How day three wound up

But first, the results of more organizing around the bench.
The scene I left last nite:

The picture and carving I put up the nite before keep falling off, so out they went.

I put a hook to hang my saws, and a nail to hold a sizing gauge

I think that cover that window space quite well, I'm happy

I think I can call this wall done !... for now :-)

Been meaning to do that for a while, but right now my big source of motivation for organizing everything in sight around the house, are the grand kids and Rudy. Rudy to keep out of trouble and the kids to keep occupied and away from their stupid phones,  err I meant watching stupid stuff on Youtube for kids...
And before you asked, changing wifi password is meaningless, the girls know how to get anything from Grampa... , especially when the girls and Rudy gang up on me.
Oups, if they read that I'm in trouble :-)

Sooooo... been busy with organizing a space downstairs to gather all the paint supplies.
For years that stuff was stored in Rubbermaid containers and spread around the house.
Been wanting to do something like that for a while. Makes it so much less frustrating looking for things and making it easier to discover just how many duplicates I have accumulated thru the years :-)
And bonus, getting some more containers to use in the garage.

 Shelving, already overflowing, recycled from garage.

It is hanging on French cleats.  I'm surprised at the numbers of scrapers I rounded up...

Says Bob with a straight face :-)

Came across my digital angle finder with a dead battery. 

The replacement package I got says used before 2011, hum..

Yah, it work, but probably wont last long, will keep an eye on it.

Times for fresh batteries

Turns out I have two, and the other takes a 9V battery, 

which I previously removed, since it was in storage.

Obviously one has to go in Gramma workshop :-)

The two digital assistant I used the most.

Only annoying things are the batteries replacements

Finally hooked on the wall my vintage Buck saw, it had been resting on top of the cabinet

And my tool box is in bad need of a clean up...soon.

Well at least the drawers close !!

And there is the craft room we are putting together for Jean and the girls.  Was a spare bedroom, then an African Violets plant room and now a craft room.  It still has a bed, but later we will put in a Murphy bed to use it as a spare bedroom again. Spare bedroom No 2, No 1 is still a guest room.

In this space future treasures to be made by Jean and the girls...

Recognized the perfboard previously in Grampa workshop?

Yes, Grampa workshop will have some competition from Gramma workshop :-) 

Gramma workshop is being equipped for painting, stain glass, frame making, basket making, jewellery, beads work etc.
Lots of tools are being redistributed between the garage, Grampa workshop and Gramma workshop.
Keep me busy on my Excel look alike (Open Office) spreadsheets :-)

Consequently, the garage also keep getting organized, slowly but surely.

One step forward.

Cleaned under the bench to store a bunch of Seafood compost, for next year,

It was a good sale :-)

Then one step backward

Brought in the old windows we replaced in the garage.

The plan is to recycled them in an outdoor structure

Don't know what is in there but Rudy keep running to that spot and stare for a while.

Guessing some critters nest, will have to revisit that spot.

And this hot humid summer made a lot of rust :-(

Well at least the yard is getting cleared, just in time to bring Dennis back and trim some more tree before winter.  Woke up to a frost warning and snow forecasted for next week end, I kid you not... &?$# climate warming!!

Got my two logs I salvaged, loaded in our truck.  We will soon take a trip to a friend and sliced them up in lumber.  Should be fun and a good visit, he lives in New Brunswick.
Why not do it locally? What would be the fun in that ?? :-)

Finding the other leg blanks took some time, but I found them... Just were I left them... Yah right :-)

These two are rougher than my front legs, but remember I am putting together a prototype which will be painted (primed) so a few knots and etc, makes no never mind.
I will cleaned them up with my planes prior to the joinery. These being ripped from a rough 2X4 with a wany edge. The final legs would be tapered, hoping to get most of the defects cut away. That may reduce my overall size slightly more than the front ones (laminated 3/4 stock)

As you can see they are slightly smaller to start with.

The hook on the bench is the type I put up on the wall to hang my saws

NO biggie wont matter much, and besides the other legs will get a final planing to clean up the faces before glue up.

The aim is to nail the final shape and proportion for her space, before we commit to the actual piece.
But this one depending how it comes out primed, may becomes one of the two final?

I am also using it as a practice run, trying out my joinery and sequence of operations.
You will see later why the double mortise on each leg faces. (who me over engineering things?)
And finally, it is forcing me to sharpen my tools :-)

So day three end up cleaning up my two leg blanks, ready for joinery.
Well before you knew it was time to get cleaned up and go attend a Rotary meet and greet with our District Governor

So got the leg faces figured out and marked, but will need to figured out something for planing them. Maybe use my saw bench??

The perils of working off a small 4 foot bench.

must be kept clutter free...yah right!

My most left bench stop

a smidgen too long a piece, need some improvisation

I do have a proper antique forged bench stop to install one of these days, came across it recently, but currently MIA?? May have to look at the same places 10 times before I see … Oh look a squirrel! :-)

The tenons wont be cut until all the mortise are done, since I will need to clear the bench, yet one more time to put up my miter box. Why not cut them free hand? I own 7 miter boxes, they have to earn there keep, dontchuno !! (don't quote me on the spelling, but I have an accent :-)

And I have a few more things to put away

Must resist putting more stuff on it, trying to clear it...

At this rate I should have a dry assembly soon, then I will visualize the taper I want to put on the legs. And before I tapered them, I will cut the bottom stretchers joinery first


Bob, who intent to beat my deadline of May 2027 Ralph quoted me, as being a tad busy??
Not to worry Crystal  ! :-)