Back in the Shop

Finally the sickness is gone and I was able to get back into the shop. We were able to clean the whole shop before we put a coat of stain on that cabinet. Once again Matt showed up with another project for us to work on. He has some stair railing he needs us to stain for him. It felt great to get out of the house and back in the shop....it was not allot, but it was progress.

Snowing like crazy...then rain, then sleet, then rain, then snow...gotta love Wisconsin.

Oh...there is a concrete floor in the shop, I thought it was made of sawdust.

The stain is going on the cabinet.

Stain is drying...coat one of poly goes on tomorrow.

Here is Matts stair railing ready for some stain tomorrow morning.

More progress will be made tomorrow, lets see how much.

Under the Weather

Well, the cabinet is only one step away from being stained. Un-fortunately I have been very sick since Sunday night. I have had the worse stomach flu ever in my life. I have heard some other people I know have had it as well, so it is going around. I am feeling much better (80%) as I type this so I am hoping that tomorrow morning I will feel up to getting in the shop once again. I had not left the house till this afternoon since Sunday evening...if you know me, that's crazy. I am super stir crazy and need to get out. So hopefully tomorrow night I can post some progress on that cabinet, and I get get my sanity back.

Wow.....3 Weeks?

I cannot believe it has been three weeks since my last post. Not a whole lot has gone on in the shop since then. I did finish one more glass diamond case for Mike and Mary. I did also get started on that dvd cabinet. I had been working on it little by little in the past week. Today we finished the construction of it. All we have left is to add a little hardware, assemble it, and finish it. Here is what we did today.

These two pictures are of what I already had done as of this morning before we started. The main cabinet section, and the two swing out shelves pictured above.

The larger front and back pieces are made of 3/4" oak plywood. This is a picture of a piece of the iron on veneer we use to cover the edges of the plywood. This stuff is great, you just iron it on with a regular household iron. When it cools after 30 seconds you use a knife to trim it up. Looks great, and is super strong.

Here we have the two swing outs all set on, and hinges installed...starting to look like something.

Here is the top piece being clamped on...biscuits were used to hold this piece on.

This is were we ended the day of work...top glued on, and bottom all mitered up and screwed to the main cabinet body.

Tomorrow we install the handles, and the catches that keep it closed, then stain is applied and it is put together and delivered to the customer. It seems like a pretty simple project, which it is, but still very time consuming.

Check back tomorrow to hopefully see it with some stain on it.

Cutting Board

Here is another cutting board I just finished. A little less intense, but it still looks great.

Next up is the DVD/Movie cabinet. Pictures will be posted...so check it out.

Still Here

Wow, it has been two weeks since I posted?? I have been pretty slow in the shop, not a whole lot going on. A shadow box, or diamond case here, but not much in the last two weeks. I do have a few irons in the fire though. Should a be a little busier from here on out a while. Keep checking in. I started another cutting board this afternoon, should be done with that soon. Maybe I will post some pictures tomorrow.

A Day On The Ice

Today my Dad, Ruth and I spent the day on Big Green Lake watching some tip-ups and relaxing on the ice. It was a beautiful day, it was only 6 degrees, but absolutely no wind. We had some laughs, caught a few fish, and ate some great food....a recipe for a great day away from the shop.

We caught a total of five fish, here they are in the order that we caught them. We were only out from eight til two...so not to bad.

This one was probably a keeper(26 inches) but we could not find the tape, so it went back.
My first flag of the year, and the first fish of the year...sweet!!

Just a little guy, but fun nonetheless.

My dad with another keeper...this one stayed on the ice. It went to my uncle Keith who was also out on the ice and stopped bye most of the time.

Grow big and come visit our area next winter.

Gaff-hook in hand....not needed for this monster.

Here was the special for the day...I know it looks vile, but trust me it's heaven on a bun. We marinaded the venison overnight. When the bellies are a rumblin we fire up the old LP stove. Throw that venny in the pan with some onions, butter and beer, and you are all set.

Just look at the enjoyment on my face!
(For those of you that watch Wisconsin's Waters and Woods....that baby was scorching hot, right off the grill, and it was really good)

We closed out the day and caught five fish on nine flags....and if my Ripon math is correct we batted like 550 today...that's damn good for the first trip. I hope we can get out again soon.

Table Delivery.

Last night we delivered the tables to Neenah. Before we set them up, we headed to Good Company, one of our favorite restaurants in Appleton.

Here is one of them all set up. They turned out really well. The shelf just under the glass is removable. If you have something larger to display you can drop it down to the middle of the legs and still be able to see it through the top.