In the shop
I managed to get some time in the shop this weekend. 3 or so hours on Saturday and 5 or so on Sunday.
Most of Saturday was spent working on a console for a cousin. The major body is ready to go, now it's time to work on trimming the edges that need it with solid oak. At the end of the weekend, 1/4 of the body needing trim is done. I've got 3/4 more to do and trim out the tops and the shelves. I've prepped the oak stock. I need to run some of it through the planer to reduce the sanding time.
I also managed to do some pen turning. I've got a commission for 6 pens on artfire and I finally got started on them. Unfortunately, I had more failures than successes in that department.
I had recently ordered 8 blanks of the needed wood, so I cut and drilled all of them. Given my past track record, 20% to 30% of blanks I start with will not end up as completed pens, so I need to have extras ready. Well, right off the bat, I'd cut two of the blanks too short, so they were useless. Then two of the blanks blew out when I tried to square the ends on the drill press. So, of the 8 I started with, I was down to 4 possible pens.
I then went looking through the rest of my blanks and discovered 2 more of the right wood. I was at 6 possible pens, just the right number. I got those prepped and started turning. I turned one of them too thin and so it blew out on the lathe.
At this point, I may get 5 pens out of what I have on hand. I need to order more wood. The place I ordered from for my latest batch is currently out. I ordered 10 blanks and they only sent (and charged me for ) 8. So, I have to find a new supplier.
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I'm hoping to get into the shop this week. Have to complete the refinishing of a hutch and the refinish a buffet. I hope to turn a few pens as well but we'll see.
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