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  1. 03-27-2018, 1:28 AM #1
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    A new build thread?

    Well, the current one is about completed..
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    But, I am having a few health issues going on. Not sure IF I'll be doing another large project anytime soon. More in the line of something I can just sit down at the bench...and cobble something small. Was in the Hospital over the weekend..AFIB going on, there is also a possible leaker in the head, and the thyroid is acting up.....doing a large project will be a no-no for a while, until they get me fixed back up.

    maybe a few small boxes? have plenty of "leftovers". Need to get this 6' 5-1/4" tall thing out of my shop....may get some helpers to haul it upstairs and get it ready for delivery.
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    The Bookcase half can be removed to allow things to be moved.
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    Drawers can be removed to lighten the load.

    So.....IF I get the "all clear" to putter around in the shop...might stck to a few box items for a while....if that is alright.

    As usual...Stay tuned ( will update as I get done with all them doctors..)
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  3. 03-27-2018, 7:23 AM #2
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    That came out great. As for projects, do what you want; it's all good. Just pay attention to your Doc.
    Best wishes they figure it all out and get you on the road to recovery.
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    Had the project brought up out of the shop, today..while waiting on things to either get dry, and/or get moved....sharpened a few chisels. Knots in Pine tend to be a bit rough on sharp edges.

    Cardio Doctor is referring me to another set of Doctors, out of OSU, Columbus, OH......to run a few tests. Trying to find out HOW to get this thing cleared up. Then Thursday it is back on the road again, for yet another Doctor's Office visit......Going to be a LONG week....might try to do an inventory of the leftovers, and see what I could make use off....

    Will update as i go along...might even try to make some sawdust....
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  5. 03-27-2018, 8:19 PM #4
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    Yayy, chisel sharpening. I assume those might be the new ones you "picked" in your other thread? I sharpened the living snot out of all of my chisels and plane irons. They are ready to work wood, if I can ever find a free moment where it's not raining or snowing. Working outside is both blessing and curse; you are at the mercy of the weather, but working outside in the sunlight, listening to the birds and the insects as you work, is great music.
    I'm putting up a shed this Spring/Summer. 10' x 12', and dirt floor, but it will be out of the rain. I'll tote tools back and forth like I'm doing now.
    Will need to rig up some type of lighting.
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    Thinking IF I'm allowed to do a bit of woodworking, next project will either be a "Sofa Table" or a small, fancy box.....depends on how the lumber supply is. Living Room is either in Pumpkin Pine items, or White Oak....kind of narrows down what I can use. The Fancy Box? Can be about any wood I have enough leftovers to make it with..

    Nothing says I can't do both? Will have to see what I have....

    Sofa Table...in a Mission Style? Could be......

    trip to the Brain Doctor Thursday afternoon, then the family doctor on Monday about a Thyroid issue....will see what they say. Stay tuned..
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    Brain Doctor Visit today....he thinks it MIGHT be early stages of Parkinson's.....Will go back in a month for a follow up...not a good day....
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    Quote Originally Posted by steven c newman View Post
    Brain Doctor Visit today....he thinks it MIGHT be early stages of Parkinson's.....Will go back in a month for a follow up...not a good day....
    Praying that might turns out to be not and something more treatable and benign.
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    No, not good. But not certain, yet. I'm with Tony. Will continue to pray.
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    Steve N.: I have enjoyed your posts. Best wishes for a speedy diagnosis and cure for any maladies...
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    Wishing you good news and an untroubled mind while you wait for it.
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    Well, to take my mind off of things, I did a little inventory of the leftovers....some were nice
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    May resaw this a few times, and make a small, fancy box out of it.
    The rest of the mess?
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    mainly 1 x 6 leftovers. couple narrow things....and a few of these..
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    Was trying to figure out a simple project, to use all these up...looking around the shop..
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    Built to hold 6...now has 12...maybe a redesign in the works? Research in progress...

    Stay tuned ( got to have something to do, for the next month, right?)
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    Prayers for good news. Keep those projects coming!
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    Got a little bit done today..before the shaking started in...Laid out some slots
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    Backsaw to make a few cuts.
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    Chisel & mallet to pop the waste out. I then ran a screw down through the non-slotted parts, to prevent any breaking.
    Side pieces were cut at an angle..
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    Laid out the direction of these wrong, had to add a filler block to the end of the rack...turned out it made things easier to assemble..
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    Sooo, load it up ( after it was temporarily attached to the bench)
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    10 drills IN the til, one hanging to the side...and #12 is up hanging with the eggbeaters.
    Need to clear this spot..
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    Move that drill press all the way to the left. This will be the til's new home. Just using up the scrap pine....
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    There is quite a bit of room, here, in case I want to add trays/ boxes for bits and things.
    Which leaves a fancy pine board to do a bit of resaw to, and build a small, fancy box

    Stay tuned...
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  15. 03-31-2018, 5:38 PM #14
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    Nice work. I like the design of that till. I have one brace; saw about 8 of them out rust hunting today. They were all the same size/sweep as the one I have, and the price was too much ($26-$28 each). Might pick up another if I can find it at a decent price, same size or not. Never hurts to have a second of any tool, IMO.
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    Delivery Day, today...
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    packed it into the van. drill to attach the bookcase to the base...
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    Until she finds the "perfect spot" to set it...kind of hard to get a decent picture, with that doorway back there..
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