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   roc | Aug 30, 2010 10:00pm | #1

    AUGUST 31st ! ! ! that's my day off !

   ONE MINUTE ! ! ! That's too long !

   Could you reschedule for a day I'm at work ?

   Just kidding. God speed.

   : ) 

   Hey by the way if there is anything you can do to make the mill more iPad friendly that would be fun.  I made this post originally on the iPad and the bellow is how it looks once I post it.  The above is the way I entered it.  I even went back and double spaced it and it reverted to what you see bellow.  To enter consistent paragraph returns I must use my desk top or lap top.  Sometimes I get a return.  Don't know why and can not do it consistently.  I must enter text in the source button; won"t take it otherwise.

   AUGUST 31st ! ! ! that's my day off ONE MINUTE ! ! ! That's too long. Could you reschedule for a day I'm at work ? Just kidding. God speed. : )

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   WillGeorge | Aug 31, 2010 07:52am | #2

   old days once a week, just to help us remember the old days.

   I remember old days every day.. I'm old and I forget what I did yesterday!

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   9619 | Aug 31, 2010 07:57am | #3

   WG,

   "Life is wonderful even

   WG,

   "Life is wonderful even if you are having a bad day!"

   That is probably the smartest thing I have ever read on Knots.   

   Mel

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   SteveSchoene | Aug 31, 2010 03:23pm | #4

   Mel,

   I know you are eager, but since the downtime is scheduled for about 5 hours AFTER your post, I think you will have to cut some more wood this evening. 

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   9619 | Aug 31, 2010 03:44pm | #5

   Steve,

   Details. Details, Details.   I just came up from the shop, sweating like a pig, but with a grin of satisfaction.   I had cut a large spoon out of a piece of sycamore a while back and just left it there.  This afternoon I looked at it and decided to give it a go.  I got out the spokeshave, a Swedish pull knife, and two carving knives, and a gouge, a long bend gouge and a front bend gouge.   

   The spoon has taken shape.   It is a lot of fun for me because it is all done by feel.  It is a challenge because the spoon is  curves up then down then up and then down, and the sides go in and out in sweeping curves.   So  I am constantly going back and forth and up and down across the grain.   That means, obviously, every cut can go wrong.     But I have the thing about 70% done and it looks good to me.   Obviously it is in a very primitive state at this time.    

   This morning I finished refinishing a Hershey Shaving Cream mug from the 40's.  My wife will use it for pins.  She is a quilter.   Earlier this afternoon, I put the first finish coat of varnish on a shadow box that I am making for two grandsons.   My son in law's grandfather (maternal) died and they cleaned out his basement.  He was a mechanical engineer who also did woodwork.   They gave me some clamps, a Stanley square, some gimlets and an unidentified tool that were rusty.  I cleaned them all up, and made holes to attach them to the shadowbox with wire.   It will have a photo of Great Grand Dad and a dozen or so of his tools.   When my grandsons are old enough,  their dad can use the photo and the tools to tell them a bit about their ancestor.

   So today has been a fruitful and fun day in the shop.  Nice to be retired and have the time to do this stuff.   To do these three little projects, I put aside the making of two children's rocking chairs which are about half done for about a week.   I start back on those tomorrow.   

   But I will have a moment of silence for the temporary shut down of Knots.    

   Good to hear from you Steve.       

   Mela

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   KiddervilleAcres | Aug 31, 2010 09:00pm | #6

   moment of silence ?????????

   Not me, I'm listening to Jeff Beck - People Get Ready.

   Damn Mel, yur and old phart!

   Regards,

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   9619 | Aug 31, 2010 09:44pm | #7

   Bob,

   Great to hear from you!!!!!!!!!!     

   You scared me there for a second.  I thought you said you were going to listen to Glenn Beck.   

   Now Jeff Beck.    That's good stuff.   Did you hear What Mama Said.   I got that playing in the background now.   Makes wanna go downstairs and build a wild chair or table or something.    Can you imagine what Jeff Beck could do with a band saw and a good reverb.         EEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

   Whaddaya doin for kicks now that you are retarded?    You saw the list of things above that i have going on right now.  By the way, I finished the spoon a few minutes ago and carved the initials of my high school and year of graduation into it.  It is for our 50th Reunion.    That is going to be rough.  I have seen photos of some of those people and THEY HAVE AGED.  I am the only one who still looks like I used to .         Well, you too.   

   Have fun.   I haven't been here much.  Just came back today for a few posts.    If you stick around.  I will too.  Let's try to run a thread up to 7000.           NOT LIKELY!       A GREAT run now is around fifty.   I think a very few have gotten to 100.     We used to have real Chaos.  Now everything is more orderly.   

   Have fun.  Really great to see you again. 

   Mel