Olympic break almost over

We just figured you were basking in your awesomeness with the Faberge tray. :-)

I haven’t watched any of the Olympics this time out. Apparently there’s a swimmer? and he swims?

that sounds neat.

-- When my wife ask's what I have to show for my wood working hobby, I just show her the splinters.

GO PHELPS, 8 gold medals that is a feat in its self.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

Go Aussies.

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

Go team GB 3rd in the medal standings isn’t bad!

Callum

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been watching the whole olympics so far too.

Go Phelps!

Gymnastics has been an absolute rip of for the US

us dominates at basketball, baseball, and softball

Jamaicans are fast

us dominates on beach volleyball

as you can see i’ve almost doubled my knowledge in just a week :)

What’s this “Olympics” of which you speak?

Can you work it with normal woodworking tools?

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog

Gary made a typo, it’s actually the Oak-lympics that he’s so interested in…. all varieties, apparently… lol.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Bolt- Never saw a man that could run like that before. Despite the speed he achives with his build he is almost completely relaxed.

BTW, who says you can’t grab 13 medals on a diet of potato chips and Canadian lager. <vbg>

Yeah! Canada!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

How about that Lightning Bolt from Jamaica?!!

I predict that he will win every race he enters UP to 400m… slashing the records; whatever they may be. We will see alot of him in the future… as a possible biotic man!

That guy is plain awesome!

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

Ah hah, we’ve finally found Yoda’s weakness. If we plan a LumberJocks contest to coincide with the Olympics, someone else might actually have a chance!

(just kidding!)

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

This is a great time of the summer (for Gumpy it is the winter). The Olympics and the Little League World Series, I am happy as a pig in the mud.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

i think we should have a national lumberjocks woodworking Olympics. we could give out ebony medals, mahogany medals, and oak medals.

I share your affliction, Gary! Joe, I bet Bolt runs out of gas in the 400, and is beat by the Texas Streak! But he is amazing. He was still pulling away from the rest at the finish in the 200.

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

Thank goodness Gary. I was concerned you were monkeying around in the shop building your Gorilla Challenge project and accidentally glued yourself to the workbench. I was going to send out a posse but Texas is a big state.

I have enjoyed the Olympics immensely myself, especially the swimming.

Enjoy your break!

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Trifern- LOL… funny thing is, I have a clear picture of GaryK glued down on a workbench, caught up in a clamp, with his finger only 1/2 inch from the intercom button…. lol… (but still in a position to see the Olympics on his TV in his shop, so he doesn’t really care that he’s stuck)

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

good to hear from you, whats next in line to create??

-- tool time tim aka "cobra5"

what are the Olympics? Not my cup of tea…

-- making sawdust....

Steve and Trifern, I think Gary spends so much time in the shop that if he got glued to the workbench it might be several days before his wife even noticed he was missing.

As for the olympics, last night was the pinnacle for me. Watching tall, wet girls in bikinis win a gold medal…. it just doesn’t get any better than that. :-)

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

Thanks Gary, now we know what you’ve been up to.

We’ve been watching them too.

Look at these short cartoon animations of the Olympics. This one is my favorite.

-- -** 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

you guys are hilarious!!

Ok.. we need Mr. Bordner to make us a picture of poor Gary glued to the bench with his finger just a fraction of an inch (or mm. or 1/1000th) away from the intercom.. eyes still transfixed on the TV..
lol

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

Watch out Trifern you might be right. Garry might just come out of the woods with a new gorilla fighting trophy. LOL

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

Yep, Gotta love DVR!

-- Jerry, Set in the foothills of the Smokey's

Well, the Olympics are over and I have fully recovered.

Now back to work.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Welcome back!

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Waiting excitedly and looking forward to your next project!

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

some things on the olympics i dont understand like this , i tuned in one day and theres two guys , i guess they were guys anyway , but theyre haveing a sword fight ! i got to thinking where is it that one would go to see or maybe have a sword fight ? havent seen any ads on tv like come on down to tropicana feild sunday , we got blade runner taking on mr. long blade in the sword fight of the year . now im a little too old and too small to be dukeing it out with anyone but i do have a couple people here local thats been aggravateing me , like the customer thats owed me 169.00 for several months . im thinking i could hold my own with his big fat ass in a sword fight anyday ! so where would i get a couple of these swords ? i think ill go collect me some money ! in fact i got a phone bill right here im not happy about also !! lol

What about marbles Trim, that should be an olympic sport.

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