Wild Dingo
12th October 2008, 02:16 AM
Well... ahem not EXACTLY woodwork but DEFINATLY related
See Ive had some REAL issues doing any woodwork over the last 8 months seem to have lost motivation inspiration and inclination to do anything other than metal work in there... and I ONLY EVER do metal work when I absolutely have nothing better to do in other words RARELY
Sooo today I went out there and as usual started dithering around doing nothing just standing against the bench looking down at the creek... half an hour later I thought stuff this caper!! and went back down to the house and figetted muckin about with this and that cleanin this cleaning that felt like a right Sadie the cleaning lady and all the while the sheds totally neglected... so I was in the bedroom makin the bed finally... been awhile... when I spotted the ipod in its dock that I take to work in the truck... mmmmmmm
So I forgot the bed... again... and took the ipod out to the shed set it up in its wee dock thing on the workbench and kicked it in the guts!... quick shuffle through the humungous list of songs finally old George Througood was screamin "GET A HAIRCUT AND GET A REAL JOB" at me and Im feelin me feets startin to twitch... changed songs aaahhhh Barnsy!! "Workin Class Man" roarin as only Jimmy can and
IM OFF!!! dancin around me shed singin at the top of me voice smile a mile wide on my dial... WHAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!
So I reach up and get down first one pile of veneers then the next then the extra long ones and I start sorting through counting measuring sorting then writing all the info down... then reset them up in their hidey hole... to the strains of Van Morrison "Dark side of the road" boppin around I sorted through the draws on the lathe bench going through the stack of pen blanks then through the pen kits light kits clock kits sorting into some form of order... put that back to the sounds of Van Morrisons "Domino" and spotted the old Sheoak mantle clock that was tucked in a corner for repairs and thought stuff this DOMINO IT!!... so I ripped the clock parts out and installed new ones stuck a new battery in and away it went!!... with me hips sashayin to Elvis "Im nothin but a hounddog" I grabbed some Jarrah and started planing (Derek mate no sniggling there old boy! Your the ONLY one that knows the horrendous extent of my one planeitis!) since I sorta lost track of my previously owned jointer it had to be done and done it was after several LONG HOURS with a block plane :doh: (I told you my planeitis extends to just one hand plane :C )
Then I put that aside to the sounds of Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire" and started the lathe up and turned some Jarrah whatevers that ended up being a couple of belaying pins!... then a quick grab at some of Joshys previously readied pen blanks and whacko I turned out two gorgeous pens!!
So Ive ended up with a tally count of the veneers (something I should have done awhile back) one nice smooth sided peice of Jarrah, a working mantle clock, two belaying pins and a couple of nice pens!!! :2tsup:
IM BACK!!!!
WHAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! :U
God that felt SO FRIGGIN GOOD!!! :2tsup: Yous mob have no idea how bad that severe case of shed/woodworking guilt was :C
ahem... sorry bout that but I just had to tell someone!!! No-one here but me (Josh went back to his mother early :C ) and I needed to YELL IT!!! :2tsup: :U
Cheers
Shane
See Ive had some REAL issues doing any woodwork over the last 8 months seem to have lost motivation inspiration and inclination to do anything other than metal work in there... and I ONLY EVER do metal work when I absolutely have nothing better to do in other words RARELY
Sooo today I went out there and as usual started dithering around doing nothing just standing against the bench looking down at the creek... half an hour later I thought stuff this caper!! and went back down to the house and figetted muckin about with this and that cleanin this cleaning that felt like a right Sadie the cleaning lady and all the while the sheds totally neglected... so I was in the bedroom makin the bed finally... been awhile... when I spotted the ipod in its dock that I take to work in the truck... mmmmmmm
So I forgot the bed... again... and took the ipod out to the shed set it up in its wee dock thing on the workbench and kicked it in the guts!... quick shuffle through the humungous list of songs finally old George Througood was screamin "GET A HAIRCUT AND GET A REAL JOB" at me and Im feelin me feets startin to twitch... changed songs aaahhhh Barnsy!! "Workin Class Man" roarin as only Jimmy can and
IM OFF!!! dancin around me shed singin at the top of me voice smile a mile wide on my dial... WHAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!
So I reach up and get down first one pile of veneers then the next then the extra long ones and I start sorting through counting measuring sorting then writing all the info down... then reset them up in their hidey hole... to the strains of Van Morrison "Dark side of the road" boppin around I sorted through the draws on the lathe bench going through the stack of pen blanks then through the pen kits light kits clock kits sorting into some form of order... put that back to the sounds of Van Morrisons "Domino" and spotted the old Sheoak mantle clock that was tucked in a corner for repairs and thought stuff this DOMINO IT!!... so I ripped the clock parts out and installed new ones stuck a new battery in and away it went!!... with me hips sashayin to Elvis "Im nothin but a hounddog" I grabbed some Jarrah and started planing (Derek mate no sniggling there old boy! Your the ONLY one that knows the horrendous extent of my one planeitis!) since I sorta lost track of my previously owned jointer it had to be done and done it was after several LONG HOURS with a block plane :doh: (I told you my planeitis extends to just one hand plane :C )
Then I put that aside to the sounds of Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire" and started the lathe up and turned some Jarrah whatevers that ended up being a couple of belaying pins!... then a quick grab at some of Joshys previously readied pen blanks and whacko I turned out two gorgeous pens!!
So Ive ended up with a tally count of the veneers (something I should have done awhile back) one nice smooth sided peice of Jarrah, a working mantle clock, two belaying pins and a couple of nice pens!!! :2tsup:
IM BACK!!!!
WHAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! :U
God that felt SO FRIGGIN GOOD!!! :2tsup: Yous mob have no idea how bad that severe case of shed/woodworking guilt was :C
ahem... sorry bout that but I just had to tell someone!!! No-one here but me (Josh went back to his mother early :C ) and I needed to YELL IT!!! :2tsup: :U
Cheers
Shane