Dave Polaschek (he/him)

@davepolaschek@writing.exchange
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Ex-computer programmer, now retired. Busy #reading, #writing, #cooking, #woodworking and living in #SantaFe #NewMexico. Posts expire in a couple weeks. Unless they don’t.

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Dave Polaschek (he/him)6d ago
Interesting. In spite of the airspace closure at El Paso and Santa Teresa, FlightRadar shows a couple flights leaving the area, and a few more transiting within the supposedly closed airspace. I wonder if they lifted the restriction to get stuck, grounded planes out of the area. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/faa-close-airspace-el-paso-texas-airport
Dave Polaschek (he/him)Feb 7
On Thursday we were out watering our trees and plants. Many are hibernating for the winter, but many of the plants are still using water (we check with a soil moisture gauge), and we’ve had maybe the equivalent of a half-inch of rain since the first of the year. And it’s been so warm that critters we don’t normally see in the winter are poking out of their burrows, especially when inconsiderate humans flood those burrows.
Show threadDave Polaschek (he/him)Nov 2
Called the bowl done today, after getting tired of the long cure times with Tried and True Varnish Oil and switching to Birchwood Casey TruOil gunstock finish on the outside. I think it came out looking pretty good. #WoodTurning #Resin
Dave Polaschek (he/him)Oct 18
Another morning working on the bowl. This morning was almost entirely card scraper work, though there was a little sandpaper for a few spots. Then a coat of 50-50 tung and orange oil. I’ll let that dry, give it another inspection and then on to the bulk of the finishing if all is well. More deets in the alt-text. #woodWorking #Finishing #FinishingPrep
Show threadDave Polaschek (he/him)Oct 15
This morning, I spent another hour and change finish-turning the outside of the bowl, then going back and filling the tiny cracks from the juniper drying with purple cosmetic mica and CA glue. This combination ends up being harder than the juniper wood (I might’ve said this was chokecherry earlier; I was confused), so when I sand off the excess, I’m still left with a tiny ridge. Not really visible as such, but it’s interesting to touch, and more kintsugi than wabi-sabi. (1/2)
Show threadDave Polaschek (he/him)Oct 9
Got a session out in the shop this evening. Rough-hollowed the bowl so that I can finish turn it maybe next week. It gets the weekend for the epoxy to cure and the wood to finish drying, and possible crack some more. I also might decide to touch up some of the chip-out in the epoxy where it wasn’t cured enough, but I’ll decide that tomorrow, as any patches will be small enough to cure very quickly. I think it’ll end up being a right handsome bowl when complete, though. #woodTurning
Dave Polaschek (he/him)Oct 7

Third, and hopefully final epoxy pour complete. A total of 5 oz (150ml) of epoxy resin was used, which is less than most of my pours. I realized that I could fill the majority of the crack with sawdust, because it will be the interior of the bowl, which will get turned away. Didn’t pack it as tightly as I might’ve, or I probably could’ve cut it to 3oz.

Anyway, a couple days to cure, and I’ll be able to hollow the bowl and get a better idea of what I’ll have. #WoodTurning #epoxy

Dave Polaschek (he/him)Nov 23, 2024

Inspired by @Tamami’s Painting Giveaway, I’m going to give away a small wooden box I made. 5 x 4½ x 4½ inches. Made from pernambuco and elm. Don’t enter if you can’t handle imperfection. Not exportable!

Simply like this post. You must be following me when I draw on Monday, November 25, 2024 when I wake up for the day (~6am MST). I'll contact the winner for a mailing address, and ship before Thanksgiving. Regifting is fine by me.

US mailing addresses only, sorry.

#boxGiveaway

Dave Polaschek (he/him)Jun 21, 2023

Pinned #introduction with hashtags.

I used to work in #tech, but retired in 2019. You may have seen my name in an about box. I spent the first 3 years of retirement without a computer, but now have at least 6 RPis running at home and a VPS at @OpenBSDAms

I read. And write. And play with wood and metal. Among other things, I made my own screwdrivers. I cook. You can find more of my projects & websites linked in my profile.

I like #dogs. And #birbs. And sometimes I take pictures of them.