tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9062198883129580652024-03-19T17:35:25.452-04:00Wingers WoodWorksUnique and beautiful wooden and writing products revealing your sensational tastes.Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-89773039889707268492013-03-24T23:38:00.005-04:002013-03-24T23:38:47.637-04:00Centerband, Crystal & Feathers<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/8587234931/" title="Centerband, Crystal & Feathers"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8587234931_87530bbcf3.jpg" alt="Centerband, Crystal & Feathers by 76Winger" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/8587234931/">Centerband, Crystal & Feathers</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/">76Winger</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Close up shots of a feathered Majestic beauty</p>Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-49431095174202585432013-03-24T23:38:00.003-04:002013-03-24T23:38:34.970-04:00Finial & Clip<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/8587236387/" title="Finial & Clip"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8103/8587236387_e4bf363b4f.jpg" alt="Finial & Clip by 76Winger" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/8587236387/">Finial & Clip</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/">76Winger</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Close up shots of a feathered Majestic beauty</p>Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-48014071370635851362013-03-24T23:38:00.001-04:002013-03-24T23:38:04.813-04:00Nib & section<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/8587235739/" title="Nib & section"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8513/8587235739_1baff6d278.jpg" alt="Nib & section by 76Winger" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/8587235739/">Nib & section</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/">76Winger</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Close up shots of a feathered Majestic beauty</p>Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-31091562004009125972012-08-19T21:05:00.001-04:002012-08-19T21:05:46.216-04:00Penturners - I.A.P. 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padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7812646376_b8342d577a_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0034" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/7812647000/in/set-72157631136010830/" title="DSC_0035" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7812647000_c446fe14d8_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0035" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/7812647846/in/set-72157631136010830/" title="DSC_0038" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7812647846_8af139d4c3_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0038" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/7812648752/in/set-72157631136010830/" title="DSC_0040" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7812648752_6a837b783c_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0040" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/sets/72157631136010830/">Penturners - I.A.P. Indianapolis August 2012 Turning Pens for Troops</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>Instead of a meeting this quarter, we gathered at the Casleton Rockler store for a "Turning Pens for Troops" even where members and parties willing to learn about pen turning participated in making pens that will be sent to our U.S. troops on active duty overseas. Over 80 pens collected from the event! Congrations and Thanks to all who helped!<br /><br />For more information on the International Asscociation of Penturners, check out <a href="http://www.penturners.org" rel="nofollow">www.penturners.org</a><br /><br /><br /><i>Via Flickr:</i><br />Instead of a meeting this quarter, we gathered at the Casleton Rockler store for a "Turning Pens for Troops" even where members and parties willing to learn about pen turning participated in making pens that will be sent to our U.S. troops on active duty overseas. Over 80 pens collected from the event! Congrations and Thanks to all who helped!<br /><br />For more information on the International Asscociation of Penturners, check out <a href="http://www.penturners.org" rel="nofollow">www.penturners.org</a><br /></p>Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-14032917416438760532012-07-03T23:51:00.004-04:002012-07-04T00:10:31.447-04:00Just want to take a moment and wish everyone a Happy Independence Day tomorrow, July 4th. To commemorate, here's a photo of the largest collection of patriotic pens I've had on hand at one time to date. Several have gone on to new homes and some are still available in the Etsy store:<br />
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Dave76wingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07163084226520406107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-60107672928510086692012-06-28T22:24:00.002-04:002012-07-04T00:12:08.713-04:00Yesterday at my day job as a Helpdesk Support Analyst for Delta Faucet Company, I had the pleasure of meeting several bloggers that cover varying aspects of DIY.<br />
