The making of a table

[RivennHewn]

Got it today, thank you Riv


I did a little polishing on it, needs a little more.

Awesome job!

Happy to have it go to someone who appreciates it’s history.

 

[RivennHewn]

A bit of clean and prep, and then final coats of varnish today.

Getting it ready for a wet test, then it’s going back to the gentleman who built it.

I asked him to come to the shop because I had a question for him about the boat.

He came and admired it for a bit, then asked what question I had for him.

“Do you have a place to put it?”

He looked a bit puzzled.

I told him I was giving it back to him if he wanted it.

He still looked a bit puzzled.

Anyway, it should be back to it’s original owner/builder by next week!

 

[RivennHewn]

A few more “parting shots” of Oyster Jim

 

[Toolfool]

Great job on the boat, and incredible gesture. You're earning some points, my friend.

 

[RivennHewn]

Yesterday I went down to the marina to check on the boat. Found that I’d forgotten to turn off the batteries/accessories. Dead batteries.

Put the charger on for a few hours, and again this morning.

Still felt like it needed a “Charging Cruise” to get them up to full.

Beautiful October day! Perfectly clear and no wind. Went for a couple hours of solo boating.

 

[Toolfool]

No pics going under Deception Pass Bridge ?

 

[RivennHewn]

No pics going under Deception Pass Bridge ?

Didn’t quite make it that far.

only about a 3’ rise in tide yesterday, wouldn’t have been very dramatic

 

[Jayman17]

Nice photos Riv, yes it sure was a perfect weekend weather wise.
Next weekend the dreaded return to standard time and dark at 4:00 pm.

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

Nice photos Riv, yes it sure was a perfect weekend weather wise.
Next weekend the dreaded return to standard time and dark at 4:00 pm.

Jay

And then the Seasonal affective disorder kicks in.

But, I just put up 10 8’ LEDs in the shop.
6000K.
90,000 lumens

 

[RivennHewn]

Making templates tonight off of some very old Alaskan Yellow Cedar spoon oars for future reference.

The oars predate the old skiff.

Weather permitting, we are going to wet test the skiff tomorrow.

Oyster Jim is pretty dang excited!

 

[PugetDude]

Making templates tonight off of some very old Alaskan Yellow Cedar spoon oars for future reference.

The oars predate the old skiff.

Weather permitting, we are going to wet test the skiff tomorrow.

Oyster Jim is pretty dang excited!

Just think, Riven- someday soon you'll actually have both oars in the water.

 

[RivennHewn]

Just think, Riven- soemday soon you'll actually have both oars in the water.

But not today.

Had plans to launch today, but the weather turned on us. Forecast looks better tomorrow.

I did get one last family portrait session in before the rain

 

[Toolfool]

But not today.

Had plans to launch today, but the weather turned on us. Forecast looks better tomorrow.

I did get one last family portrait session in before the rain

You're going to need a 'dealer' license soon.

 

[RivennHewn]

I’d settle for a trucker hat with a Fleet Manager patch on it

 

[RivennHewn]

 

[WoodsTruck]

I'm not sure why I think I'll find pictures of a table in this thread.

I'll share an island I made for the wife's kitchen redo this year though.

Stainless Steel top 36" x 48"
cookbooks in first end
stainless wire baskets accessible on either side for potatoes, apples, etc.
drawers for knifes and cutting boards
garbage and recycling bin on other end

Not as fancy as your handiwork, but I made it up myself.

 

[RivennHewn]

I'm not sure why I think I'll find pictures of a table in this thread.

Thread kinda morph’d into something unintended

Island looks great! Your time and effort paid off big!

feel free to post up anything in my Catch All of a thread

 

[RivennHewn]

Slow moving current

 

[PugetDude]

Slow moving current

....fade to black.

 

[Toolfool]

Almost rocked me to sleep.

Took my buddy in to have the vet check on cysts developing on his back end. This is how he came home. Vet said the first one smelled so bad that he had to remove five more in the area. They were rotting under his skin.

