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It's the end of a beautiful week in these parts. Temperature above normal and more sun than rain. However, only the last diehard leaves are left on the trees, there's frost on the car some mornings, the snow clearing contractor has put up the posts to mark my driveway, and the snow tires are on the car. All this can only mean one thing. Winter is around the corner. Fortunately we are not in the U.S. mid-west where I see there has already been some good snowfalls.

The harvest bin is still a work in progress, I spent quite a bit of time working on getting the drawers to fit in the openinings as some of the guides were a little off and the drawer widths a little too snug. I am at the point on putting trim on the top and bottom edges of the drawers. The bottom trim is actually runners that allow the drawers to slide while the top trim is just decorative and hides the plywood edges.The top has been flattened (somewhat) and sanded.

After the trim is finished, each drawer requires fine tuning. I already know that the bottom one requires about 1/8" to be removed from the bottom face, and the top one requires a little to be removed from the top face as with all three in place, they don't fit completely in the carcass frame. Once that is done I will have to work on the spacing between the drawers.

Then it is back to making the bottom trim I fouled up last week, and putting on the top. Hopefully I will finish it this week.

I returned to the store that sold me the jointer and found that the three mystery pieces were parts to a jig for setting the blade height, and a knob shown in the manual actually didn't exist. I guess that explains why I didn't have one. Maybe this week I will finally get around to finishing the set-up of this new toy and try it out.

My biggest challenge now is to finish the harvest bin and get several more smaller things finished before the craft show in three weeks.

Have a Safe and Fun week!

John

Not very exciting around here. Just a boring week scraping, filling, sanding, filling sanding then priming the porch rails. Too cold to paint today. I'd really like to get that chore out of the way! It's one of those honey do's I can no longer avoid.

Also waiting for wood in the shop to do it's thing. The coffee table is almost ready to start to apply a finish varathane. The drawers are going to need some tweaking after finishing as the application of Danish oil has made them funky, binding, no longer smooth.

There is also 10 Bd Ft of 6/4 rough maple drying on the rack. It is for more play blocks for Daughter in Law for Christmas. It had 16% moisture content at purchase. Want to get it down to around 10% It is now 13%.

Today was a lovely day, but the evening is get cold, about 59degrees. Reading your blog, just have to ask, what are snow tires??:D
Still sitting around with a cast on the leg. Spent a couple of hours in the shop today, making alphabet puzzles for the twins. Everything takes 5 times as long as I shift from walker to wheelchair to stool and back to accomplish each task. But I can't complain, as in a few months I will be as good as new. My friend, a coach at the local high school, lost both his legs just above the knees. I have a new respect for him. Keep making sawdust.

Gary --

Make sure you do your regular PT (physical therapy) when the time comes (I'm assuming after your cast comes off).. I'm currently visiting mine 3x weekly to help my left shoulder -- the doctor isn't sure yet if I need surgery to fix my rotator cuff issues.. Time will tell..

Now that 3 of us LA area people have chimed in we just need MickeyD since he's another almost 'local'..

I'm working on turning some simple ash and maple plates (actually saucers) for X-mas presents. Not sure if the recipients will like the plates better, or the wife's cookies and fudge.....

Gary

Without a doubt the cookies and fudge. But eventually the plates will grow on them. An early Happy Holidays.

Please send samples to me for complete testing and evaluation. I promise not to be bias due to being a woodworker. Make sure each of the plates has a full sample of all the goodies (one ash, one maple).

Remember the sooner you send them the sooner you will know the answer.

Ed

greitz wrote:I'm working on turning some simple ash and maple plates (actually saucers) for X-mas presents. Not sure if the recipients will like the plates better, or the wife's cookies and fudge.....

Gary

This week I'm planning a dog house for my air compressor. No the air compressor has not been bad but it needs to find a different place in the garage where it is easier to get to in the winter, a place where I don't have to open the garage door to get at it.

I figure I can make a simple dog house frame then locate it where I can get at it. The space around it can get filled in and I can stack stuff like shopsmith parts on top of it. I can still pull it out if need be but most of the time I can just attach the hose and use it in the dog house. Since there are no walls should be plenty of air around to keep it cool... in a cold garage.

Now I just need to give the compressor a name, no not Fido or K9.... maybe Red????

Ed

reible wrote: Now I just need to give the compressor a name, no not Fido or K9.... maybe Red????
Ed

How about Sheila? I recall a Sheila that ran a little hot...

Chuck:

Anxiously awaiting the completion, and pics, of the coffe table. If it's like your other projects it will a great piece.

Gary:

Glad to hear that you are not completely immobile, and are able to make some sawdust. I'm not sure what you refer to as alphabet puzzles, but I intend to make some letter puzzles, H, B, P & F for my show. These are simple but great for adults too and challenging enough to add spice to a get together, especially after some liquid libation. Great stocking stuffers.

Hope you recover quickly.

John