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I and several coworkers who are makers of various items from upcycled old furniture, to musical instruments, to pens and jewelry had the opportunity to visit with them in a round table discussion and talk about the things we make and our inspirations for them. At the same time we learned several thing from them about blogging and the beneficial connections you can make through connecting with others and writing about things you have knowledge and insights about. <br />
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Some of those I had the pleasure to meet and their own blogs can be seen at the links below.<br />
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Danni Hong -<a href="http://www.ohhellofriendblog.com/"> www.ohhellofriendblog.com</a><br />
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Larry Bilotti - editor for <a href="http://www.bobvila.com/blogs/author/bilo360/">http://www.bobvila.com/blogs/author/bilo360/</a><br />
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Doug Latham - <a href="http://hoosierhomemade.com/">http://hoosierhomemade.com</a><br />
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Lisa Vail - writes for <a href="http://www.jetsongreen.com/">http://www.jetsongreen.com</a><br />
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and has her own blog at: <a href="http://www.lisavail.com/">http://www.lisavail.com</a><br />
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Brittni Mehlhoff - <a href="http://www.papernstitchblog.com/">www.papernstitchblog.com</a> <br />
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Sarah Dorsey - <a href="http://sarahmdorseydesigns.blogspot.com/">http://sarahmdorseydesigns.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Virginia Saint - <a href="http://virginiaandcharlie.blogspot.com/">http://virginiaandcharlie.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Amy Nowak - <a href="http://whisperwoodcottage.com/">http://whisperwoodcottage.com</a><br />
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I also had the pleasure of making one of the gifts Delta presented to them during their stay. Below is the completed lineup before wrapping them up for delivery. I was also an appropriate color for the upcoming 4th of July holiday!<br />
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Delta had many other great treats and experiences for them during their stay that I wasn't a part of, but I was honored for the small part I did get to play in the event.76wingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07163084226520406107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-29825233062357766182012-06-25T19:11:00.001-04:002012-06-25T19:11:57.246-04:0076Winger's photostream<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/7289881682/in/photostream/" title="PatriotCollection-3" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7289881682_95bb0a17af_s.jpg" alt="PatriotCollection-3" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/6980741558/in/photostream/" title="DSC_0010" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7108/6980741558_c32505f96d_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0010" style="border:none; 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margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/6932241098/in/photostream/" title="DSC_0131" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5080/6932241098_5a947edaf8_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0131" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/6932240672/in/photostream/" title="DSC_0130" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/6932240672_faa77fc1c8_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0130" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/6932240290/in/photostream/" title="DSC_0129" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/6932240290_532b7781e2_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0129" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/6932239962/in/photostream/" title="DSC_0128" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7086/6932239962_6f4cb05cde_s.jpg" alt="DSC_0128" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/">76Winger's photostream</a> on Flickr.</p></div><p>View my Flickr Photostream for more insights to my woodworking and penmaking.</p>Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com1Lebanon, IN 46052, USA40.0503732 -86.459209139.8559007 -86.775066099999989 40.244845700000006 -86.1433521tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-62517262686517736562011-08-30T22:50:00.001-04:002011-10-09T15:34:24.090-04:00What a way to spend a vacationTwo weeks ago I took a weeks vacation from the day job and spent it in the workshop. It was an easy choice since I'm working to become debt free and have written off and "leave home and go someplace cool" type of vacations until I reach that goal. So what better thing to do than to engulf myself in one of my few remaining hobbies (also cut out due to cost factors). This one, as evidence from my past posts, remains because it involves woodworking (and wood turning in particular) things that I've dreamed of doing since childhood, and because the pen sales has allowed it to become a self-supporting hobby. <br />
