Well finish making flute number 2 for my self this time I used some of the wood I got from the piano place. And carved a the totem from some old tree limbs.
So The ground hog said 6 more weeks that's ok with me. Not that I like the snow and cold (not that we have had much here in the buckeye state) but, because I am still trying to get tools together and setup. I have some older planes that need to be gone over to see if they will still cut the mustard also bought a couple of saws off E-bay that need to be sharpened etc.. But, the biggest reason is find someplace to set up a shop. You see at the moment my lovely wife and I are living with my brother due to health and economic reasons, and with the way things are going with jobs in Northeast Ohio the wife is having a hard time finding work so that we may move into our own place. That being said it does not mean that I will be doing nothing. I have a friend that has offered me the use of his shop space but he is a machine man and I wish to be a hand tool person. So the real challenge is going to be how do I move my tools and supplies back and forth between to places. I ...
Well Hello folks long time and coming things are starting to come to terms here i have ventured in to new avenues for the craft of woodworking. I still carve spoons and now doing other types of carving too. I have also add a new skill of pyrography to the mixe and doing small projects as people want them so stay tuned for update and pictures as I restart this sight.
Yes yes I know been forever since my last post well the short story is this lives been rough thing have not gone as planned ( like they ever do) and well just have not really had much to blog about. Now the fun part the rant and bitch section. I love rwading others blogs watching your tubes etc. but, it is starting to really piss me off when in the back ground i see 5 Stanley number 7 hanging on a wall and you pull out a new Lie Nelson # 7 to use on your project i get the fact that you may have use the older ones before getting the new but my big bitch is how freakin many do you need? really!! guys like me who struggle to find even one worth the money or even find one we can afford see this and well it pisses us off. I have nothing against masking a buck but really you bought it for $5.00 at a garage sale you didn't need it and can afford the new stuff please leave it sell it give it away to those of us who not as fortunate as your self. just like the knowledge i know some of you...
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