Just for Fun... #24: Progress at a Snail's Pace...

Mike, That’s how my progress is, at a snail’s pace ;-)) Welcome to the club!!

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

I’ve been on vacation this week- it’s been hot in my workshop in the basement…no AC for this boy!!!!

I never noticed before how much shaping is invloved with your hinges, your parts with all the layout

lines and drilled holes reminds me of the mill work at work. Looks like your getting close to your favorite

job—sanding—-LOL

-- Bob Kenosha Wi.

Less mistakes when you take your time, Mike!

If I didn’t know better, I’d say we have the same scroll saw!!

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

good to see someone have fun :-)

thank´s Mike

Dennis

Mike I think you’ve made good progress & those hinges are incredible.

It’s coming along very well Mike. It was interesting to see how you parted off the box top. I can’t help wondering why you didn’t do it on the tablesaw, but I’m sure you had a good reason. You are so good at making those hinges that they seem to just pop out. Just the mark-up scares me to death, not to mention all the st noarting holes. Keep up the good work and try not to sweat while you are doing it.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Moving right along there Mike.
The heat is a killer right now, even down here by the ocean!!!

-- Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Can’t help but be fascinated by your hinges, Mike. They really are a work of art.

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com

You are moving pretty fast compared to my pace! Looking forward to seeing the hinges in place and what you come up with for a tray.

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

Thanks, my Friends!!
The hinges are really not very hard to make, though they are a little nerve-wracking… The planning that goes into them takes all the time… and then second guessing myself, wondering if I plotted them right or not!! But my time is improving on them… My first set took almost five hours and I’ve cut that nearly in half…
I sometimes think that the “Just for Fun” series is misnamed… I start every one of these projects with the honest intention of making something strictly for fun… But somewhere along the way, the project takes on a life of its own… Each one seems to develop its own “personality”, so to speak…
Maybe that’s the “Fun” of it after all… :)

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

well done and documented ,
as usual mike .

as far as fun ,

it has to beat flipping burgers (LOL) !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Oh, here we go, picking on us poor hamburger flippers again…
Did you know, that a hamburger is one of the hardest things to cook?!
Steaks are easy. Like wood, they have grain, and cook at a fairly even pace…
Burgers, on the other hand, have that grain all jumbled up, so its kind of an unknown for each one…
I’ve known trained, professional Chefs that couldn’t cook them right!! On average, I’d guess only one cook in ten can cook them correctly, it’s usually a hit or miss thing when you order one in a restaurant… :)

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

that’s why i stick to boiling OSB (wafferwood) ,

it come’s out the same every time (LOL) !

and the taste never changes .

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Next thing you know, Mike, it’ll be the shelf stackers that get it in the neck. lol

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com