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Anyway, I've digressed enough. During that week from August 7-13 I went gangbusters in the shop and cranked out 25 new pens to add to my offerings. some new models were added, as well as replenishing some that had pretty much sold out. Then once back to day job I spend the last two weeks of evening getting all the photos taken and write-ups written so they can be added to the Etsy store. So here, for preview ahead of the postings is the fruits of that weeks vacation. <br />
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This <span href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" rel="dct:type" xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/">work</span> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76winger/" property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#">David D Herrmann</a> is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>.<br />
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What you see pictured from left-front to right rear are two Designer rollerball pens, four Designer twist ballpoint pens, six Cigar twist ballpoint pens, three Apollo Infinity pens - two are rollerball and one is a fountain pen, ten Olympian Elite rollerball pens.<br />
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But hey! Most of those don't look like wood! Well you'd be right and acrylics are a great alternative to wood for pens (and they sell well thanks to the vibrant colors!) but there's probably more wood in there that you'd think. There's three wood pens in the back and four wood pens in the front (don't let the colors alone fool you!). I had amassed a pretty good collection of non-wood materials, so this was my opportunity to put all that colorful stuff to good use.<br />
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Needless to say I think I had a pretty productive week. <br />
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All that said, I'm now on another week of vacation and doing the same all over again. I don't see making as many as last time, but I do hope to get at least 15 done. And in the next day or so I'll be making my 200th pen! Actually if you include pen/pencil sets, I've already surpassed that number, but this will be my 200th pen (excluding sets) and I hope to make something a little more upscale and slightly modified to commemorate the occasion, so stay tuned for more as I hit the celebratory mile-marker (or would that be pen-marker (no pun intended)). <br />
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Stay tuned to see what I come up with!Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-75036081229981309322011-06-13T23:04:00.000-04:002011-06-13T23:04:40.914-04:00Getting better and showing it.For the first half of the year I've been busy trying out new pen designs and exploring bowl turning more and more. But the biggest change has been the rediscovery of an former hobby in new form.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-85d6Hk5FNPY/TfbPAfBuinI/AAAAAAAAADY/dTyZXupr-fk/s1600/DaveReLearningSLRavatar.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-85d6Hk5FNPY/TfbPAfBuinI/AAAAAAAAADY/dTyZXupr-fk/s1600/DaveReLearningSLRavatar.JPG" /></a>20-plus years ago, photography was a big hobby of mine to the point I had two 35mm cameras and my own darkroom set up for developing both film and prints. This year I added a Digital SLR to my toolchest so I can capture better quality photos than my 10-year-old point and shoot was capable of. I've revisited that former hobby with the intention of creating better photographic depictions of my work, but don't be surprised if few photos outside of my wood working interests don't turn up from time to time. I may have to start a second blog for the photography! But one will do me for now since my time is spent mostly turning rather than typing.<br />
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I'll be posting a few shots of my setup for photographing my work in the near future, but for now I've added a section above that links to my Flickr photostream to show off what I've been uploading and sharing with the world. Enjoy!Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-20854618502719489512010-10-24T22:32:00.000-04:002010-10-24T22:32:47.560-04:00New items on the way and a goal to reach.New items are coming to the <b>Wingers Woodworks</b> shops. Two new slimline ink pens and 6 new Olympian Rollerball pens have bee completed in the past 9 days and that many more are in the glue up stage. Now to stop, take some photos and get them listed! <br />
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The goal is to add 20 more listings to my Etsy & Ebay stores by the end of the month, so there will be plenty of options for the holiday shoppers. Let's see if I can make it!<br />
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Stay tuned for more!Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-25586481891238764362010-10-15T15:21:00.001-04:002010-10-15T15:23:27.916-04:00Turn wood without breaking the bank!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gM9kK+8BL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gM9kK+8BL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>In The Frugal Woodturner, author Ernie Conover goes over some basic information on tool selection based on your budget level and making your own tools and various chucks, faceplates and other work holders. He also covers ways of making many of your own tools and keeping them all sharp! Lots of very good photos and illustrations are included to help you along as well.<br />
