Personal Musing of a person personally
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There is a crack in the wall… wait that is my table top!!
The days have a way of stringing together leading to one morning waking up and realizing that things need attention. I found myself in that situation just a few days ago. It came to a point where softball games, birthday parties (we have four of them within 30 days), work schedule and family events have … Continue reading There is a crack in the wall… wait that is my table top!!
Shake it, shake like a Zebra?
I did it, I finally said dam it, I’m pretty I deserve time off from work. Well the second one anyway. I have been blessed with 9 days of vacation which at the point of typing this out there are still five (six if you count today) left. So what does one do on a … Continue reading Shake it, shake like a Zebra?
Shop Time!! Nope tool bon voyage.
Sigh, well they are gone. I have sold my tools. 6” rigid jointer…. gone, router table…. gone, 14” grizzly bandsaw…gone, they are all gone and a couple more. To make it worse they all were sold on my day off so on top of them leaving I did not get to work in the shop. … Continue reading Shop Time!! Nope tool bon voyage.
Time to make something….. oops
So if you have read the last post or two you are aware of the decision of going from a primarily power tools shop to a hand tool shop with the exception of my planner. Friday was to be the T day or Transition day. I went in and took pictures of all the power … Continue reading Time to make something….. oops
pondering hand tools and workshop
Thoughts on the decision to change to hand tools versus power tools After making the decision and some internal dialog I have some thoughts on the change to hand tools. The sad reality is that while I made the decision a couple days ago (well I have actually been thinking about the switch for … Continue reading pondering hand tools and workshop
The truth about kids work and life
So I have not posted in quite sometime which for individuals who post either written content or produce videos on sites such as YouTube, that is not uncommon. The sad truth though is that in large part this is due to not getting into my workshop versus just not having time to type something out. … Continue reading The truth about kids work and life
The toy/blanket chest part 2
So it is the day after day two or more specifically the second day I’ve spent in the shop on the chest. I did not have any calls from my wonderful wife asking for tires to be fixed and it was relativity nice outside so the shop was not freezing. I have provided three picture … Continue reading The toy/blanket chest part 2
The box that started as a toy but became a blanket
Shop time! And had the boys with me, two excited (well that maybe an exaggeration) teenage balls of excitement. And with there help I got to start on the toy box but oddly enough after I set the size and materials, that being oak and cherry my wife remarked how pretty it was. The evolved … Continue reading The box that started as a toy but became a blanket
shortened shop time
I have always kept a few what I call one stop shop projects which I am sure you can see means it is a project easily done in one day in your shop. I keep them in mind for days such as the one I had yesterday. I started my day in high spirits as … Continue reading shortened shop time
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