The Current Little Things

  The last two weeks have been heavily absorbed by family responsibilities. Everyone with an aging parent can guess what is going on, if you can't, lucky you, your time is coming.

  

   Small project- when cleaning things up I found a cranked neck chisel blade that I made at a black smiting workshop I did a couple of years ago.  Everyone should spend a couple of days in a forge on a course, it was fun and educational. While my Grandson was carving a cat I roughed out a handle for my chisel.

  I have spend a few minutes sharpening the chisel and now it is a ready to use tool.

   Oma wanted a bird house.  My Grandson and I made one, he did 7/8 of the work and loved drilling the big hole with the drill press.  Next week our Granddaughter will finish the house, she is going to do the sanding and painting.

  While working away in the shop and helping Kieran with his wood carving, I found my half finished bow sander.  While K was sanding his project I took the time to finish mine.

   Another project to finish.  I found a box of half finished carvings while carving with last week.

cat back

 Cat front

Kieran  worked away for a couple of hours on his cat.  The cat will be on a dowel connected to a hockey stick used to brace a patio door.

  Yet another carving requiring finish.  I filled the owl, sanded it down

  

  Nice contrast , now...what to do with the owl.

  I have at least two more weeks away from my shop and home while I help out family.  

cheers, ianw

Marble Run and Black Cat

   On the week end my Grandson and I made a quick marble run from scraps in the workshop. He did the cutting to size on the band saw and the whole thing is glued together with hot glue.  He was clever in making the run in sections that went on stairs, it has lots of room for expansion.

 While her brother was making a marble run Clara   made and painted a black cat.

  Projects like this show the difference in age and stage between the two kids.  These also show the real value of having a home work shop.  Making things like this are a great opportunity to do fun things together. 

cheers Ianw