Question: What does it mean when you’ve got melted chocolate on your hands?
Answer: You’re eating too slowly.
More wisdom next week,
Andrew
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Wednesday Marquetry – the tulip
This week I’m working on the marquetry for my freeform box. This tulip is knife cut using dyed veneers. This will go on the underside of the lid. The top will get a rose – I’ll start that this weekend.
Here I am cutting out the tulip with my scalpel.
The final tulip before it’s glued down.
That’s it for the woodworking this week
If you need me – I’ll be in the shop,
Andrew
Friday Wisdom – Caring
If you think nobody cares about you – try missing a couple of payments.
More wisdom next week,
Andrew
Wednesday Woodworking – Milling and Roses
In the workshop this weekend I put my two new tools – the jointer and planner – to work on milling some maple lumber I am reclaiming for a set of cafe doors I am building. The wood came off an old butcher block table Heather had. The table was in our kitchen for many years and when we remodeled a few years ago, the butcher block top was removed and placed on top of a set of cabinets to make a new work area. I kept the legs and wood from a shelf to reuse in other projects.
Here’s a picture of the wood. The dark piece is the before shot with the old finish and the light board is after running through the planner.
Before and after close up of the wood.
Here’s the whole stack of wood:
I got 8 1 x 2 boards altogether.
On Sunday Heather and I went to the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden for a walk and celebration of Mother’s Day. Well, Heather, me and a few hundred others:
The Rose Garden – lots and lots of roses.
Close up of some of my favorites.
This weekend I’ll be back to marquetry – I think I’ll cut out a rose for my box.
If you need me – I’ll be in the shop.
Andrew
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