T.Rob
I make stuff with code and with wood. Just, you know, not at the same time.
#actuallyautistic #cybersecurity #woodturner
Joined Oct 2022
I'm not making this up and have the link to prove it: McDonalds defines "for life" as a period of not more than 50 years if you eat their food twice a week.
Maybe Republicans should give up on getting rid of Social Security and just buy McGold Cards for everyone. Same long-term result, but massively more popular.
When he sleeps like this, the chalk outline practically draws itself.
A team of archeologists has staked off a dig site inside my shop and I can't do any #woodworking until they leave.
#hotoffthelathe today is a set of two nested bowls and a decorative hollow form. First time using my coring rig and all of these are from the same piece of wood. Original piece of wood was 40+ lbs & without the coring rig, the two smaller pieces would be shavings at this point.
Red cedar. Hollow form has a walnut burl inlay and the top is purple heart.
Large bowl is 10.5x6 inches. Small bowl is 8.75x4.25". The hollow form is 3x3" + 1.5" for the lid.
Hey Cosonauts - I use the Brave browser and CoSo complains about "an overly aggressive ad blocker". Anyone know if there are site-specific settings I can adjust to make CoSo happy with Brave?
The funniest thing about Rockler marketing is it parodies itself. The artificial urgency of this being the last possible day to save on Black Friday deals, when Black Friday is 8 days out, is hilarious on its own. But to receive the mailed flyer on the same day is ROTFL worthy.
I said "I'm gonna finish this bowl today if it kills me." The bowl said "Challenge accepted."
I haven't posted#hotoffthelathe pix lately because I shattered this bowl last week, justifying my face shield expense. In the kintsugi spirit, I painstakingly glued it back together and completed the shaping today using extra-light cuts over several hours. The glossy Waterlox finish will help hold the glue seams together and minimize movement of the wood over time.
Thank God! Jesus finally got verified on the birdsite. We no longer have to take his identity on faith.
@Brisse Small turned items are quite a lot of fun! This is Mikey. Ironwood, pins with black plastic heads, and leather.
I can't decide if this is supposed to be a kitchen utensil, or a gift for the ex-husband/ex-boyfriend who is hanging on and thinks he still has a shot.
Oooh! A neighbor just texted and asked if I can have some fresh cut walnut logs! I said "you had me at "walnut".
Bowl in the photo is from a log the same guy gave me about this time last year. It had started to crack so I cast the whole workpiece in epoxy resin before turning the bowl. Hopefully this next batch will be more solid.
OK, not importing all my old data but gotta post this one before calling it a night. Another piece from the river birch burl my neighbor gave me. I hated the finish the first time around so last week I re-mounted it on the lathe, carved away the top layer, sanded and hit it with Waterlox glossy. Ahhh, that's better. 10" wide x 5" tall.
This cedar vase is about 10" tall. I was going for a classic vase shape and ended up making a nuclear power plant cooling tower.
I'm not good at making memes, political or otherwise, so I make stuff like this and subject y'all to photos of it.
Someone mentioned they were not able to upload a photo so I'm testing with a pic of my latest #woodturning.
T.Rob
I make stuff with code and with wood. Just, you know, not at the same time.
#actuallyautistic #cybersecurity #woodturner
Joined Oct 2022