Lack of work

I've not had a lack of work . Just that most of it is not wood working related I haven;t gotten to spend a lot of time in my shop thru the Holiday season which I would have liked to. I am concidering going to video and am practicing at that but I am not comfortable putting anything out there for someone else to see Yet. The day is coming I'm still trying to figure out how to film everything with out being in the shots . I have 2 compressors in my shop A little pancake compressor and a 25gal compressor . Yhey both decided to break about 2 days apart over Christmas week so I have been trying to fix at least 1 of them  .As soon as I get that done I will be able to return to wood working on a reg. basis I think.

WALL HUNG MIRROR

Well here it is . The wall hung mirror I made for my wife made from cherry it's approx 5' tall and 30" wide                  Thanks for looking            Rick

WALL HUNG MIRROR

I'm sorry for not posting anything sooner but I've been so busy with my Christmas prep that I just didn't have time . I spent the bigger part of last week end putting up out door lights in the rain I've been fortunate the last few years the weather has been clear but not this year. The rain only slows me down but it won't stop me. I am working on one wood project it's a wall hung mirror that will be approx. 5' 6" tall and 2'6" wide to hang in our bedroom . I designed the frame to mimic a mirror thats on top of an old antique chest of drawers that we have . I will post pictures later today of the mirror and my progress of the frame.  The frame is built out of solid cherry and segmented for strength. As a side note our holiday craft show was a huge success We have already started planning next years event........Thanks for reading

Christmas craft show

Haven't been doing much in my shop the past couple of weeks other than helping my wife get ready for her annual craft show. She builds things all year long and then turns our house into a small store and invites people to come and look and possibly buy it's how she makes her Christmas money. Yesterday was the 1st. day [11-19-10] It will be going on till sunday night [11-21-10 ] till 6 o-clock If any one is close to our neck of the woods feel free to stop by and take a look........These pics are only a small sample of her crafts She has far too many items to puy pictures of all of them. She also takes special orders if you would like her to make something for you.    thanks for looking

election

I 've heard for years the true sign of insanity is to do the same thing over and over expecting differant results. I think the state of Oregon is collectivly insane. Oregon is in the top five of the nation in unemployment Some where in the top ten as far as taxes being leveid on it's citizens And a state government that is asleep at the wheel. So this past tues what do we the proud people of Oregon do we recycled all our demecrats and added a few new ones . With an unemployment rate of almost 15 % I would say the dems policies arent working. Just my opinion but we as a state sure are stupid. I hope everyone who lives here with me enjoys the next few years I think you 're going to see a lot of changes and not many for the good..................................Rick

The weather and Christmas

The weather here has cooled off considerably in just the last few days and it's raining . Normally I hate the rain but if I don't have to work in it it's not so bad. I can leave the door to my wood shop open and watch it rain and it calms me . I don't however have anything good to say about the cold I don't understand why it can't be 70 degrees year round . I do have to admitt that I get more done when it's colder but not extreme cold . This is the time of year my thoughts turn to Christmas projects that I can do in a hurry . I have to give a shout out to Steve from Wood Working For Mere Mortals {if you have not been to his sight you need to check him out} He has lots of items on video that you can do to make gifts or stuff for yourself. I don't know where Steve gets his ideas but His sight is one I go to every day.

I get the feeling from time to time that I'm the only one who ever checks this blog . I realise as of late I have not been keeping up steady blogs like I should . Things have been a little hectic around my house the last couple of months and my mind and fingers have been otherwise occupied. I promice to do better in the future, What I would like you all to do out there is to let me know you where on my sight you don't have to tell me anything about yourself just leave a comment even it's to tell me to get off the net.I have been working on some new projects but they are not ready to post as of yet. If any of you have any questions about wood working or life in general maybe I can help..Drop me a line and i'll get back to you A.S.A.P...........................Dr. Rock