Ken Fitzgerald
02-22-2009, 11:47 AM
Yesterday was a VERY LONG DAY for several reasons.
Up since 2330 Friday night, we left yesterday morning at 0400 to drive to Spokane, WA to put our granddaughter and great-granddaughter on an airplane. As luck would have it, the first flight was canceled so we had a 4 hour delay. Luckily, close to the airport was a McDonald's with a playground. Little 2 1/2 year old great-granddaughter enjoyed herself and it worked out for our granddaughter as the little one slept all but the last 10 minutes of the flight. Tears filled our eyes at their departure.
We stopped by the Spokane Woodcraft on the way home. Just for general reference I bought one of the circular angle gauges. This one has a hole in it and will be attached by string to the sharpening station. The last one fell off onto the floor and got swept up with shavings and I believe it departed the area to the local compost plant.
I also bought some Beal 4" bowl buffs. I had the 2" for use on the Mini but I've been wanting 4" ones for some time.
At the wife's urging, I bought several acrylic pen blanks. Sharon likes colors and designs that I'm not particularly fond of...but she kept handing them to me. I also bought a teflon washer for use on the spindle to reduce the tendency of chuck binding. She also picked out a package of 4 exotic bottlestopper blanks. One of them is blackwood which I've never turned. That could happen today.
Looked at their selection of 12" disc sanders. I am reading Malcom Tibbetts books on segmented turning and Ray Allen's book by Dale Nish on segmented turning......I am currently in the whining mode to Sharon about a 12" disc sander. She will cave in shortly!:D
Bumped into a turner there who happens to be a building contractor. He was shopping with his wife. We compared notes and he had questions about bottlestoppers. He turns on a Oneway. His wife was encouraging him to start building furniture. My wife told his wife that "Of course, that means he'll need new tools!" I replied to him.."It a shame...they ask you to do all this stuff and then expect you to do it without the proper tools." We all had a good laugh!
I looked at the Steel City 8" jointer. The one I saw looked pretty good to me. They had a 6" PM jointer sitting next to it. While the Steel City wasn't Mustard...for the price difference....?
I looked for a 4" straight rest for my Sorby modular tool rest but they don't carry the Sorby modular tool rest.
We got home about 1700 after a stop at a local hamburger place. I retired to the bedroom about 2100. I turned out the bedside lamp about 2200. It's nearing 0900 and Sharon still hasn't woke up.
It was a long day!
Up since 2330 Friday night, we left yesterday morning at 0400 to drive to Spokane, WA to put our granddaughter and great-granddaughter on an airplane. As luck would have it, the first flight was canceled so we had a 4 hour delay. Luckily, close to the airport was a McDonald's with a playground. Little 2 1/2 year old great-granddaughter enjoyed herself and it worked out for our granddaughter as the little one slept all but the last 10 minutes of the flight. Tears filled our eyes at their departure.
We stopped by the Spokane Woodcraft on the way home. Just for general reference I bought one of the circular angle gauges. This one has a hole in it and will be attached by string to the sharpening station. The last one fell off onto the floor and got swept up with shavings and I believe it departed the area to the local compost plant.
I also bought some Beal 4" bowl buffs. I had the 2" for use on the Mini but I've been wanting 4" ones for some time.
At the wife's urging, I bought several acrylic pen blanks. Sharon likes colors and designs that I'm not particularly fond of...but she kept handing them to me. I also bought a teflon washer for use on the spindle to reduce the tendency of chuck binding. She also picked out a package of 4 exotic bottlestopper blanks. One of them is blackwood which I've never turned. That could happen today.
Looked at their selection of 12" disc sanders. I am reading Malcom Tibbetts books on segmented turning and Ray Allen's book by Dale Nish on segmented turning......I am currently in the whining mode to Sharon about a 12" disc sander. She will cave in shortly!:D
Bumped into a turner there who happens to be a building contractor. He was shopping with his wife. We compared notes and he had questions about bottlestoppers. He turns on a Oneway. His wife was encouraging him to start building furniture. My wife told his wife that "Of course, that means he'll need new tools!" I replied to him.."It a shame...they ask you to do all this stuff and then expect you to do it without the proper tools." We all had a good laugh!
I looked at the Steel City 8" jointer. The one I saw looked pretty good to me. They had a 6" PM jointer sitting next to it. While the Steel City wasn't Mustard...for the price difference....?
I looked for a 4" straight rest for my Sorby modular tool rest but they don't carry the Sorby modular tool rest.
We got home about 1700 after a stop at a local hamburger place. I retired to the bedroom about 2100. I turned out the bedside lamp about 2200. It's nearing 0900 and Sharon still hasn't woke up.
It was a long day!