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His frugal "make your own" approach shows lots of traditional and perfectly good (and cheap) options for holding and cutting wood on the lathe that won't break the budget like many of the fancy new chucks, tools and gizmos in the stores these days can.<br />
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There are some areas where I wished he'd dove into a little more detail but, after all, we're being frugal in this endeavor. Right? There's a wealth of good books on wood-turning, so the author has stuck to teaching us how to enjoy the art of turning wood on the lathe without breaking the bank in the process.Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-73368634800819808532010-09-29T21:32:00.001-04:002010-09-29T21:34:42.453-04:0012 Natural Laws of BusinessI found this interesting article that summarizes what I've been learning through a wealth of good books (I'll have to publish that list soon as well). <br />
<a href="http://www.zingtrain.com/articles/12-natural-laws-of-business/?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4ca3e89e24dc6bb3,0">12 Natural Laws of Business</a>Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-9478050953434155022010-09-29T00:43:00.000-04:002010-09-29T00:43:54.797-04:00The best laid plans can get quickly re-prioritizedLast week I took a week of vacation and set the goal of Creating a dozen new pens and finishing up some bowls to add to my stores listings. Well that that was the week that was supposed to be...<br />
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I hadn't much more than gotten home from work Friday night and the week's plan were in for a big change. While wandering the streets of my hometown and checking out the happenings at the <a href="http://www.fiftiesfestival.com/">Back to the 50s Festival </a>that was going to be going on all weekend, I happened to run into my sister in law and nephew. They know I work with wood a lot and my friend, who was also checking out the activities with me burns wood in his fire pit at his home. As we got talking, they mention to us they had recently had a large tree behind their house cut down by the utilities company because it was encroaching on power lines and wanted to know if we had any use for it. Needless to say they had the right people since I build things from wood and my friend burns it. Let me also stop and say this could normally be a conflict between two friends, but by buddy is good about forwarding some of his bounty to me when he has a lot and sees some sizable pieces that might have some potential, so it works out to my benefit usually and thus I can't complain about the rest of it going up in smoke to cook burgers in his back yard (especially since I also get to partake in those on occasion!).<br />
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Well, back to the story, sis-in-law mentioned the tree was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut">walnut</a> tree, and knowing this to be a great local hardwood, I was ready to take a look and see what she had! But this was late in the evening and the daylight had already given way to night, so I had to be patient and enjoy the event and wait till Saturday to go check out what they had. <br />
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So the next day, after having an enjoyable breakfast at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/bekahs-westside-cafe-lebanon">Bekah's Westside Cafe</a>, a regular Saturday morning stop for me and several friends and relatives, my buddy Sonny and I went over to check out the downed tree. Far be for us to let a fallen tree sit to waste away! When we got there, we were both surprised to see the size of that tree! I expected something in the neighborhood of a tree with a 12-14 inch trunk and 4-6" limbs, kind of a normally size tree around many of the homes in our area. Not so with this baby.. it was over 24 inches across the diameter of the lower trunk and the branches were in the 8 - 12 inch range!!! Where we thought we might throw into the back of Sonny's truck and haul it off to our houses for turning in lumber and firewood, this stuff needed further processing with the aid of chainsaw and a trailer to roll the big stuff onto. So the task got postponed to the next day, as we both wanted to get back up to the festival and join the festivities. And that would also give me the evening to get out the chainsaw and sharpen up the blade in preparation to tackle the beast. I felt like I was preparing to join the ranks of History Channels <a href="http://www.history.com/shows/ax-men">Axe Men!</a><br />
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Well, Sunday we were ready to take on the stumps, trunks and branches, but only after enjoying a hearty breakfast at our local <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=bob+evans+lebanon+in&fb=1&gl=us&hq=bob+evans&hnear=Lebanon,+IN&cid=5511939997454614539">Bob Evans restaurant</a> and filling our fuel tanks for a little manual labor (I'm a desk jockey in my day job). Enlisting the help of my son and 2nd nephew, plus Sonny & myself, we got the remains of the tree cut into (almost) manageable size and hauled home for further sizing and processing.<br />
