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My Mini LJ tour 5-7/8-09

Blog entry by Karson posted 202 days ago 474 reads 0 times favorited 26 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I spend Thursday 5/7 taking my son to my daughters home to spend the week while my wife was out of town. Our first stop was at Greg McNabbs home in West Virginia.

LJ Dave with one of Greg’s dogs.

The three of us with Greg at his home.

I had to buy a new camera about 15 minutes from Greg’s home. So excuse the second picture.

We went out to a local Greek Diner to have a nice meal.

It was then on to Woodstock, Virginia to my daughters, the Kramers

Albert with my latest granddaughter.

Today I went to the shop of Charles Neil

I walked in and Charles was working on this giant slab of Bubinga. 36” wide 144” long and 2” thick.

He has already built the Bubinga Dinning Room table and this slab is for making the chairs.

The outer edges of the slab will be used for steam bending of the legs and the center Cathedral grain will be used to make the seat bottoms.

We walked into the back room and he showed me some buckets that he just completed.

There sitting on a roll around cart was this gigantic Bombay Chest.

A customer paid a deposit and then disappeared. No trace, so the chest sits in the back room.

Charles and I posed for a group picture.

Before I left I made a visit to the water closet, and I had to walk through a treasure trove of great looking woods.



As so the day ended after a 5 hr drive back home. It’s nice to visit LJ’ers, but great to get back to your own shop.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †


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woodworm

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posted 202 days ago

Well, looks like you all were having sweet moment together.
Enjoyed watching the photos, thanks!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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Jay Neale III

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posted 201 days ago

That was excellent! I love to visit the shops of other woodworkers! It looks like you had a great time.

Jay

-- Read my amazingly insightful blog at http://jn3Woodworks.blogspot.com/

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Scott Bryan

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posted 201 days ago

Wow, that sounds like a fun way to spend the day. I am surprised that you managed to get out of Charles’ shop so quickly. But I guess that Charles ran out of things to talk about. :)

Great trip and it is wonderful that your son got to go along as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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a1Jim

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posted 201 days ago

Hey Karson
I enjoyed your visit with Charles it was interesting seeing more of his shop and show room. I enjoy watching many of his dvds and he has many innovative and ingenious approaches to woodworking he is truly a master woodworker. Charles and his wife are some of the best folks out there. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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itsme_timd

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posted 201 days ago

Looks like a great trip Karson!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

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MsDebbieP

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posted 201 days ago

this is wonderful!!

I SO enjoy visiting my friends through LJ visits/tours!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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spanky46

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posted 201 days ago

Careful not to kick any buckets! Looks like a bucket list!
Very nice tour,thank you.

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

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CessnaPilotBarry

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posted 201 days ago

Nice journal!

I wonder if Charles’ chest customer will ever return?

-- - Please help keep Lumberjocks an enjoyable escape by refusing to participate in political discussions. Simply spit out the bait and ignore the thread...

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 201 days ago

Thanks for the tour Karson.

You’re all over the place, the ”Duncan Hines” of woodworkers.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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lew

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posted 201 days ago

Next time you gotta stop here, Karson!!

Lew

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sharad

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posted 201 days ago

Karson, you had a very nice trip and we felt as if we were also with you. You have exposed me to so many things which I have missed earlier and I feel very happy about that. You are a great LJ.
Sharad

-- patanjali

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CharlieM1958

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posted 201 days ago

Thanks for the tour!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 201 days ago

sounds like you had a fun time karson. ive met mr neil to and he is just a great guy and an amazing woodworker. now that is quite a slab of bubinga. wow

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Karson

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posted 201 days ago

Yes Dennis, he talked very favorily of you also and said that he visited with you while he was on his Woodcraft tour.

Lew I have your address. and I’ve got Millie’s (mmh) so I plan on being there sometime this summer.
DustyAl is just down the road so I guess I better get there also.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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jockmike2

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posted 201 days ago

Niice pics Karson and sounds like you guys had a great time. He has a great bunch of wood. Some of those pieces kicking around looked pretty cool. I could think of a bunch of nice things to make with those. That bombay chest looked awesome. He won’t have any trouble getting rid of that. You’re the greatest pal, keep up the tours. m

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Napaman

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posted 201 days ago

looks like a nice trip…great people!! Who will you visit when you go back to get your son??? lol…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 201 days ago

Thanks for the great tour!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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blackcherry

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posted 201 days ago

Now that a great trip, shop talk and all that, it just don’t get any better than that. Also the new camera perform great, thanks for sharing …Blkcherry

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Karson

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posted 201 days ago

Don’t know where I’ll visit next.

I may get lucky and have my #2 son bring back my #3 son so i don’t have to make that trip.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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clieb91

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posted 201 days ago

Karson, Looks like a great mini tour, thanks for the pics and helping all the LJ’s catch up with each other. Let me know next time your in this area, always welcome here as well.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

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CharlesNeil

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posted 200 days ago

It was good to see you again Carson, next time Ill take you to the real wood stash, he he he…drop by any time…by the way…that slab of bubinga is in alot of smaller pieces now, seems a shame..but hey got to do what ya got to do….thanks again Carson

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pommy

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posted 200 days ago

Nice tour thanks karson

-- cut it saw it scrap it

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 200 days ago

Looks like fun buddy.

Still suffering from being shy, huh!

I think if we do a poll, who has met the most LJ’s, you would come in from spot one – forty!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Grumpy

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posted 200 days ago

Great pics Karson. Looks like a good time had by all.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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cabinetmaster

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posted 200 days ago

Thanks for the tour Karson. When you coming out my way.?

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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Karson

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posted 200 days ago

North Carolina. Now that sounds interesting.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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