Now through December 2, 2020, save 20% on all cheese and charcuterie boards.

The other day I posted a picture of the remodel I’m doing to my lathe room. Today I will show the whole system from start to finish.

I rotated my 3520c lathe 90 degrees and built a temporary enclosure around it with 4x8x2 foam board.

After a very long spring and summer with very little time in the shop, I was able to work a full day there today.

The good news is that my retina surgery seems to have been a success!

I have tried very hard to limit my exposure to people outside of my immediate family, It just makes sense.

I’m over-run with lumber. I have been sawing lumber on and off for two years.

I went to see a new orthopedic surgeon yesterday for a second opinion on my shoulder issues. His recommendation for a lasting solution is surgery on both shoulders about 6 months apart.

We have all paid a price for the pandemic, some have even paid the ultimate price. I am lucky so far.

The picture you see is not of two drill presses nor of metal ductwork, it is a picture of the wall unit of my new mini-split heating and air conditioning unit.

One of the advantages of being old is you can tell on yourself and nobody will make fun of you. This is the story of the beast and it’s a good one.

I’m sure your mother, or some other wise person, told you to never say never. I’ve sure heard it many times in my lifetime. Last year I said I would never make cutting boards again.

I was making puzzles yesterday and waxing nostalgic. I have been making them for almost 50 years. I learned to make them from Robert S Brunk. I helped Bob and his wife Jan build an A-frame home on the top of a mountain in Barnardsville, NC.

Some days everything just goes really well. Today was one of those days in the shop. I started off this morning on housekeeping duty.

Oscar and I took a trip to Hickory to the Klingspor Woodworking Shop. We did not browse, we did not lollygag, we got right down to business.

About a third of my business comes in in November and December. Christmas shoppers buy a lot of wooden bowls.