WC Weekend Accomplishments....

11/27/17, 3:17 PM #1

Dennis E Peacock
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WC Weekend Accomplishments....

Dennis E Peacock

27 Nov 2017

Good Morning Everyone,

I just came off of oncall duty. Wasn't terrible but I just don't like the tension that comes with oncall. I've been sick with cold and sinus stuff for the past 10 days. I'm getting better but still, I dislike being sick. No shop work the past week. Thanksgiving was a good day as the family was here to hang out and eat dinner with us. Not much else went on, so I'll stop jabbering.

That's it for me, so what did YOU do this past weekend?

Best of weeks to you all.

Dennis Peacock

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11/27/17, 6:31 PM #2

Don Orr
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Don Orr

Glad to hear you are on the mend. On-call stinks (been there, done that, no more), being sick stinks-both together exponentially stinks.

Saturday I caught up on some older newspapers while having breakfast and then headed up to the state land where I take care of the xc ski trails. The big loop is done but have the smaller side to do yet. Headed into town to see what the Restore had to offer. Found a few bits and bobs and spent all of $10. Stopped for gas on the way home. Lunch and the out to the shop to cut up a bowl blank and got 2 spoon blanks as well. Cleaned out 3 wheelbarrow loads of chips and scraps from cutting blanks and turning bowls. Started roughing out a deep spoon/ladle.

Sunday was cleaning up my wife's studio/gallery as we had visitors coming over. Worked on the spoon til they arrived. Had a very nice visit and went back out and finished the spoon. Did not turn on a phone or computer all weekend!

Have a great week.

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My name is Don and I'm a Turning addict. There, I finally can admit I have a problem. The problem is not enough time to turn! I work as a Medical Imaging Tech for a living but that's just so I can light and heat the shop and buy more tools. I've been turning since 2000 and it has changed my life. I never had a creative outlet before I discoverd Woodturning and now I can't get enough. After I turned my first pen, my wonderful wife saw how excited I was and bought me a mini lathe. She now refers to herself as a "Turning Widow". She is a potter and quilter so she understands the obsession. My interests in turning are many and varied and I'm sure I will not live long enough to try everything I'd like to, but I'll give it a shot. Unfortunately we don't have any children or pets so you'd think I have all kinds of free time to turn, but for some reason I don't. I belong to the Adirondack Woodturners Association in upstate New York, the Mohawk Valley Woodturners, the Old Country Guild of Woodturnes and AAW, as well as the Northeastern Woodworkers Association. (I'd also like to learn to do flatwork someday.) Happy and Safe Turning, Don

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