"Weekend Doin's" - Wo-Zha-Wa Edition

[Karl Laustrup]

Friday September 14th, 2007

GOOD MORNING "CREEKERS"!!!

What is Wo-Zha-Wa and is it anything to worry about?

Wo-Zha-Wa is a celebration started 40 some years ago by the owners of the various establisments here to thank their summer workers, who for the most part back then, were college kids. Now the summer workers are from foreign countries.

It has, over the years, turned into if not the biggest, almost the biggest weekend of the season, populated by tourists, not the workers that it was originally intended. It's the last hurrah and the return to an existence one would expect from a population of less than 3000 residents.

Granddaugter, Tama, is marching in the parade [over 100 units] Sunday, so we will be at the parade.

I hope to get in the shop at some point and get a little more accomplished on the dust collection for the RAS and CMS. We'll see.

Fall is in the air here. Temps are starting to get into the low 40's overnight and we might even get our first frost overnight tonight. Maple trees are starting to change, so I guess it's official....summers over.

What are you up to this weekend? Whatever it may be I hope it's enjoyable. Oh, and make it a safe one!!

Karl

[Keel McDonald]

Summer may be over where ever you live, but we are finally dipping into the upper 50's at night here, and then it's right back up in the mid 80's during the day. It's been a nice relief from the soaring temps and drought conditions we've been experiencing. But the last couple days of waking up to 58 or 59 degrees has definitely been nice. Frost is still a month or two away for us.

[Jim Becker]

With any luck, I'll be back in the shop working on the finishing of the cherry vanities...

[Tyler Howell]

Hey Karl,
In town this weekend. Big boat sailing on the mighty Mississippi.
Gotta get them honey do finished.
Shop time all around.
Have a safe one.

[Doug Pettway]

i'm in the midst of preparing for my wedding which is a week away. (yeah, small gloat :D )

i'm going to try and sneak away and work on some christmas gifts though.

[Dale Osowski]

I'll spend some time carving a fireplace mantel and sharpening some plane irons.

Dale

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Get the west half of the shop painted and lights up. Get ready for the arrival of my new toys next week.

[Kirk Poore]

Tonight: Borrow a friend's flatbed trailer.
Saturday: Pick up a cord and a half of firewood, then take it home and stack it. My children will be earning their phone and video game privileges for the month.:)
Sunday: Visit a local sawmill and get 200 feet of 6/4 sycamore to stack in my back yard, out past the firewood. Some will go into the garage attic to begin the faster drying process. After that, take back the trailer.

Kirk

[Jim O'Dell]

I'd like to finish the router table, but doubt that I'll get that far. I've been roped into a rescue function by my wife. I need to go buy some polo type shirts for the new job I start on Wed. That will be Sat am. Hopefully I'll be able to get a big chunk of the table finished up, and some poly on the bottom pieces. Jim.

[Don Orr]

Saturday is our WW club's annual lumber and tool auction to benefit our education fund. Of special interest this year is over 1000 BF of American Chestnut lumber that was sawn in 1908 and has been stored in a barn ever since.:eek: No nail or worm holes in any of it.:D Mostly 5/4 RS RL/RW.

Honey-Do stuff for Sunday.

Have a great Weekend,

[Larry Fox]

Finished finishing schedule on a dresser last night (second one) and hope to complete assembly and deliver to the client (my 3-yeard old son) this weekend.

[Bill Wyko]

I'll be finishing the repairs on a humidor that belongs to a customer from my stereo shop. Then I'll be starting 2 humidors for my BIL and I. I'm going to use either curly maple or quilted maple and Bloodwood. I really liked the contrast I achieved on the last box.

[Greg Peterson]

It's starting to look like our summer weather is starting to give way to fall weather, so I'll be visiting the nursery tomorrow and coming home with a bunch of plants for the flower beds I installed this summer. The final, easiest and most gratifying part is getting the plants in. Looking forward to some hard earned redemption. LOML is very unhappy with the large brown spots previously occupied by grass, weeds and crab grass.

