Turned the woodlands basement into a tie-dying sweat shop. Thank you, Grammie!
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The silver maple wood cookies we made came out just fine after being soaked in PEG, baked in the kiln, and finished with food grade mineral oil. Technically we don’t need plates anymore, but we’re not going there yet. Until then, they’ll be placemats, ya know, for special occasions… […] Here’s an unusual piece from my lathe. I turned a quarter sawn block of black locust into a mouthpiece for our grandson’s tuba, thereby converting the tuba into a woodwind in a way. And to my surprise, it works. He reports the tone is softened and improved. He may have to move from band to […] I’ve been sawing willow logs and making a mess of flitches and sawdust. Hauling that stuff out doesn’t conform to our ‘work is play’ motto. It’s just work. So, pay is in order for the crew and they earn it. Also, the pile of scraps and sawdust behind the mill is a nice winter home […] And we’re back… Nice to see the sun rise over the mill this morning. May be the last day of the year for school pickup with the roof off, but this year? Who knows? The woodlands welcoming icon faded in the sun. Fortunately, the original artist was available to do some restorative work on it. Speaking of fine art, we’ve started a collection of tree butt-holes…very proud. […] Maple tree cluster – and then there were none. All five trunks and tops harvested and tucked away. Best team-up project since we built the house. […] We’ve had walnuts raining here for several weeks. The boys are collecting them to disperse in their home woodlands. Helmets are required; it’s a hazardous activity. The mother trunk is out of the pond thanks to good neighbor, Doug. Big diesel tractor pulled it like a bad tooth! |
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