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Big Brownie Points !!

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Big Brownie Points !!

Tom In Red Deer

>So, last Sunday evening my wife says to me.."when are you going to start those Christmas presents we talked about last Christmas"?

Blank stare....memory chip kicks in...still a blank stare....oh yes, now I remember. It had been discussed but no decision.

Funny how they rember things like that!

Anyway she said I should make some segmented bowls...not enough time. We need 23 presents she says...how about small vases and weed pots she says. Something in a Greek style, but all different. Fifty Brownie points if I like them.

That I can do says I but I will have to spend a lot of nights out in the shop.

"You are not that busy at work" says she, "Why don't you take some time off to do this"?

Anyway, after I got over that shock I went out to look at my wood supply.

I ran some stock through the bandsaw and started on Monday morning.

The photo shows the fifteen that have to go to England tomorrow. The other half are done and the finish is drying.

Thirty two in all, the extras are just in case

So, says I how many Brownie points for this then?

She hummed and hawed...she knows I need fifty to get my new lathe...I'm thinkin I deserve fifty...How about 46 says she.

Oh well, at least I got to spend 4 uninterupted days in the shop. I alresdy have 3 lathes so I can wait a bit longer for the other one.

Tom in Red Deer


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Don Henthorn

>Very nice assortment. I would sure hate to be the one to determine who gets what. Probably go luny trying to decide. Well, --- lunier.

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Tom In Red Deer

>Thats HER job. I made em...she gets to choose. That's why I made extras.

Tom in Red Deer

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Is the Longview one in the next batch?

Dave Smith, Longview, WA

>Hi Tom,

Take some time off and spend it in the shop turning a bunch of things in a hurry. My only question is, "Which way to the brier patch?"

I hadn't thought about adding collars to weed pot and vases. Duh! If I were stupid I would tell you about looking all over my shop for a longer piece of wood to make a tall weed pot I needed. And all the time I had what I needed in a pile on my workbench. But I am not that dumb.

I turned a dozen square plates because my wife needed 8 for office gifts. Since she bought a case of 12 pillar candles I figured a dozen plates were in order.

I am glad to hear I am not the only one who gets the stupid stare look on his face.

Dave Smith

Do I look like I have stupid written all over my face in Longview, WA?

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Brad Vietje

2 Points each = 64 Already !!!

Brad Vietje

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Leo Van Der Loo

I'm counting, im counting, where ??

Leo Van Der Loo

>good job, and you got away with taking time off, you stinker

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46 Points! Makes sense

Chuck Ludwigsen

>Had to do the math with my SWMBO...

Since YOU like to be in the shop and were there for 4 days, you lost 1 point per day. From the starting balance of 50, you end up with 46...

Now, if you sat down at the table with her and "helped her" choose who gets what(translated - look really interested and agree with everything she says), then you might close up those 4 points and have some in the bank!!!!!

;-)

BTW, Great job on all of them.

Chuck

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Tom In Red Deer

>Hi Chuck,

Is your wife related to my wife...is she British? I did sit down last night and try to "Help". Didn't work well. There ended up being some rejects so I lost some points. I am now down to 40. Having already done the "extras" didn't count.

Oh well.

Tom in Red Deer

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Tom In Red Deer

>Hi Dave,

Yup, it's in the lathe as we speak. Should be done.....soon.

I did clear up a lot of bits of wood doing this, but guess what...now I have thirty two more bits sitting around. They will get glued up sometime and make a few more pieces. It never ends.

BTW..when I used to drive trucks, for relaxation I would jump in my own vehicle and...you guessed it...drive all weekend. Go figure.

Tom in Red Deer

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Tom In Red Deer

>Thanks for all the kind comments. It is a good job I did extras as some were "rejected" by Quality Control. Oh well, that's life.

Thanks to all for the kind comments,

On my morning walk this morning I noticed Mr Beaver was busy and knocked down two big poplar trees. So... out comes the chain saw and by noon today I will have about 90ft of 9" to 16"dia poplar cut up and drying.

WE have decided to do bowls for Christmas next year. I am starting early.

Tom in Red Deer