Things that get uncovered when rearranging

[chet]

Nope, not really.  ;D

[etat]

thought so

[Brian_Bailey]

cktate,  

I hear you, I enjoy working with wood but I am really envious of the many many folks here that fabricate their own equipment and such.

I might be handy with a chisel or saw, but, just don't get me near a welder or cutting torch  :D :D :D.

If I could get back all the time I have spent looking for some misplaced item, I'd be a wealthy man now, believe me ;).

[Den Socling]

Brian,

That's really nice. And, like the segmented bowls a few weeks ago, I wish I could/would take the time to make such beautiful stuff. I really like items made from a variety of wood.

Since I'm too lazy to build them myself,  :D do you (or anybody here) sell such crafts? Christmas is coming so I'll be thinking about gifts in two or three weeks.  

Den

[etat]

In another life I worked in a steel fabrication plant.  Right up until it closed down.  Worked my way up from hooking chains for a cherry picker to running a overhead Crane, to fitters helper (tack welding and cutting) to fitter in less than three years.  I enjoy working with steel and wood too, but I'm better with steel.  I have two mig's, and a big lincoln ac dc stick welder, cutting torches, chop saws, metal cutting band saw, and a whole bunch of odd and end pieces of steel, including a lot of heavy stainless steel plate.  A lot of this I bought a few years ago from a welding shop that went out of business.  I can build something out of steel, and make it look like it came from a factory.  One of these days I'm a going to weld me up a mill of some kind as soon as I acculimate enough information to do so.  My great great granddaddy was a blacksmith.  One of my grandfathers was a retired logger, and one of my grandfathers was a carpenter and farmer.  I have been extremely lucky to have known and learned from these people.  They were never much more than being poor, but everything they did they took pride in.  I owe my heritage, and my success at building a successful business more than a lot to these people.  And I miss them.  I wish they were around today to see all the improvements in machinery and methods that have been made in the last 20 or so years.  As I said, they were poor folks, but it never seemed to bother them much.  Now one thing, do not mistake me for a saint.  I've been fired from about every job I ever had, at one time or another.  I was always good at the work, but just couldn't ever get the hang of politicking that had to go on when I was working for someone else.  Kind of an opinionated old cuss, yeah that's me.  If somebody thought I was wrong I usually wouldn't sway over unless they could prove it to me.  I've become MUCH better at listening and understanding others in the last few years.  But I still don't think I'd be good at working for somebody else.  With them, yes, for them, as in a real job in the same place every day, no.

[Brian_Bailey]

Den,  

I really wish I could help you out, but I don't have anything to offer.  I mostly do custom orders and I'm booked up well into next year.  

I know (panic-panic) the 25th is almost upon us.

Come on someone step up to the plate and help Den out
  

[Den Socling]

Brian,

Thanks anyway, It's good to hear you have no problem selling your fine work.

As for the 25th, I find myself in the same boat every year.   I can't see buying the "gifts" that the stores line up (junk). There's not a whole lot that friends or family really need. It's hard to come up with anything special but I haven't been dis-owned yet!  ;)

Den