Thread: Friday afternoon

Thank you for sharing your Friday afternoon.

What did you do on Saturday?

What did I do? Well I normally try to get timber in large rough sawn slabs. It is cheaper and gives me that chance to dimension it as I like. So I converted some more rough stock to 3/4 inch boards and started jointing up panels for the side board/hutch I am making. When I put panels together from rough sawn timber I joint the edges with a jointer first then book match plane them with a Stanley no 7 plane. Especially in some of the silky oak the machine does not give as clean an edge as I would like. Anyway even if it did book matching the edges makes sure the panel is dead flat. I am off to do some more now.

Just add the aroma of brewing beer and life would be almost perfect!!!

Beer. I forgot about that. I would also add family dinners with my kids, especially when they buy the beer.

Who was it that decided that the weekend would be 2 days and the week would be 5 days. I know that nobody asked me. Nobody I know thinks that it is a good idea but we seem to be stuck with it.

Anyway I got a good bit done which is just as well. A few weeks ago I was looking for another project. Now I have two tables and this massive hutch to make. Once these are out the way I will not be taking anything else on until I make a kitchen and a bathroom.

I have a very good job: much better than most I think and in many ways the best I have ever had but it is the plans and thoughts of present and future projects and timber that eases the way when the routines of life get at me as they sometimes do. Turn on the planner and the dust extractor, put on the ear muffs and everything else goes away.

I have heard men say that they get bored. I am not sure what that must feel like because I am never bored. There is just to much to do and to many interesting things available.