Fall is upon us, and that means…. that I’m already way behind in preparing for Christmas! I would like to take a few snowman ornaments to a craft show at the end of the month, so I’d best get to turning. Here are 2 in the glue-up process awaiting their eyes, nose and buttons. These […]
A quick note on dust
Dust is the bane of the woodturner and woodworker. We tend to think that it exists only during sanding. Whereas we create the most dust while sanding, dangerous particles can be created any time we take a tool to wood (or corian, acrylic, etc). We stir up dust in our shops with every step we […]
A New Virtual Home (Take 2.5)
C’mon… One would think I could get this right… eventually… I’m in the process of switching hosting providers… The one that I was using upped their rates to their “regular, non-promotional rate”. Usually, I wouldn’t mind too much, but since their “regular” rate isn’t listed anywhere on their website, I considered that a bit dishonest. […]
After Thanksgiving Sale 2010
Hey, folks, since I got the online store up and running in time for Thanksgiving, I figured that I may as well have a Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale. Click on the Store link and use the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY2010 during checkout for 10% off your order — or ‘Like’ WoodturningBlog on Facebook and […]
The Store is live!
Finally…. Instead of running my own software (and I looked at quite a few), I decided to run the store from Etsy. It costs to post items for sale, and they take a cut of the sale, but the store will get a much larger viewing audience than if it were self-contained within my blog. […]
Finished with the Workroom!
Wow, that was a lot of work! We finally finished the workroom. There’s still some touch-ups that need to be done, as well as one corner that needs re-mudding, sanding, and painting, but the room could be used as soon as I put tools back in, so we’ll call it done! No more insulation dropping […]
Working on the workroom
Turning has come to a halt for the next few weeks while I start working on the workroom again. There’s still some sheetrock to hang, lots of mudding to do, a light fixture to hang, and maybe even painting to be done. We have most of the sheetrock hung, but still lack a corner and […]
Fishing Pole Stand
This past Father’s Day, my wife asked me to make a fishing pole stand for her stepdad. She thought it was a 20-minute deal, but I of course made it more complicated.
Sad News
Last night I received the sad new that David Luthi has passed away yesterday. As one of the Classic City Woodturners members and treasurer — and an all-around nice guy, he will be sorely missed. Please keep his wife in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Looking for a theme
I’ll replace the default WordPress theme as soon as I find a woodworking related one that I like. Until then, enjoy the blue. 🙂