| This blog is written by jockmike2 | 72 entries so far |
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Another LJ get together in Michigan
As it were. SteveMI. Stopped by to say hi today much to my surprise and pleasure. We talked like ...
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The Michigan Lumberjock Picnic and Sawyer Adventure was a great success.
What a wonderful time and a great bunch of people. I felt like I’d known them all my life. ...
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I'm 2 days past my 3 year anniversary
Hip, Hip, Hoorayyy! I’ve been a Lumberjock 3 + years today. Gosh, where has time gone. I go...
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The Michigan Lumberjock Picnic and Sawyer Adventure is a Go
We have the pavilion at Hawk Island County Park just off US127 in Lansing. We will eat, show each...
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Ravenfarm.com--Great Lumber-Cheap
In Bath, Michigan I visited a beautiful operation that has a ton of wood. The owners name is Kelv...
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PSA - 0
I would just like to thank all my friends and well wishers and people that offered prayers for me...
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Sawyer going out of business, cheap wood
There’s a Sawyer that lives close to me advertising on craigslist for Kiln dried, good waln...
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A Star in Our Midst
I just got my September issue of Wood Magazine and who should appear on the 3rd page, but our own...
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What a dufuss!
I was writing up that post on Karson as he was sending his, of course I had no idea what he was u...
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I called Karson;
I called Karson today, he said he feels weak but that’s to be expected, considering. Of cou...
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Cleaning the shop, new dust system, new project #1: Cleaning the Shop, New Dust System, New Project, and No Chemo
First the best news in my life, my PSA test came back so low recently they decided to just treat ...
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An Article doing a disservice
I recently commented on an article written in Finewoodworking On-line concerning “Spalted W...
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Out of the Ashes Rises
I’m going to be a Grandpa again for the 3rd time, and its a boy, so thats 2 boys and a girl...
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Bad News Today!
I received some bad news from my Dr. today concerning my cancer. He said I still have it in the c...
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I made it so far
Just a note of Thanks for all the prayers and well wishers (I read Karsons blog) my goodness it w...
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
I just want to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to Martin and wife, Mark D., Karson, Dick and Barb, Fran...
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GI's IN NEED OF GIFT CARDS TO BIG BOX STORES, or A DONATION TO PAY PAL
I just read an article on WoodWorkers Ezine.com, sorry Martin, there was a story in there about a...
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Taking Another Journey
Yes folks care or no, I’m off to Houghton Lake to see if I can find some new wood specimens...
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Last day in St. Louis
Karson you were right about the wood shop, great deal, lots of exotic lumber and veneer and lots ...
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Anyplace special I should check out in St. Louis, MO.
My wife is the President of the Exchange Club of Lansing, MI. I believe it’s a group of bus...
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Does anyone know anything about the art of coopering?
I am in the process making a couple large teardrop shaped supports for a table, but know absolute...
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Reflections on a 58th Birthday
Actually the day after. We call these “dog years” by some of us that have drank too m...
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DON'T BE AN IDIOT, A WARNING
Do you all know that denatured alcohol burns, invisibly. I mean you can’t see it burn. Well...
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I'm back in business
After a long time of being latheless I finally found a control module, thanks to Karson, for 159....
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Please check out my review of Stanley Bostich
I got my Stanley Bostich Compressor from SB a few weejs ago but have been unable to give a review...
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Spalted Wood- Watch Out!
I wrote a blog quite a while ago about spalted woods and the dangers of working around the dust o...
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A milestone of sorts
Something I’m very proud to announce today is my 36th wedding anniversary. Yes, I’ve ...
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I got my new Bostich Compressor from Bostich Stanley
However, I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet because of my recent stay in hospital. Bu...
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You Never Think It's Going To Happen To You
Well it can and it does, I just got out of the hospital after a lengthy stay, where they removed ...
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Congratulations to all the winners
Great work guys on all the projects you turned out. Just amazing work. Gary you deserved first pl...
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Death of one of our own
I have been trying to keep you guys, that know xxxxxx xxxxxxx, in the know about his rupture...
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Well I DID GO BACK TO JOHNSONS WORKBENCH
Well I really did have to return a few items back to Johnsons Workbench were I got all the goodie...
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May have recruited a new member, joined a guild and might've gotten us a sponsor
Friday I snuck, yes snuck over to Jonhnsons Workbench in Charlotte, Michigan, about an hours driv...
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I need help, I know in more ways than one
My 16 in variable speed wood lathe model number( 46-745, 46-746, and 46-765x ) has a broken inver...
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New spinal surgery
I just read on MSN.com they have a new surgecal operation they can do with a laser that can fix ...
