Here a few snapshots of various projects completed in the shop and around the house during the fall of 2009. Quite a range of tasks, from woodwork to botany to taxidermy . . .
Decorative redwood tray
Lime tree fertilized and fruiting - finally!
Coyote skull mount
Repainted surfaces on Coleman mini-trailer
Tailgate assembly, taped off logo
Tillandsia door decoration
Rose hip accents
Display case for Peggy’s Disney pins
Terrarium tank
Built shelves for Jerod’s garage
Used bangle idea from Mary to turn a few of my own from various exotic and native hardwoods
Purpleheart
Purpleheart wood from South America
Disks of various hardwoods ready to turn
Turning circumference for 2 1/2”
Purpleheart bangle
Lemonwood slices and disk
Burned switch on ShopSmith motor replaced
7 day wait for mailed parts
Polishing and centering holes in wooden jewelry
Small disk of Padauk wood
from Burma for earring
Sample bangles with penny
California Black Walnut and Madrone
Earring manufacture, various wood colors
I made about 100 bangles and 30 earrings
as 2009 Christmas gifts
Hand polishing wood while watching TV
(Yes we had to dust every day)
Wood color variation: Lignum Vitae, Jamaica; Cocobolo, Coasta Rica and California Live Oak
Samples of my wood gift collection
(on the oak table I also made back in 1995)
Corner photo frame holder for Peggy
