finding the narrative
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Pen(cil) Turning | Brown Mallee Burl Cigar Pencil with Chrome Hardware
In today’s video, I turn a Cigar pencil using Brown Mallee Burl wood and chrome hardware. This was a trickier one to turn. I found that the carbide chisels kept snagging. A couple of times, I stopped to fill some voids with CA. At the end, after it all came together, the click mechanism wasn’t…
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Wood Turning | Purpleheart Wood Single Seam Ripper
In today’s video, I turn a single seam ripper with Purpleheart and satin gold hardware. I like how this one turned out. The shape looks comfortable to me. This one was fun to turn – the curves made it feel like it was flowing and I got into a rhythm with it. What do you think?…
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Pen Turning | Blue-Green Poly Resin blank Luxor Push Button Click Pen with Titanium Blue Hardware
Hey folks, after a little while away, I’m back! In today’s video, I turn a Luxor push button click pen with a blue-green poly resin blank and titanium blue hardware. This one took a good while to turn, much longer than I anticipated. Luckily, it sanded up and polished real nice. I’m not generally a…
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October 18, 2023
I woke up this morning with a bit of a sore throat — nothing to write home about. After getting home from work, for the last five hours, I’ve developed a cold. Never before have I gotten this sick this quickly. There are usually warning signs that I ignore. What’s also new about this experience…
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October 17, 2023
I’m forever asking Hannah if she can see my boobs through the shirt I’m wearing. I hold them like they need to be supported while asking. Every time, she says that she can’t. “Really? You can’t see my moobs?”
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Crochet Needle Kit | Caribbean Rosewood Crochet Needle Handle
In today’s video, I turn a handle for a crochet needle set. Turning this was very similar to a pen. I went off some pictures on the internet and suggestions from people to come up with a design. The Caribbean Rosewood is quite soft, making it a delicate turning. Even sanding was a bit tricky,…
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October 14, 2023
I was working away at a few things today. I put the first coat of wipe-on poly on the bookshelf. Finished turning a bowl. Made a handle for the crochet kit and filmed it for Monday’s video. Once these things are wrapped up, I’ve got a few more things to get started on, like yarn…
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October 13, 2023
I’m having a hard time trying to figure out what to write about today. In some ways, that’s not a bad thing. Having a slow day is good.
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October 12, 2023
I finished building a bookshelf today. It still needs a finish, but it’s built. I really enjoyed this project and am looking forward to working on more larger pieces.
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October 11, 2023
Not even a few years ago, if you would’ve asked me to buy a router, I would’ve come back with something to transmit the internet. It’d have multiple antennae and lights that flash green when everything is working the way it should. To set it up, I’d use a computer.
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October 10, 2023
I learned something about myself today that I already knew. See, I was given the day to clean a room of the library. Just the one room. It was a mess, filled with loose cables and broken computers. Spending the day working on just the one task reminded me of how I work best when…