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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: September 2008
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Card Display for JMcGuinness of Etsy. First off, I've got to admit that I'm particularly fond of the way this project came out. I know last week I was all about how cool I thought the Prayer Box. Had turned out, and I'm still very down with that, but I think this card display came out oh-so-much-cooler than its predecessor (which you can check out here. Jen's promised me she'll get me a shot of the card display in action at one of her next shows, which are going to be:. Follo...
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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: February 2011
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Saturday, February 12, 2011. Let's just pretend, first of all, that I haven't been on a 21-month hiaitus from my presence here and skip right to the present day. Yes, I like that idea a lot. It avoids a lot of awkward questions which may or may not be answered in the next few posts anyway. What I need to share with you today is airships. You know, blimps, zeppelins, dirigibles, rubber cows, lighter-than-air. that. Design, build, and fly my own crudely designed and built airship, too? In the end, UConn is...
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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: May 2009
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Mini-Journal: Fan Blade Commission (Pt. 1). Last summer, I stumbled into some commission work making ceiling fan blades for a company in New York City. It was a pretty nice bit of work to pick up, and it helped us buy our first tankful of heating oil for the cooler weather. Unfortunately, the economy soon turned crappy, and I had to reconcile myself to the fact that no more fan blade work was forthcoming. Connecticut Wood Group Hardwood Outlet - my favorite lumber shop! Well, I'm...
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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: January 2009
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Thursday, January 22, 2009. It feels good just to get back in the saddle again, you know? Unfortunately, the answer to why I'd been gone for a month was that in my haste to meet demand for toy wooden swords. In any case, it's good to be in the workshop again! I've got some ideas for new products for my Etsy shop that I'd like to work on this weekend. Stay tuned. Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Front to Back: "Crazy Car", "Cuttle Fish", "Speeding Block 2", and "De Plane De Plane". Speeding Block 2" took 2nd pl...
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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: Airships over UConn?!!
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Saturday, February 12, 2011. Let's just pretend, first of all, that I haven't been on a 21-month hiaitus from my presence here and skip right to the present day. Yes, I like that idea a lot. It avoids a lot of awkward questions which may or may not be answered in the next few posts anyway. What I need to share with you today is airships. You know, blimps, zeppelins, dirigibles, rubber cows, lighter-than-air. that. Design, build, and fly my own crudely designed and built airship, too? In the end, UConn is...
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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: November 2008
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Sunday, November 30, 2008. Home from School and the Joys of Rocky Horror. Our oldest daughter came home from school for the weekend. At her school, there are a number of students who live far enough away that they can't go to their own homes for the Thanksgiving holiday, so we had one of them stay with us as well. She was very pleasant to have around and my lovely wife enjoyed having an extra daughter on hand, too. It's a Holiday Star Wooden Tea Light Candle Holder. They're for you - happy birthday!
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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: The $50 Sock
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Saturday, March 28, 2009. I figured that the washing machine may have shut itself down due to an imbalanced load (not to mention a load that looked far to heavy for our basic residential unit), so I removed the pillow and attempted to restart it. Nothing but a loud hum coming from some indeterminate location. Crap. And I always have to smack my head and exclaim "Now, why the heck did I not think of that? Then I start in with the real fun stuff. I went through checking the electrical connections throu...
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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: March 2009
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Saturday, March 28, 2009. I figured that the washing machine may have shut itself down due to an imbalanced load (not to mention a load that looked far to heavy for our basic residential unit), so I removed the pillow and attempted to restart it. Nothing but a loud hum coming from some indeterminate location. Crap. And I always have to smack my head and exclaim "Now, why the heck did I not think of that? Then I start in with the real fun stuff. I went through checking the electrical connections throu...
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The Thoughts of a Poor Woodsman: April 2009
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Sunday, April 19, 2009. Yoyos and a Case of the Nerves. Aye, such a weekend! I'm writing this right now from the Z Games Yo-Yo competition in Northampton, Massachusetts, where my two oldest boys are competing against some the best in the southern New England area. They've both attended similar competitions two times before, and I'd have to say they're fairly well seasoned at this by now. Nah If I had, we wouldn't be here today. Update: It turns out my oldest boy had a decent run of it today. Not a ch...
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