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June 21, 2024
The end of the school year feels like a time for change and renewal. It’s when the last ten months is freshest on your mind, despite the fatigue. It’s now when I think about what I want to do next.
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June 20, 2024
I’m looking forward to reading this summer. I just don’t read enough.
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June 19, 2024
I don’t know if it’s the heat but I’ve been incredibly irritable lately. Working in a 100-year old building, without AC, and about 700 students running through it likely isn’t helping. The air feels like breathing through Parmesan flavoured cotton candy.
Everywhere I go, in all aspects of my life, I’m frustrated. I’m annoyed. I’m perturbed. Tonight at the workshop, I felt better only after pulling out my hand plane, sharpening the blade, and pushing it along the wood. The thin strips of Walnut were small reliefs from my agitation.
I had to be careful not to go too far with it, so as not to ruin my work.
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Pen Turning | Brown Mallee Burl with Crushed Flower Petal Inlay
In today’s video, I turn a Cigar pen using Brown Mallee Burl. This one has a special inlay of crushed flower petals from a wedding we went to last year. This pen is a gift from the wife to her husband on their anniversary. I have got to say, I’m quite pleased with this one.
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June 16, 2024
I’m having to remind myself to slow down. I keep rushing to get things done, making costly mistakes.
I’ve noticed that I’m not looking for the most efficient way to do something, but the fastest. What I need to focus on is doing things well, in a reasonable amount of time.
Going to the shop over the last few days has been great. I like getting a little bit done each day, often leaving with a problem to think over during the drive home. The time away is important for this.
I just need to remember to slow down and let things take the time they need.
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June 16, 2024
I’m having to remind myself to slow down. I keep rushing to get things done, making costly mistakes.
I’ve noticed that I’m not looking for the most efficient way to do something, but the fastest. What I need to focus on is doing things well, in a reasonable amount of time.
Going to the shop over the last few days has been great. I like getting a little bit done each day, often leaving with a problem to think over during the drive home. The time away is important for this.
I just need to remember to slow down and let things take the time they need.
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June 15, 2024
Things were going so well at the shop last night that I didn’t get home until 2! Tonight, I’m struggling a bit more and fighting to get things right. I might leave soon.
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June 14, 2024
I’m milling wood today.
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June 13, 2024
The end of the school year is just two weeks away, plus a day. This year, more than any other, I’m ready for the summer to be here.
We went and got ice cream today. We each got a pint, and a cup to eat while walking home. Everything is forgiven until the summer.
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June 12, 2024
Last week, I bought a fair bit of wood. If nothing else, I spent a good bit of money on felled trees. That was an entirely new experience for me.
Because I got the wood, I bought new tools, the big one being a router and router table. I’m having to learn how to use them all.
I bought a miter lock router bit and I spent a good three hours messing around with it until I ended up with a decently jointing edge.
I tried milling the Black Walnut on the table saw tonight. It produced a lot of smoke, so I’m going to have to figure out how to fix that.
All of this to make boxes. I drafted a plan on paper, created a CAD model, and have dreamt of these boxes. It feels like I’m having to learn a lot to get my vision to come together and to do it well. That’s a big part of the challenge that I enjoy so much.