[Eric Gustafson]

Then I'll be starting 2 humidors for my BIL and I.

I won't hold my breath! ;)

[glenn bradley]

Going down to Mom's for her birthday Saturday. Rare sighting of my brother and I at Mom's on the same day. Plan on having the workbench drawers ready to seal by EOD Sunday.

[Steven Wilson]

Muskie Fishing

[Nancy Laird]

My weekend started last night (Gloat) since I'm now on a 4-day work week. Had a craft show today, first of the season. Not a bad day - made about 5 times rent, so I'm happy. Left the house at 6:30 a.m., got home at 7:30 p.m. with take-out dinner. I'm tired.

As for Saturday and Sunday, I have 5 laser orders on the hook, with about another 5-6 pending receipt of art or materials. Also need to work on the finish on some polymer material I'm experimenting with for a potential client for pens. Having a not-so-good experience with it, so need to do some more experimenting.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Nancy (98 days)

[Tony De Masi]

Took yesterday off and sighted in all the deer rifles. Today it's up to the woods to check on all the stands and do some light trimming for shooting lanes. Rest of the day will be doing what SWMBO has lined up for me.

Tony

[Bill Arnold]

LOML will drive up this weekend to spend a few days. Need I say more? :confused:

:D

[Ken Shoemaker]

Instaling PALS on the Contractors Saw, installing Bessie fence aquired from the Lowes, dial everything in, cut wood OR honey-do list... CRAP!:(

[Bill Wyko]

I won't hold my breath! ;)
Hey, at least I got the materials. That's a start.:p

[Keith Christopher]

Friday September 14th, 2007

GOOD MORNING "CREEKERS"!!!

What is Wo-Zha-Wa and is it anything to worry about?

Wo-Zha-Wa is a celebration started 40 some years ago by the owners of the various establisments here to thank their summer workers, who for the most part back then, were college kids. Now the summer workers are from foreign countries.




Found out it is a Ho-Chunk phrase meaning "to have fun"


fyi.

[Tom Hoffman]

Aw shucks, I had to uncrate my new Powermatic 15HH planer. Ya, the one with the Byrd helical cutterhead with 98 carbide individual insert cutters and 3HP Motor. Ya, that one. Tough job but someone had to do it.

This thing is FANTASTIC!!

I have died and gone to Heaven.

http://www.osolnikmachinery.com/ProductImages/planers/209_main.jpg

[Mike Jones NM]

Hope to finish the first door to the shop. ALso the first door I have ever done. Turning out ok so far for a first time effort.

[Dennis Peacock]

Howdy Karl,

Well, I've made it through the round of layoffs at work and am still employeed. :)

No real woodworking until Sunday evening late as I play bass this Sunday at church. I'm trying to teach myself Jazz style of bass playing and it's a challenge but I'm liking it. :D

I have completed the veneering of the curved table ends, have the edge of the tabeltop cleaned up and sanded and will be building the rest of the skirt for the table Monday.

Have a great weekend.

[Karl Laustrup]

Found out it is a Ho-Chunk phrase meaning "to have fun"


fyi.

You got it Keith. I was wondering if anyone was going to ask. My wife is 100% Ho-Chunk. They used to be known as Winnebago's, which was given to them by the early French settlers. Ho-Chunk is their ancestral name meaning "People of the Big Voice". The name change happened about 10 years ago.

Karl

[Al Willits]

Spent the last 4 days on Winnibegosh, a large lake noted for record muskies, but we were after mostly walleyes this time, lake had 30+mph winds and temps low enough to have it snowing one day and frost on the boat windshield one morning.

New boat worked great and we actually even caught a few walleyes and threw a few musky baits for a bit.

No shop time or cleaning, but while I was gone they have installed the new siding on the house and after seeing how they installed the dryer vent, I'll install the rest of the stuff, so no shop time for a bit.

And maybe finally get the storage cabinet out of the garage and into the house...:)

Al