Chad J. Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 I got to my first craft fair of the season Sunday, didn't do as well as I hoped but I covered the booth fee. I spent so much time in the last week finishing up items that I didn't get pictures of some things. Anyway I had redesigned my roses and played around with how I set them up. Standing, laying, leaf number, and heat colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Purple Bullet said: produces copious quantities of chanterelles. Evey once in a while you can find a chanterelle. Morels are most common to find, especially this time of year. Hen of the woods, boletes, and puff balls are the other most common ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Beautiful roses Chad J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy k Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Been working on a new forging press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Fixed the broken wheel on my horizontal bandsaw (as detailed HERE): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/7/2023 at 10:20 AM, JHCC said: I can never find those without help. Look in the spring. They like it best when the ground temp is about 55* to 60* F,. Also they like dead wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Nice hydraulic press! What pump did you use? Motor hp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shainarue Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/7/2023 at 10:34 AM, JHCC said: adjustable plant hangers What a lovely design John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Thank you! It continues the yarn theme I used in some of the other store fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Finished the basic shaping of the handrails for the railing project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckwalk Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Finished up this drop point hunter commission the other day. I dont particularly enjoy making knives but seems to be the only thing people are buying lately. 5" edge. Handle is stablized red dyed buckeye burl with aluminum honeycomb encased in resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Very nice. Love the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Everyones work looks great been very busy just caught up so much motivation to get back at it. Life just been little harder lately so no time but excellent job everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I am beginning to beleive my house has a haint. We have strange bumps, thumps, and crashes from time to time, like for instance one night me and the wife heard a loud crash and all the shampoo bottles, body wash, and the other lotions and potions, creams and salves the wife keep in the shower all lying in the tub. Now my house was built in 1892 and moved to its current location in the 1920's. All real hardwood floors and trim, 12' ceilings, even still has old push button style light switches, knob and tube wiring in part of the basement, etc. So there is a lot of history in it. Anyway, last night i was in my shop putting out my fire. I caught movement out of the corner of my eye. It was the hand crank on my blower, slowly turning all by it lonesome. I tried to convince myself that i just bumped it but when i let go in use it will keep turning 3 or 4 turns. This was many more turns than if i had just bumped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jeff Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 In a previous house we would hvae knocks and things move. Heard an old timey phone ringing over a baby monitor once, the ringing was unlike any phone we had. Another time a plainy heard the door open, some one come in and door close. And yep there was nobody there except me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Good to see you again Gandalfgreen, what's been happening? Have any unearthly happenings in your house, shop, school, etc.? No spookiness here, we just have a boring old house that makes perfectly explainable noises, usually in spring and fall with the temperature change. A couple few feet of snow sliding off the roof can be scary if you don't know what it is, shakes the whole place. It excites the dogs every time. If we start hearing the doorbell ring we'll let you know, I didn't put one in when I built the place. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 At our old house (1907) in Greeley, CO Martha and I would occasionally heard footsteps upstairs when we were downstairs, the occasional thump, or hear a door moving. We just commented that the poltergist was moving around. As long as it wasn't anything particularly disurbing of malevelent we just figured that we had co-occupants from earlier owners and occupants. Nothing scary but kinda cool. GNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Welded together the two halves of each rail and did the first test fittings of the rough-bent components. (Trying out a couple of slightly different arrangements.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_c Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 I've been working on my ABANA NC Level 1 homework. The online presentations are good, especially when coupled with Mark Aspery's book and other resources. I set up my forge in the back yard and do my work on Wednesday (took the day off from work) and yesterday afternoon. The tapers came out half decent. I'm going to make another go of it, though, to achieve the recommended taper length. My s-hook shape is good but I made the ends two different designs: one was flattened, the other curved. I'll repeat the exercise, also. And my stylized leaf came out fairly well, also. I have to start working on the second assignment, which is making a punch, a slitter, a hot cut chisel, and a drift. This is working towards making other tools necessary for the final project: the gate latch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Frosty Have had to switch jobs and look8ng for a second now. Restaurants where destroying my mental health and family. So I got out. Went back to the local community college for better hours just cooking but less pay and then you name it something I own broke 1 after another and just been digging out this whole. life decided to drop the bottom out on me at once to make sure I was still active. Almost back to sea level but want to get some saved up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Today I made 2 candlesticks in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Lovely as always Alexandr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Hopefully with the pandemic pretty well over and folks starting to get back in operation things will start looking up for you GandalfGreen, it hasn't been a great time for any of us. Beautiful as always Alex and impressive for one day's work. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Saturday. Back at work)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Did the structural welds on the stair railings. Big step forward. Also started the filler welds to smooth up the joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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