Yesterday afternoon I went to look at some lumber. All is rough cut. Oak-Chestnut, Hickory,Sassafras, Red Oak, White oak and some ash. We talked awhile and then I showed my laptop and we took a look at the wood. I’ll be restoring the laptop to it’s original state today. On Sat. I’ll be trading it for 1200 bf. So no more lumber after this load for some time.

Now I’ll need to go ahead and buy some blades and belts for the Ryobi Planer since it looks like it will get a real work out. Alot of that wood and the other wood I got a few weeks ago I am going to have re-sawed. The fellow at the local saw mill will re-saw all I bring him for $50 an hr. Not bad considering I’ll double about 1/2 my supply.

Also in the trade he is going to supply labor for the piano loading. So it was a ghood day even though I didn’t get to work in the shop yesterday. One thing I have grown accustomed to is the smell of the shop when I walk into it the first time each day. It reminds me of the feeling I had when I worked with the airlines. When getting to work at 5am and heading out to crank up the auxillirary power unit on the over night aircraft and that smell of jet fuel in the mornings. :-)

I hope you hall have a great day! Off to restore this laptop and to finish the drawers for the workbench before I get that piano.

I’ve been thinking about an outlet for free wood. I have posted on the local Craigslist in the wanted section for free piano’s. I had two responses. I am picking one up today. The other I am picking up this Thursday. I may try to get it tomorrow. It is a 1911 year model. The one I am picking up today I have no idea what year or make it is. The people say all they need is tuning. I may try to resale them in the local paper after I get them tuned and use the money for wood. My first thought however is to take them apart for the wood and other useful parts that I may be able to use for wood woorking projects. Your thoughts on this would be nice to have. I may keep one if we can find a place in the house for it. I use to love to play on mom’s.

I also recieved some emails from Craigslist when I posted alot of items for sale or trade for wood working tools and wood. I have several responses about trees that have been cut down but not yet cut up. I am thinking of getting some of these and rough cut them with the chainsaws and plane them out. If I do this should I first let them dry after the rough cut or go ahead and plane them? I would let them sit for 90 days at least if I need to before I plane then.

Thanks

I used 3/4”x3/4” and you’ll notice the bearings there on a 1/4” x 1” rod. Flat washers are seperating the bearings and are on the outside as well.

I have no Idea what kind of square this is. Please let me know. Thanks.

I love my Push blocks. The push stick are really nice to use when these aren’t practical.

The table saw with router table extension.

The lumber rack. The bottom will handle 24”x 8’ sheets either standing or flat.

Here is the backside of the lumber rack where I have another workbench that might be home to the Mortising table and spindle sander. The bottom shelf will be dedicated to finishing items. There are are two shelves here to use up the dead space. Just behind the shelves I will put in plaxiglass to keep the dust down from the other side.

Here is the server rack that was once home to the gardening items as well as the chainsaws. I’ve made them a new home and used this for the walnut,cherry,oak ash and birch.

Anyway, this are the first pics as the shop is starting to come togather.

Yesterday was a sad day here. We have 3 Golden retrievers and a Great Peraniese (sp?) Golden mix amoung the other animals such as ppygmy goats, birds, horses and a donkey. Well the older golden died yesterday afternoon at the age of 15. That along with a delivery of the fireplace insert being delivered and the gardens producing vegetables galore ready to be picked didn’t allow alot of time in the shop. My shop is reallt about 2 3rds of the garage but you will see me refer to it as my shop.

Anyway the lady who runs a pet creamation service came and pick up Maggie. She actually belongs to my girlfriend of 7 years. Maggie had been really going downhill for the past5 months or so and the last 30-45 dyas she has had a rapid decline in health to the point we had to use a large towel to put under her waist next to her back legs to get our out to potty because she couldn’t stand on them any longer.

On about wood working ideas and projects. Several or the tools I have I have never used before so I read all the manuals and keep them close by attached to the tool or stand in a large clear plastic ziplock bag. The hearing protection is also in ziplock bags as well as the resparaters. I have knobs in the mail heading my way to complete a couple of the jigs that I will finish today. I have 2 feather boards I will be cutting out. a longer one about 12 inches with the feathers at 7 in. at the longest pint and a shorter one that will have it’s longest feather at about 5 inches. Seems I read about having a couple of different sizes for soft and hard wood.

Sorry for all the rambling folks.
I was reading someone blog yesterday about pallets. I think it was Allison. There were some good comments on her post about how to take them apart. Some pallets have some really good wood. I remember oak, maple and hickory being used when I worked with the airlines. I worked all in all functions of an airline as far as a station/city goes. When in Air Frieght I saw alot of pallets destroyed. Now after yesterday post I’ll be going out to try to get some of the good ones from some local business’s and plane them.

Projects I have to complete first once I get my last jig made are finishing a closet. I need to finish it out. I have an idea for a new router jig and ripping jig for the table saw. When I start the process of making this jig I will get some pictures posted of it. My next project I have to, I mean have to complete is a corner T’V stand. I plan on having a couple of drawers in the front of it to hold accessories and the back will have a dvd rack that will rise above the TV. Then I will start some practising with the dovetail/box jig (Porter Cable 4212 12” Deluxe Dovetail Jig Kit). I am excited about learning to use this.

Ok, Ok, sorry for all the rambling. I hope you all have a wonderful day.
Sac @ WJLB signing off.