Before diving in, I took a moment to say a little grace to the wood gods before cutting into the bounty and reducing it down to manageable sizes for storing and drying.<br />
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Here, I have chainsaw in hand and am ready to take on the task of reducing the wood to slabs and blocks for woodturning. It's times like these I really wish I had one of those <a href="http://www.woodmizer.com/corporate/corporate.aspx">Wood-Mizers</a>, life would be sooo much easier! But, I don't so I got to do it the hard way with chainsaw, axe, sledghammer and wedges. <br />
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This was not going to get me to on the lathe, turning pens anytime soon. My vacation plans definitely had a new priority, as I couldn't let this stuff sit out and get all checked and ruined for anything but the fire-pit (Sonny would have liked it, but I had other plans at this point!). So the sawing began and finished out Sunday for me and most of Monday, and I still only had half the pile cut up, reduced to turning stock of around 4" slabs and the ends <a href="http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=1178">sealed</a> to control drying. I also had sore arms and cramping muscles at this point, since I don't normally tote a heavy chainsaw around all day, nor do I normally roll and lift big chunks of wood like this on a regular basis. <br />
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So I took Tuesday off from cutting (it rained anyway, helping me decide) and worked in the shop on prepping some pen blanks for turning, putting the finishing touches on a couple bowls, getting <a href="http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Wingers-Woodworks">my eBay store</a> set up. The arm muscles were grateful for the change and a chance to recuperate. Wednesday got taken by a leak in the plumging above the water heater and a failed thermocouple that took some time to replace. Thrusday, I started out by turning a couple of the pen blanks I prepped Tuesday and assembled a couple pens (so I got a "little" of the original goal done!) then dove into the wood again and got few more pieces cut up to size. Friday brought got me back on track, I worked on finish turning of a hollow vessel I'm anxious to finish up and show off, and got the base ring of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_negundo">Box Elder</a> bowl turned out so I can finish up that project, and I still had time to cut up a couple more pieces of the walnut (getting into the big stuff now!).<br />
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Saturday it felt like I never get through one of the larger trunk pieces. My chainsaw was straining to cut that large of a chunk of wood at once, and I discovered some old fence wire a few inches into one side of it, which didn't do the teeth on the chain any good, so got sharpen the chain a couple more times than anticipated, work at the thing from a couple different angles to avoid more wire as much as possible, and got a good workout using the sledgehammer and wedges to help separate the large chunks and wielding the axe to help separate the fibers near the wire until it finally relented and separated. At this point I used the handy-dandy <a href="http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=11107">Lumber Wizard</a> to locate the areas of the trunk with wire in it, so I could try my best to avoid another run-in with the chainsaw meeting wire strands. It helped, but I still had a couple more run-ins before I was done, since the slabs I was cutting up were left rather large.<br />
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Sunday I had to start getting things ready to return to work on Monday, but I still had a final couple of pieces to tackle and reduce to storable, yet usable slabs. It took the rest of the day to finish cutting up, and it was actually getting dark as I was cleaning up the yard, bagging up the shavings and raking the rest out and around the yard to become overgrown with grass next spring, never to be seen again. It took till Monday night after work to put the coating of end-sealer on the final pieces, but it's all done now. The only sad part of it is I haven't been able to park in my garage stall for the past week due to using the floor area to store all the cut-up slabs after sealing. <br />
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It's a small price to pay, for the bounty is worth it, and the projects this will keep me busy with in the years to come are going to be awesome. It's going to me a matter of patience now, waiting for the stuff to dry. I may try my hand at turning of it while still green (I've got enough to learn on I believe). The final task is going to be hauling all of it upstairs for storage. Some of those slabs still weigh a lot!<br />
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This entire adventure reminds me of and re-enforces the old phrase about "<a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_phrasethe_best_laid_plans_%27Of_Mice_and_Men%27_often_go_awry_mean">The best laid plans of mice and men...</a>.". It sure isn't what I planned for the week, but it was important enough to change the goal for the value of what I got, and the importance of getting it properly prepared for storage so there will few checks to deal with when time to turn rolls around. But just in case, there's a little extra length on most of the bigger pieces, just in case.<br />
