Week of October 28, 2024

Charlie worked with me in the shop on Monday night and I got down the hand drill and bit brace for him to check out. I was surprised by how quickly he grokked them. It was cool to see. He drilled decent holes by himself much safer than with a battery drill. I’ll have to find some his size.

This weekend I showed him how to fix his stuck loader bucket by oiling the joints. He did it himself on his workbench.

We spent some time in the woods on Saturday. It was a beautiful day.

We also raked leaves.

I got some time in the workshop this week, mostly in the evenings.

I successfully turned the pine resin into rosin! Full length post with more details coming soon.

I got back on the lathe and turned some prototypes of things I don’t want to post about yet because the next version will be a Christmas gift.

Next on the lathe I’d like to learn bowl turning.

I started making a net for fly fishing from a nice branch I found in the woods. It is currently wrapped around a form to dry.

I made a French cleat tool holder for some of my lathe accessories.

I put a magnet on a piece of wood for taking better photos of flies.

I made a small gadget for cutting zonker strips for tying zonker streamers. Essentially a few razor blades bolted together and separated by nuts to cut 1/8″ wide strips.

Charlie and I cleaned out the gardens and put away a bunch of outdoor furniture today. Then we we and picked up some wood to make a better cover for his sandbox that won’t let water pool up in the center.

We did a Trunk or Treat at Charlie’s daycare on Halloween (kudos to Amanda for the decorations!) and then trick or treated with friends in Lake Peekskill that evening.

Not much to say about work other than I’ve gotta keep my nose to the grindstone.

Hoping to tie some flies tonight. Probably just some killer bugs, maybe some zebra midges. Just something simple. I’m tired but need a mental break.