“Oh, hey! Fancy meeting you here…”

“What have you got going on today, my good sir?”  “Well if you must know, it’s Monday. Which means?”  “General domestic duties day!”  “Yes, that’s it exactly. Laundry, general tidy up, vacuum the floors, mopping the floors, and making beds and cleaning the kitchen counters, sink and cabinets, and a scrub of the bathroom.”  “Jinx – ha! You owe me a coke! What, still going, let’s try another…”

Yeah, so house bound with cleaning and then back in the shop to continue the table build up. Only a few more major cuts to make, then a test fit, and then break down for sanding through the grits, and then assembly, and a spray finish. The only stain I’m going to use will be on the plywood drawer panel. I hate that bleached yellow plywood colour. Hideous. Looks uber cheapo too.

If it rains at all this week, I’ll work on my turtle man figure. I have the armature locked in, a suitable base ready to go. I really want to finish my table first though. As I learned from my screen door, the longer you leave it, the worse off your raw materials get over time. My door uprights warped a touch, one far worse than the other. They were perfect when I milled them, and then got a cup and slight twist over the next 18 months. Still made them work though, which is good for me. I sank a tonne of time and effort into those pieces of wood, and the door as a whole.

Once this table is finished, I’ll have nine weeks to think of what to do next. I really want to tackle a water fall edge slab table. I’m just not keen on spending an obscene amount of money on a five foot long slab of something dark, or nicely figured. It doesn’t need to be exotic, but a fancy grain pattern or a rich mix of colours would be a real treat. But not too hard of a hard wood. Something I can work without busting up my less expensive tools. I’m not exactly running a 7 Hp cabinet saw over here, if you catch my drift. I bought most if not nearly all, used or refurbished at a discount. But that means things wear out on you because you don’t know how hard people pushed stuff before you got it.