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I look forward to sharing more this when I start getting to work with the wood, In the meantime, some other stock that I cut and stored a year or so ago is about ready for processing. The Winter projects, they be a lining up! I look forward to putting more into this blog in the near future, I've had several distractions the past year that's taken my attention in different directions and I'm ready to start creating some content that I hope you'll find useful as well as entertaining. Here's to goals and re-directions (and creating some cool stuff)!Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-73002434483683878912010-02-21T13:54:00.002-05:002010-09-28T22:32:50.176-04:00Book Review on TurningJust added my latest book review. On <br />
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This is a great how-to read and super resouce to keep on hand I progress forward with wood-turning and trying out new projects and learning new techniques. It's well balanced between step by step text and lots of photo illustrations. <br />
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In the book Richard covers every part of turning from the tools needed to making your own blanks from logs through turning the pieces and finishing. He highlights some recommendations on the basics needed to get started so you end up blindly buying a bunch of "stuff" you'll end up never using. Allowing you to progress without destroying your budget in the process. <br />
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He goes on to cover the various forms of turning such as spindle and face turning and the correct chisels and gouges to use for the various cuts. There's even some drawings and examples on proper holding and angle of approach to reduce the chances of hurting yourself or destroying your piece. There's even coverage on items for safety while working at the lathe. <br />
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The book continues with demonstrating the making of several projects, each employing the various techniques taught earlier in the book. <br />
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I would have liked to have seen more detail and discussion in the finishing section as it was a quick mention of a couple of the authors favorite finishes and how to apply them, but not much coverage of the myriad different finishing products on the market and their differences. He does, however provide enough info to get you started. <br />
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Overall, this is a very well organized and illustrated book on wood turning in general, and a great resource for the beginning wood turner.Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-170213714938924992010-01-24T00:27:00.001-05:002010-03-23T23:43:20.380-04:00Indy Woodworking ShowI went down to the Woodworking show going on at the Indiana State Fairgrounds down in Indianapolis today. It was the first time I've attended the event and I was really pleased with the amount of vendors there, the wide array of demonstrations going on, and just all the good people willing stop and take time to answer questions an average Joe such as myself would have.<br />
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There were several local interest groups represented as well. The Indiana chapter of the American Association of Woodturners was present and demonstrating the craft. And the gentleman I talked with was very helpful, friendly and informative concerning my questions toward turning, green wood and gouge sharpening techniques. More information from them can be found here:<br />
<a href="http://www.cicaaw.org/">Central Indiana Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners</a><br />
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My wallet didn't make it away unscathed, even though I'm being very careful of my spending these days due to considerable efforts being placed to becoming debt free in the next few years. Of course I justified the purchased (for tools) as something that would bring me more money than they cost me, so I'll have to get busy in the shop and make sure I hold myself accountable to that train of thought and get myself busy. I've been aching to try my hand at bowl turning to branch out from the pen turning I've been doing for a year & a half roughly, so I have no excused to try now. I have blanks. I have a bowl gouge and scraper. And although I don't have one those cool chuck everyone uses these days, I do have the trusty old turning faceplates for my fully restored 1954 ShopSmith and I'm familiar with the technique of gluing the blanks to screw-block for the turning, So I may be bare-bones on my tooling but I've got the basics, so I have no excuses not to jump in and get my feet wet with this process. I think it's going to be fun!<br />
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So I came away from the show a little lighter in the wallet, but with a rewarding feeling, from not only the things I acquired, but the people I met and friends I bumped into. It's going on again tomorrow and I encourage all interested parites to go!<br />