 

[RivennHewn]

That’s terrible. But hopefully on the way to getting some relief.

Keep him comfortable

 

[royce]

A bit of clean and prep, and then final coats of varnish today.

Getting it ready for a wet test, then it’s going back to the gentleman who built it.

I asked him to come to the shop because I had a question for him about the boat.

He came and admired it for a bit, then asked what question I had for him.

“Do you have a place to put it?”

He looked a bit puzzled.

I told him I was giving it back to him if he wanted it.

He still looked a bit puzzled.

Anyway, it should be back to it’s original owner/builder by next week!

Good on both of you Riv
Royce

 

[RivennHewn]

Good on both of you Riv
Royce

Thanks, Royce!

Onto yet another diversionary project.

I’m constantly keeping the community boat launch clean.

Between pushing the junk driftwood off into the channel and pulling in anything that looks promising, I figured I needed an old fashioned logger’s pike pole.

Any normal person would just order one off Amazon.

I’m figuring to make my own.

A little scrounging, and I came up with the end of a spud wrench and a meat hook. Perfect

Now I just need a pole

 

[PugetDude]

Thanks, Royce!

Onto yet another diversionary project.

I’m constantly keeping the community boat launch clean.

Between pushing the junk driftwood off into the channel and pulling in anything that looks promising, I figured I needed an old fashioned logger’s pike pole.

Any normal person would just order one off Amazon.

I’m figuring to make my own.

A little scrounging, and I came up with the end of a spud wrench and a meat hook. Perfect

Now I just need a pole

Nice welds, Riv. They look just like mine- ground until invisible.

 

[harley jim]

Everyone needs a pike pole, you just never know!

 

[RivennHewn]

Nice welds, Riv. They look just like mine- ground until invisible.

Fill, grind, rinse, repeat

 

[RivennHewn]

Everyone needs a pike pole, you just never know!

Oh, I need one!

 

[Jayman17]

Looks all artsy in the b&w photo. Way more fun to make one than buy one.

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

Found some suitable, tight grained DF for the pole. A bit of a challenge to fit the odd shaped tang. Hoping it will provide some resistance to twisting.

Had a nice storm come through last night along with a high tide. Coastal flooding alert on the weather app.

The channel was filled with logs and debris.

It’s been a good day for raincoats and rubber boots on the dog walk. And goofing off in the shop

 

[RivennHewn]

When you need a pike pole, but don’t care to use Amazon.

 

[harley jim]

That's as fine a pike pole as I have ever seen.
I've had a stainless meat hook laying here for years, now I know what I'm going to do with it.

 

[PugetDude]

Found some suitable, tight grained DF for the pole. A bit of a challenge to fit the odd shaped tang. Hoping it will provide some resistance to twisting.

Had a nice storm come through last night along with a high tide. Coastal flooding alert on the weather app.

The channel was filled with logs and debris.

It’s been a good day for raincoats and rubber boots on the dog walk. And goofing off in the shop

Nice looking pole you got there Riv......
How'd you do the blue patina?

 

[RivennHewn]

That's as fine a pike pole as I have ever seen.
I've had a stainless meat hook laying here for years, now I know what I'm going to do with it.

Post it up here!

 

[RivennHewn]

Nice looking pole you got there Riv......
How'd you do the blue patina?

Urine

 

[RivennHewn]

 

[RivennHewn]

Used the pike pole to pull in a couple logs last night. It was too dark to deal with them then.

Better go sharpen the chainsaw now

 

[PugetDude]

Urine

 

[RivennHewn]

Exactly.

 

[RivennHewn]

A little more F’n around, on my last day of leisure.

Retrieved the main part of the log from the channel.

The Gheenoe trailer worked great, but I had to cut the stump off as the log was still too long and dragged on the ground.

It makes some nice yard art til I get it dried and cut up. Looks like it’s going to have some amazing grain and spalting.

 

[Toolfool]

Etsy