Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

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 Woodworking – it pulls out

Posted on 05/21/2014 by Andrew Reynolds

Shelves have been taking up most of my time in shop. I completed the prototype and have installed it in the closet. The shelves are made from melamine board. I used this because the melamine has a nice finish for … Continue reading →

Posted in woodworking | Tagged edge banding, melamine board, melamine shelves, shelving, woodworking | 3 Comments

Of Blue and Cubes

Posted on 05/18/2014 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve lived in the same valley my whole life. When I was a child, Santa Clara County was in the midst of changing from agriculture to electronics manufacturing. This valley had a number of things the growing semiconductor industry needed … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Blue Cube, cold war, nuclear holocaust fiction, nuclear weapons, Santa Clara County, Santa Clara Valley | 7 Comments

Wednesday Woodworking – framing clamps and 200 posts

Posted on 05/14/2014 by Andrew Reynolds

This is my 200th post on this blog. I had thought about writing a big self-congratulatory post on the milestone. naw, instead let me show you my latest toy for the wood shop. Heather has been doing a number of paintings … Continue reading →

Posted in woodworking | Tagged picture frame clamps, picture frames, woodworking | 1 Comment

A Mother’s Day Remembrance

Posted on 05/11/2014 by Andrew Reynolds

From my Mother’s grave you can see the golden Californian hills. Facing the rising sun you can see the grass-covered hills of the coast range. On a clear day you can see the observatory at the top of the mountian. … Continue reading →