woodshop

Here is the volunteer interfaith caregivers center piece so far

I had a bowl that had developed a single severe crack in it. I cut it in half, it made a nice sectioned bowl or a  scale modern of a 60’s modern chair.

I cut up some of the big planks of cherry I had cut from the day before, until the blade on my band saw broke.  The wood has more knots in it than I had thought and there are cracks running through some pieces. 

To day i cut up the rest of the cherry logs I had, one of them was quit large.  I am sore all over I have a new respect for those who use a chainsaw all day.

i now have plenty of wood to work with in the shop.

With the chainsaw I was able to cut one log of the cherry, into two pieces for the lathe.

This made more sawdust and the biggest bowl I have made so far.  This was definitely pushing the lathe to it’s limits.

We drove out to central Washington, logging country, and bought a chainsaw.  This is the description from the ad ‘2100 (100cc) Husqavarna w/a 32″ bar, it has been hopped up. K&N filter kit, ported head, shaved base, lightened piston. It will push a 5 foot bar with no problem’  the guy who sold it to me has been in the timber industry for a long time and gave me a lessen in using the thing.  It is definitely not a toy chainsaw you might pick up at  Homeless Dept.

Bonnie has made curtains for the new nursery, I made the rods.  They are just a small would clip and a stainless steel tube.  I cut the tube on the radial are saw and polished it on the lathe.

I answered a free ad on Craig’s list for a bunch of cherry wood. When I got there they had cut down a huge cherry tree and had some big pieces, ready to be hauled off.  I’m guessing I got about a thousand pounds, Now I need a chainsaw.