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I think I have enough projects to keep me shop busy for the next month or two. And usually discover two new projects for every one I finish, so there’s that.
Already slow to begin with, I have of late slowed my roll even further. Not really a conscious decision to save stuff for stay-at-home social distancing/self isolation, but I wouldn’t want to run out of things to do in the shop, and am in less of a hurry than ever.
Really wish I had laid in some derelict canoe to be rebuilt; I have everything in shop stock except new gunwales, so that wouldn’t require too many trips afield.
The dozens of old canoe seats stacked in storage may finally get sanded, varnished and webbed. The (couple) dozen DIY’ed ash thwarts and yokes, cut to shape and edge routered years ago on a visit to a late cabinet maker uncle’s well equipped shop, may finally see some finish sanding and varnish. Those were not worth the time and effort to finish at the cost of parts from Ed’s, but I have plenty of shop time to kill, and now have dust control extractor attachments. Hope I have enough fresh 1” sanding belts.
Little things; never woulda thought I could spend an entire day G/flex adapting a box full of old vacuum cleaner attachments, hoses and tube shafts to fit new vacuums. Saving all that old vacuum crap paid off; tucked away in the basement I found the six foot long, four piece, thumb button connect chrome shaft from the long-gone whole house vac.
That peculiar puppy will eventually come in handy for something. Not sure for what, but someday I know I’ll be wishing I had something sectional thumb-button break down just like that. And I will.
Got some DIY dry bags to make, and a couple fully dried Stick & Stone piece that will each need a week of carving and sanding. I might as well order a quart of white EZ-Poxy. We have two white bottomed decked canoes that need new paint. That oughta hold me for a spell.
Whadda ya got saved up or planned for stay at home shop work?
Already slow to begin with, I have of late slowed my roll even further. Not really a conscious decision to save stuff for stay-at-home social distancing/self isolation, but I wouldn’t want to run out of things to do in the shop, and am in less of a hurry than ever.
Really wish I had laid in some derelict canoe to be rebuilt; I have everything in shop stock except new gunwales, so that wouldn’t require too many trips afield.
The dozens of old canoe seats stacked in storage may finally get sanded, varnished and webbed. The (couple) dozen DIY’ed ash thwarts and yokes, cut to shape and edge routered years ago on a visit to a late cabinet maker uncle’s well equipped shop, may finally see some finish sanding and varnish. Those were not worth the time and effort to finish at the cost of parts from Ed’s, but I have plenty of shop time to kill, and now have dust control extractor attachments. Hope I have enough fresh 1” sanding belts.
Little things; never woulda thought I could spend an entire day G/flex adapting a box full of old vacuum cleaner attachments, hoses and tube shafts to fit new vacuums. Saving all that old vacuum crap paid off; tucked away in the basement I found the six foot long, four piece, thumb button connect chrome shaft from the long-gone whole house vac.
That peculiar puppy will eventually come in handy for something. Not sure for what, but someday I know I’ll be wishing I had something sectional thumb-button break down just like that. And I will.
Got some DIY dry bags to make, and a couple fully dried Stick & Stone piece that will each need a week of carving and sanding. I might as well order a quart of white EZ-Poxy. We have two white bottomed decked canoes that need new paint. That oughta hold me for a spell.
Whadda ya got saved up or planned for stay at home shop work?