The making of a table

[PugetDude]

Got some company swag at the Christmas party the other night.

Needed something to differentiate from all the others.

Considering the gut-rot coffee I drink, thought this was appropriate.

Looks like something I should get for my wife.
She likes it so strong you could stand a spoon up in the cup if:
A) If the spoon has suffficient column strength to withstand the pressure of being pushed into the cup without bending.
B) You aren't concerned about the coffee dissolving the end off the spoon.

My buddy Ron comes over, pours an inch into his cup, then fills it up the rest of the way with hot water before it's thinned out enough for him to drink.

I don't drink it at all.

 

[RivennHewn]

Looks like something I should get for my wife.
She likes it so strong you could stand a spoon up in the cup if:
A) If the spoon has suffficient column strength to withstand the pressure of being pushed into the cup without bending.
B) You aren't concerned about the coffee dissolving the end off the spoon.

My buddy Ron comes over, pours an inch into his cup, then fills it up the rest of the way with hot water before it's thinned out enough for him to drink.

I don't drink it at all.

If ya put cream and sugar in it, it quits being coffee.

I’m a coffee drinker, not really a coffee snob.

I got around to pulling in the Yule log today.
We were a bit busy yesterday.

Time to sit around the fireplace now, as the power/heat are out. 19 degrees here today.

 

[PugetDude]

Pulled in any Madrone yet?

 

[harley jim]

Riv, got to say I'm a little jealous of all of those logs. I've always wanted to dive for sinkers, they are all over down here, but never took the time to get serious about it.

 

[RivennHewn]

Pulled in any Madrone yet?

I wish.

My plan for the spring is to plant a couple.

I have a few odd pines that I’m not fond of. As in, they gotta go!

 

[RivennHewn]

Riv, got to say I'm a little jealous of all of those logs. I've always wanted to dive for sinkers, they are all over down here, but never took the time to get serious about it.

I’ve seen the swamp loggers, and the cypress they pull out, and a number of others pulling out of rivers and bogs.

Hoping I come up with some material that comes close to the quality, and characteristics of what I’ve seen. It’s a long shot, but I can dream!

Had to watch this monster go by on Christmas, while I was handing out presents.

 

[RivennHewn]

Shop is getting clean tonight.

Might start a new thread tomorrow………

IDK

 

[RivennHewn]

Yup, I’m starting a new thread.

 

[PugetDude]

Yup, I’m starting a new thread.

Gee, Riv, wonder what's being delivered LTL to your house... must be something big and heavy. Probaby expensive, too.
I saw you milling around waiting for them to unload it.

 

[LXCam]

Yup, I’m starting a new thread.

Oh I bet you've got wood.....


No wait, you gotta get wood

 

[PugetDude]

Oh I bet you've got wood.....


No wait, you gotta get wood

Cut it out, Cam. I'm board, so I'm logging out of this thread and moving over to the new one.

 

[RivennHewn]

Oh I bet you've got wood.....


No wait, you gotta get wood

Oh, there’s wood involved already!

 

[PugetDude]

Oh, there’s wood involved already!

Hard or soft?

 

[RivennHewn]

Spalted and dusty

 

[RivennHewn]

Just got a Christmas present from my son.

I’m thinking they are F’n awesome!

 

[Firstram]

Bad ***!

 

[LXCam]

Bad ***!

YA THEY ARE!

 

[Toolfool]

Just got a Christmas present from my son.

I’m thinking they are F’n awesome!

Oh man ! Gotta know where he got those. My wife has been telling me for years to put my name on things I've made.

 

[harley jim]

Really cool tags Riv.
I've got a friend that laser engraves those,

 

[RivennHewn]

A little redneck ****

 

[RivennHewn]

Oh man ! Gotta know where he got those. My wife has been telling me for years to put my name on things I've made.

I’ll get a name and pass it along.

Cole did all the design, and sent him a file.

 

[RivennHewn]

After a few months of looking at a computer screen for the day job, the new boss asked if I knew how to fix things.

This should be a nice diversion from Excel spreadsheets.

Ordered new guide bearings, guards, and blades. Then I’ll address that wiring

 

[Strouty]

Those tags are awesome. As for the redneck stuff, it is going to take a while to plow your driveway like that.

 

[PugetDude]

After a few months of looking at a computer screen for the day job, the new boss asked if I knew how to fix things.

This should be a nice diversion from Excel spreadsheets.

Ordered new guide bearings, guards, and blades. Then I’ll address that wiring

B&O tax.
Gotta love the Peoples Republic of Washington.

Bandsaw looks like a fun little (indoor) winter project.

 

[Toolfool]

I was telling one of the spray foam contractors here about B&O tax. He shook his head and said, "How can they do that ?"

 

[Strouty]

It would **** to be in Radioactive Waste Disposal, they pay more than twice what any other category pays.

 

[RivennHewn]

They kinda thought I was nuts when I said I wanted the pallets.

 

[PugetDude]

Are you sure it had anything to do with the pallets?

 

[WoodsTruck]

I go dumpster diving at one of our facilities... They have a couple steel recycling bins that are hot targets for me.

 

[Strouty]

Those pallets are interesting for sure.

 

[RivennHewn]

Are you sure it had anything to do with the pallets?

Hey now!

 

[RivennHewn]

Took advantage of a negative 2.3’ tide to tend my oyster babies. Of course it had to be in the dark. On a cold, wet night.

The crazy tides we’ve had lately had my oyster bags filled with silt. I had to pull them up, and place rocks underneath then to keep them out of the muck.

 

[Toolfool]

Took advantage of a negative 2.3’ tide to tend my oyster babies. Of course it had to be in the dark. On a cold, wet night.

The crazy tides we’ve had lately had my oyster bags filled with silt. I had to pull them up, and place rocks underneath then to keep them out of the muck.

Sounds like work.

 

[Jayman17]

Riv, I think you captured a UFO in your second photo located above the moon.
How often do you have to tend to those oyster bags? How long does it take until it’s time to harvest them?

Jay

 

[RivennHewn]

Sounds like work.

Labor of love. As in, I love eating them!

 

[RivennHewn]

Riv, I think you captured a UFO in your second photo located above the moon.
How often do you have to tend to those oyster bags? How long does it take until it’s time to harvest them?

Jay

Those are just the local lizard men.
They are always patrolling the area

From seeding to “ready to eat” is anywhere from 18 months to 3 years, depending on the variety.

They usually don’t require any work, but some crazy tides lately covered them in muck.

I had to raise them, and shake the muck out.

 

[RivennHewn]

Got a cold, windy day here.

Good day to make a table.

 

[Bears Fan]

Awesome tags

 

[RivennHewn]

Awesome tags

They came from an awesome son!

 

[harley jim]

Very cool tags Riv