3/23/2010 - edited to correct a misspelling I noticedWingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-5352139450693629792010-01-16T22:26:00.000-05:002010-01-16T22:26:31.865-05:00International Association of Pen TurnersI attended a meeting of the local Indiana chapter of the I.A.P. A great bunch of guys with a wealth of knowledge to share. Hopefully I can meet up with them more in the future and share more knowledge and experiences. See some of the stuff they do at <a href="http://www.penturners.org/">IAP website</a>Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-18555150354676618572010-01-09T18:46:00.001-05:002010-01-09T22:53:54.009-05:00New Items for the New YearI'm doing some homework and gathering ideas for the new year.<br />
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I expect to add lots of new and exciting pens to the line up, but I'm also looking in to branching out in to new areas of wood turning: Bowls, plates, vases and other vessels, who knows! Anyone have something in particular they'd like to see?Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-15355535377473125412009-12-31T23:45:00.000-05:002009-12-31T23:45:24.821-05:00Happy New Year!!!The beginning of a new year gives us all the opportunity to review our achievements from the past year and think about what we would like to accomplish in our lives for the upcoming year. Have you got your resolutions together?<br />
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Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and profitable 2010. Happy New Year!!!Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-26248995833284693842009-12-12T22:36:00.002-05:002009-12-13T18:02:24.546-05:00Seasons Greetings<div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eIDCWQmiS7k/SyRf-nVJ7HI/AAAAAAAAABk/7yJzRut4ikg/s1600-h/DSC00027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eIDCWQmiS7k/SyRf-nVJ7HI/AAAAAAAAABk/7yJzRut4ikg/s320/DSC00027.JPG" /></a><br />
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I Just <span style="color: blue;">want</span> to take a moment to wish all of you a Merry Christmas this holiday season. If you don't celebrate Christmas for personal, ethnic or religious reasons, that's fine and I wish you the very best in this time of year <span style="color: blue;">when</span> giving and good will take greater meaning for many of us. I wish nothing but the best for all. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">M</span>erry <span style="color: red;">C</span>hristmas</span></i></span></b><br />
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It's been a busy week for me since Thanksgiving. I had the week off from my day job as a computer support technician on my employers helpdesk, so I engaged myself in something I love doing even more than help people with computer problems - creating new items of beauty and function in the woodshop!<br />
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The results of my time spent creating has been satisfying, to say the least. And hopefully the productivity of doing what I love will prove profitable as well!<br />
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What I ended up with after a week of work (if you can call it that, when you enjoy it) is five click pens (3 for a special order), two large rollerball pens, two fountain pens, two medium sized rolerball pens, two pen and pencil sets, a letter opener and a magnifying glass (shhh, those last two are a Christmas present, matching a set of pens I gave for Christmas last year). 17 items turned in all! I'm pattying myself on the back and thinking I did OK for a beginner...<br />
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With those done, I have to spend some time taking photos of the individual pens so I can get them all listed for sale this weekend. Then I have a non-woodworking project to finish up and finally it's back to work at the day job next week. Although it's not what most people think of when they think of a vacation, I think it's been great week!Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-16845479045099582762009-11-14T23:07:00.000-05:002009-11-14T23:07:26.435-05:00A short history putting me to where I'm at now.I've always had an interest in woodwork, but unfortunately had too many other interests and thus am getting a late start into it. Over the years I've had and enjoyed many hobbies, and most have come and gone, but my interest in creating things for myself has never died. I'm avid do-it-yourselfer anyway and have generally done everything myself from home maintenance and room remodeling, to working on my own cars, motorcycle and mowers. I even ran my own wiring in the house I live in and the garage that houses my shop, and my day job has me working in computer support where I've held several positions over the past 20+ years with my employer. <br />
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Through the past couple decades I've collected various woodworking hand and power tools, incrementally expanding my growing list of equipment with each remodel project or cool idea that's come my way. Through it all I figured by the time I retire I would be in a great position to pass the time making stuff in the shop I've gradually built. One of the more recent pieces I've added is an old 1954 Shopsmith that was a basket-case I purchased in a garage sale for $50. I spent the winter of 2004 rebuilding that unit with a mix of new parts from the manufacturer and used parts, mostly found on eBay. Once done, it was back in like-new condition with an investment of about 1/4 the cost of everything purchased new. This gave me several functions in one package to expand on what I was already able to do via the dedicated equipment for sawing and drilling that I already had on hand. <br />
