Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

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About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.

Wednesday Working – here kitty, kitty

Posted on 05/06/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Remember that pile of parts I showed you last week? Well those parts are to make a new cat tower for our old lady cat, Spirit.  At 16 years-old Spirit is having trouble jumping up to the highest part of … Continue reading →

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A Post About A Post

Posted on 05/03/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

I am not writing today.  Just not going to do it.  My brain hurts, my feet hurt, this spot about two inches below my right elbow hurts, and I think I am coming down with something.  Not sure exactly what … Continue reading →

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Friday Music – More Shallow Brown

Posted on 05/01/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

One of my more popular posts is this on my favorite sea shanty, Shallow Brown. Well, since I wrote that post a couple of years ago, more versions of the song have been posted to YouTube.  This week a reader … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Woodworking – potpourri bowl and a pile of parts

Posted on 04/29/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Here is what happened to the marquetry I was working last week.  It went on to this potpourri bowl.  Wrapping marquetry around a curved surface is tricky.  Our marquetry club did a workshop on this last Saturday and here is … Continue reading →

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