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A CFA2 balanced. Finished this a whiles back.

For those of us in the U.S., today is reserved to commemorate the fallen, those who have put themselves in harms way and paid the ultimate price. Spring is usually a time of celebration, and with things slowly turning back to normal, spirits are high, and I don't wish to take away from that. But take a moment, and remember someone or multiple someones, and remember them well. Celebrate the good things about them. I have multiple extended family members who are or were in the military, but the one I was closest to and miss the most is Greg, a splendid specimen of a motherfucker. To Gre

Started with this then made it look like this then decided to play with chemicals then made it look like this via a probably Doug approved implement called a card scraper, then put the first coat on! probably will do another coat, might sand between coats? I am not sure what is recommended with this Osmo stuff… But; it looks ok! - I found out that if you get bubbles in the epoxy it’s doesn’t quite work to just put another layer on top. Also the really shallow flaws didn’t hold the epoxy well. I kinda wanted a contrast

Playing a few from this one, one of my mother-in-law's favorites. I used The Way You Look Tonight in a photo/video compilation for her 75th, we'll play it at her memorial service/life celebration tomorrow.....

I got the board and parts in for the battery protection/balancer and was able to get one built. I’ll try to get some testing in tomorrow.

Another one in blue this time,

As long as I don’t have to test them I’m out. Made this little plaque, first time doing a small intricate V carve. I was a little worried it was going to be a tear-out disaster but it actually turned out well.

Marc sent me a really nice piece of figured walnut to turn into record player parts. Part is going to be 1.35” thick but board was 2.5”. Seemed to be a waste to machine/plane it down to the correct thickness. Nice finally having the right tools for the job.

Cutestory, funt Feel free to ignore my nascent bandcamp link.

Played my first round of golf after quitting 39 years ago. Had a great time!

Nice! Steve and I used a torch to draw up the air bubbles in the epoxy and that works well. I really didn't like Osmo but it looks good there. I bought this Woodpeckers Super Fence months ago, received the package weeks ago, opened it finally last week to find out they sent only a single piece of Super Track by mistake. They sent me the actual fence and I got to keep the super track for my trouble. Anyway, this went together very easily, and now I have to set up another router to rout my router table. This very meta effort will create channels for the tracks to hold the Super Fence.

Ping ponged some retirement plaques.

Made another one today for one of our Doctors who was SF. Going to have a holder for his green beret.

A tonearm board.

Happy Pride Month to all my LGBTQ+ friends and allies! Love, acceptance, and a desire to live together as a community will conquer hate, fear, and ignorance. May we eventually come together in peace.

Looks like y’all got some fun projects going. Before I could do anything else I need some HVAC in the shop since it’s getting hot and humid. Put this 26,000 BTU Mr Cool in yesterday/today. Pretty darn easy DIY install. So far it’s cooling great.

Wooden, Krenov style scraper plane

Success.

RIP Roz and cheers to a life well lived. Condolences to you and your family Todd. Today would have been my dad's 99th birthday. Missing him so much, but happy he is at rest. Today we also moved in my niece to the Mayberry cottàge formerly known as Frank's place. Also happy that she is in a good place and looking forward to the next chapter. Without Frank.

Still need to run them rough the sander. Goal was to have them be 1/32 when finished. I’m sure I could go thinner but wanted to err on being thicker until I’m really good at resawing them.

Opening the hospital back up to the public next week, so I was commissioned to make some receptionist shields.

With the green beret

Made some footers for Marc and some sheets of walnut paper.

Two recent Tiny Desks that I really liked.

Thinking hard about a Hobie Getaway. Been too slow on the used ones near me and the local dealers don’t have any tricks to deal with Hobie’s horrible supply chain. Signed up for sailing lessons starting Th - excited about that!

Morning ride delayed by this interloper. Bike ride resembled 50 km riding in a hair dryer. The good news, there's disco...

Happy Birthday!

Initial testing on the balancer is looking good. I’ll need more testing to confirm, but the batteries are much closer than before. This should help to extend battery life.

Now the Super Fence has tracks and locks down solidly.

I love the part when Bugs makes flowers grow on Elmer Fudd's head.

Had a night at the opera last night... only instead of at the opera house it was a drive-up stage at the Marin Civic Center. They did Barber of Seville. It feels great to getting on the road back to live theater/music/opera.

Sunday morning jazz

Tom Waits - Glitter and Doom Live For those "after-a-holiday-back-at-the-office" blues.

lake time before friday’s white water trip

Spent the day on the bike followed by a little kayaking. Went to copperhill, tn on the bike.

I'm in a Chick Corea Elekctric Band fusion spree so it was The Chick Corea Elektric Band And now it's Light Years

... and scene. This completes our lesson on mood.

The lady with the Diamondback actually had the tool box sitting in back as well so got that installed as well to hold straps, hitches, etc.

Apple Music officially announced that it is bringing lossless music quality options to its entire catalog at no extra cost, starting in June. Apple says lossless quality will be available for more than 75 million tracks in the Apple Music library. It is also launching support for Spatial Audio music with songs authored in Dolby Atmos. Users will be able to listen to select albums with an immersive 3D sound-space on AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max and Beats headphones with a H1 or W1 chip. Apple says thousands of Dolby Atmos songs will go live in June. https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/17/ap

"If it's not for sits, why is it made of Class A?"

Here is to a happily caffeinated Saturday morning... HS

No more collet wrenches or resetting zero. Next up, fully automated tool changes. IMG_4403.MOV

Ping-ponged a dust shoe.

Diana Rigg and Anthony Hopkins, taken when they were acting in MacBeth at the National Theatre in 1972. I'd walk over hot coals to turn back the clock and see what must have been a superb performance.

I don't think they are my favorite band, but if someone made the argument that they are the best band, I'd be hard pressed to argue against them.

Meg Myers absolutely killing it. Echos of Sinead and Florence in the best way.

"One, Two, Three, Four!"