Our web

site gets very little traffic, but this blog is receiving

quite a bit of traffic. I'm changing that with the help

of our new web host. It seems Google doesn't like

the JavaScript that Apple iWeb uses When the

Google Bot comes a crawling. 

So when someone is looking for "Small Ring Boxes"

this blog gets noticed first. It's Google powered you

know. I've gotten a couple of sales from people

finding this blog, then linking to our site via the right

sidebar. 

This post is to show a group of Small Ring Boxes.

Click to inbiggen.

Something Simple

Here is a bunch of the most inexpensive items I make.

These are business card holders and they sell for $7.00.

These are another thing I make using scraps from other

projects. This is done because when I go to the wood

store, I go with an ounce of gold and my first born. In

other words, wood is expensive.

Day Two at Northstar

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These are photos of area.

I'm still trying this iPhone posting.

Posted using BlogPress
from my iPhone

The quality of the photos really sucks.

This is a Test of an iPhone Post

This is our last show of the year. We are at the fancy ski 

resort of Northstar. Here's a few photos of the show.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Then it was doctored by me at home.

A Look At Tahoe City

Below are a few shots of what we had to look

at all weekend. It's tough duty, but somebody

had to do it.

This photo was taken using a panorama

photo app on the iPhone. (Click to Embiggen)

Something New

The Lint half (Sue) of Dust'n Lint has a new line.

Not only is she an expert quilter, she now has a

new line of purses. Here are a few pictured below.

As Promised ... Finished Small Ring Box

Well I started with 80 of these little guys, but the handwriting

was on the wall. If I was to try and finish them all they wouldn't

be done by the first show which was last weekend. A few days

before crunch time, I was able finish 20 of the 80, and to the

first show in Kings Beach they went.

 Here's the 60 that weren't finished

 Here are the 20 that were finished

Here's a close-up of the finished Small Ring Box

Zebra Wood in the middle and Purple Heart on the sides.

New Band Saw Update . . . .

Well we left off with me explaining how after all

of the fan fare I realized there were two sizes for

this saw. The saw in the previous post had a

cutting capacity of only 3 5/8" (from the table to

the guides above). It seems I was looking at one

and the store owner and I were ordering the other.

The one I wanted had a 4 5/8" cutting capacity.

After reordering the right size and installing the

table (yes Christopher) on the new one, it's time

to go to work. Pictured below is the saw. Also

below is a teeny, tiny box I make. This is what

I had in mind when I bought the saw.

The new band saw above, and below

the smallest box I make . . . "The Small Ring Box."

This has been rough sanded. Next is to final sand to 400 grit

and apply the Tung Oil finish. Then it will be waxed 

to a mirror finish. We'll have to show that the next time around.

Have You Ever Wondered ?

Where babies come from ... well not if you're

my age.  What a miracle reproduction of life is.

In Jr. college I had a zoology teacher that used

to demonstrate how amazing it was by telling

how great it would be to park your Chevy in

the garage at night. In the morning go out to

that garage and be surprised by a new Corvette

parked next to it's parent the Chevy.

Well, what's this leading to? Check out what

my band saw did. 

Oh OK, I got this baby band saw to take care of

some of the real small stuff I make. That big band

saw was just to much work when it was time to

change blades from 3/4" wide to 1/8" wide. Plus

those damn blades cost $27.00 for the big saw, 

and &11.00 for the small. I go through about

three a year. The new saw was $200.00, so in 

about four years it will pay for itself.

Busy, Busy, Busy in Snow Country

I haven't forgotten you out there. I've been shoveling

snow almost everyday for about a month. It's gotten

to the point where there is almost no place to put it.

My inventory is going to suffer I'm sure, but I'm

going to do my best for the shows that start at the

end of June. Our Schedule for 2011 is posted at

our web site. Please get over there and take a look.

The address is to the right.

Here's some photos of what I've been up to ...

 Here's the back of the house and deck. The metal roof has no place to slide.

I'm shoveling the snow away from the roof so it can slide.

The edge of the roof is about 12 feet from the ground.

My truck looks dwarfed in the driveway. 

See what I mean by there being no place to put the snow.

Our Daughter In Law Kat's Art Show

This is a shameless plug for our Daughter in Law Kat.

Click HERE to go to her Web Site, "Uberella".

A Quick Look At Bowl Turning

I was in a hurry to make this and I'm afraid it shows.

I'll probably redo it down the road. 

This is a very general over view of the process I go

through when I make a bowl.

I keep referring to an "Endplate" in the video. The proper

name is "Faceplate". The name "Endplate" is left over

from my telephone company days, and it has to do

with a splice case ... oh well.