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Alison HawkeI took the bowl-turning class at my local Woodcraft and made this walnut bowl!
It isn't perfect, there's a few rough spots, but I had a ton of fun, learned a lot, made a huge mess (which I swept up), and I have always wanted to try this!
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but even if I HAD internet the dishwasher would not be allowed it xD
I made a thing! It is, according to the teacher, the best lidded box I have ever made, using lacewood that was a tiny bit warped.
My second time using a #lathe and my technique was better than last time. Also I remembered to put on gloves before handling the shellac.
The lid is a loose fit, it's not perfect, but it is mine and I made it. Also the lid is cat-proof as long as they don't knock the whole shebang off the surface.
I lucked out a bit, and was reminded that I'd frozen some juice from the last season, so that got me through the first few days. That finally ran out, and I resorted to using store bought lemon juice from concentrate. It's...much worse.
Getting sick always sucks, but it's an add-on pack of suck that it happened about two weeks *before* my neighbor's lemon tree is ripe. I need my hot toddies!
(My neighbors are great, and have given me full leeway to pick lemons from their tree - a perk of which I take frequent advantage!)
Tapir GirlI’m finally to the finishing stage of the cabinet that I’ve been working on, and I put the first coat of oil on the marquetry door.
As I was about to start putting oil on, I noticed that there were some spots in the top left corner where the glue hadn’t adhered properly, and some of the veneer wasn’t sticking to the MDF underneath. The reason I noticed was because I could hear a difference in sound as I ran my fingers over it.
It’s amazing, at least as a hearing person, how much of woodworking involves listening. Usually it’s listening to the machines - things like gauging whether blades are making a clean cut or knowing when to stop lowering the sander - but sometimes it’s listening to the wood itself, in a very literal way.
I was able to use an X-Acto knife to smoosh glue under the pieces of veneer that were coming up, so hopefully that problem is now fixed.
CohoThe "Birds Nest" woven brush raised garden bed
By trade I am a bioengineer, in the original sense of the word. I build structures with native materials found on site, used in watershed restoration projects, to mitigate erosion, improve stream habitat etc. Lately I've been incorporating bioengineering techniques in the garden. I've been weaving brush for raised beds instead of using lumber. It works amazingly well. I wanted to try a round raised bed. I'm stacking functions, in the permaculture sense. Cutting back coyote bush ( bacharrus) for fire hazard reduction along the road, and using the brush to build what I am calling the " Birds Nest" . Basket weavers might get a kick out of this. Quick and fun to build. Use an odd number of stakes and weave like you would a basket. Use brush with small leaves. (Small leafed brush, moss, straw etc keep moisture in the bed.) tuck in stray ends. I use moss, leaf litter,or other fine material like straw to line the inner wall. Garden lizards love the woven beds for escaping cats
By trade I am a bioengineer, in the original sense of the word. I build structures with native materials found on site, used in watershed restoration projects, to mitigate erosion, improve stream habitat etc. Lately I've been incorporating bioengineering techniques in the garden. I've been weaving brush for raised beds instead of using lumber. It works amazingly well. I wanted to try a round raised bed. I'm stacking functions, in the permaculture sense. Cutting back coyote bush ( bacharrus) for fire hazard reduction along the road, and using the brush to build what I am calling the " Birds Nest" . Basket weavers might get a kick out of this. Quick and fun to build. Use an odd number of stakes and weave like you would a basket. Use brush with small leaves. (Small leafed brush, moss, straw etc keep moisture in the bed.) tuck in stray ends. I use moss, leaf litter,or other fine material like straw to line the inner wall. Garden lizards love the woven beds for escaping cats
Oh man have I missed Qwerpline. This is fantastic.
HollieJust a reminder:
If you give 30% on a day you only have 30% to give, then you've given 100%
I did a Domesticity over the weekend and turned the last batch of grapes from my volunteer grape vine into jam. (I thought several times about taking pictures, but it turns out to be rather hands-on the whole time, and quite sticky.)
The final result ended up slightly thinner than I would have liked, but it still tasted great on my toast this morning, so I'm calling it a win!
Always have to remind myself that I can't reasonably expect to be great at everything the first time I try it :-p