In Feb. 2007 I turned 50 and that milestone caused me to make some commitments to get things in my life in order for my 2nd half-century. I started that year committing to loosing 65lbs of weight and getting my blood pressure down (which was getting on the high side) through changing eating habits and starting to exercise. This could turn into another story, but suffice it to say a year later I had exceed my goals and lost a total of 80 lbs, dropping from a high of 270 down to under 190. With the health in order I turned to next big mess in my life, which was my finances. I made a commitment to stop using credit, paying cash for everything and getting out of debt before 60, with a goal of doing so by 55. After selling off a lot of excess "stuff" over the past year to pay things down, I'm now entering the next phase of my plan: using my DIY talents and woodworking to go the next step and turn this long time interest and hobby into something that's not only self-supporting, but hopefully profitable. <br />
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That puts me to where I am today. My first venture in to increasing earnings through woodworking has been several small projects and pens that I can easily list and sell online and start getting feel for what I'm doing as I turn this pastime I love into something a bit more. It's an area that's new to me and I've got a lot to learn, but every journey has to begin somewhere, and this is my beginning.Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-43634090799157285882009-11-07T17:50:00.001-05:002009-11-07T23:40:00.142-05:00First connections madeI think I've now got this blog tied in with my Etsy store (above), The WingersWoodWork (couldn't use the s on the end, it was too long) Twitter account, and the Wingers Woodworks fan page I set up on facebook. It's my hope that all this inter-connectedness will allow me to keep everyone up to date on my lattest creations (Facebook and Twitter) and provide a place they can be purchased (The Etsy shop). I put some of my pens on Ebay as well, but the fees over there are higher, and I really like the way Etsy presents the items through a site dedicated to hand-made items of all types. If things grow well for me, I'll consider a web site for the offerings, but that's premature while this is still in the hobby stage. <br />
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Welcome! I hope you like what I have to offer. I wellcome comments of encouragment and criticizm, but be easy on me, after all I'm learning this stuff and hate to be given a complex on my first attempt at blogging.Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-35119040532644429162009-11-04T20:59:00.000-05:002009-11-04T21:16:17.607-05:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Today I've been bringing my </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://etsy.com/shop/76winger">Etsy</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> store, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/WingersWoodWorks/167613301218?ref=mf">Facebook Fan page</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://twitter.com/WingersWoodWork">Twitter</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> feed together here on the blog and inter-connecting them as best as I've been able to figure out thus far. With that about complete, I'm off to enhance the storefront to try and make it more attention-grabbing.</span>Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906219888312958065.post-18280345245394396132009-11-04T00:15:00.001-05:002009-11-04T23:00:07.667-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eIDCWQmiS7k/SvERvkhU6sI/AAAAAAAAAAM/t_as8-beiOk/s1600-h/SandingBlock.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400116937148918466" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eIDCWQmiS7k/SvERvkhU6sI/AAAAAAAAAAM/t_as8-beiOk/s320/SandingBlock.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 223px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 223px;" /></a><br />
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This is my first blog (ever) and I'm just learning. I'm extremely happy to finally join everyone in the 21st century and will strive to get up to speed so I don't look like a complete newbie as swiftly as possible. In the meantime, bear with me and I'll have some content and connections going soon.<br />
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As noted by my blog name, this is going a place for me to ramble on about an activity near and dear to my heart: Woodworking. I'm especially interested in smaller projects and pen turning currently but as my experience and knowledge base expands I'll be finding new projects and opportunities to expand my interest and talents. This age-old activity that provides not only enjoyment and creative release for those that partake in it, but useful and often profitable end-results for the long hours spent creating.Wingers WoodWorkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12883962622067910656noreply@blogger.com0