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Update on Mark Oscorner
Mark contacted me concerning another opinion he had gotten from a different spinal surgeon. He sa...
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Fallen comrade in need of our prayers
I don’t know how many if any of you know about Mark Oscorner having angioplasty and also fi...
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Just updating everyone that knows me.
I still don’t have a lathe. My Delta got a new inverter or whatever it was. It cost me 2 bi...
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I will soon be able to again make shavings and I just got my bandsaw fixed
A couple reasons I haven’t been able to make anything lately, aside from being short on blo...
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Just a Hi All
So where have I been, right here in Laingsburg, MI. doing no thing. Had a yard sale, or my wife a...
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They would'nt let me get one free today either Dick
I went back to the website today Dick and they would’nt give me another one either. Probabl...
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Get 1 month free access to Fine Woodworking Magazine.com
While searching for an owners manual on Portercable/Delta.com website, I came accross this notice...
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I made it through the exam
They called off the test on Tuesday and had the tests on Wednesday. It was’nt as bad as I t...
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Not the forum
I am sorry for running off at the mouth the other day with my problems, I really do appreciate al...
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Does it hurt to go to a urologist?
I’ve got to go to a urologist tomorrow and I’m wondering who else has gone and what d...
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Garage Sale
Well my wife has decided to have a garage sale to get rid of all my unused equipment, among hoard...
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Warning, don't buy bostitch compressors.
Here’s why. I bought one at Lowes about 6 months ago and found a little part known as a Val...
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Congratulations Martin, LETS BUY SOMETHING TO HELP THE CAUSE
What can I say, except thank you and thank you again. You have created an extraordinary website a...
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Table Challenge #5-#5
2 days left and I got a finish coat of stain on tonight, after my wife got home from work and hel...
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Martin you were half right
I did find something screwed up in my firewall, but the real problem was on this page. Somehow I ...
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Projects not opening
Am I the only one of you all that is having this trouble? The projects are not opening for me. Al...
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Getting sidetracked with little time
I suppose by now everyone knows I do not know how, or cannot for some reason, get the hang or und...
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#5-#4
Almost ready for a dry fit. Got every thing mortised and tenons cut still have one more mortise t...
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would not let me load unless I wrote something here
I finally finished my aprons as far as the scrollwork goes. It took me 2 weeks to cut out the des...
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Coming along very slowly on g and g.
I have one more apron to cut out on the scroll saw. So tedious, hard for me to sit for long and ...
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Thorsen Table Challenge blog #5
Well this is the second time I’ve wrote this I tried to slip in a picture and ended up losi...
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Thorsen Table Challenge blog #4
Well, I’ve got my lumber planed, jointed and some pieces cut. The legs, I’ve started ...
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Series entry #3 of Thorsen table
Did some more rendering down of the lumber, cutting the pieces I have to size. Then made the mort...
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Series blog #2 getting started.
Well, I dug out all my walnut, well not all, but the amount Karson suggested. After jointing and ...
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Series #1 Begining Thorsen Table Attempt
Geez Louiz, I’ve been railroaded. Not really, I’ve found out I have a lot of friends ...
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Do I have time to make the table, someone help me decide.
I was going to go for it then I started having problems logging onto this site. Now I just might ...
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guess I'll join
Well I don’t know what happen to my other blog, yahoo grabbed it. Anyway I was saying I did...
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Working on an Easter gift for every one
Well I’m working on an Easter gift for the 500+ Lumberjocks. So I’ve been a busy bunn...
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Spring is in the air, thank goodness
I’m so tired of the ice, snow, and cold I could barf. For one thing it keeps me in one litt...
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I'm back again
Back, now thats a play on words. I had to stay off my tailbone for another week, according to the...
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I''m back
Just a note to let everyone know I’m back. Last Monday I was hooking up my Labs outside and...
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Happy Birthday
why miss a chance to blog this EVERYBODY SING!!!!! HAPPY ...
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SPALTED EYEBALLS
I just wanted to let every one know the itchy, crusty, gunky, sneezy, coughing, spalted wood turn...
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Turners beware of Spalted Wood
I’ve been having trouble with my eyes for two weeks now, actually it felt like I had someth...
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I need help
I just bought a new bosch compressor and it will only pump up to 20lbp. It’s not leaking be...
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Jigs and Suggestions
With all the jigs and suggestions that have been made, espescially by Don why don’t we open...
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Martin, do you still want that interview?
Let me know. I’ve got some pictures and think I can answer your questions. Lumberjockmike2
describing how to access free one month access through portercable/delta
and cutting my shin on vacation
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