What have you made/created today?

And did they ever!

 

Made dinner and someone enjoyed it:

 

@Martyinco Those are some happy hens!

Wrapped up the final installment for my journey through NM


/mandog

 

They’re fucking spoiled

 

I am interested in getting that flag if you plan to make more.

 

Been filling some orders for pens and still have a few more to go.

AKA pens for a former crew member's wife.




Pen from Death Valley seats a friend ordered for her husband as an anniversary gift.




And another Grape Soda pen ordered by the same friend for her boss.

 

I was working with a piece of brittle epoxy that is a bit on the difficult side to turn and half of it proved the fact so for the lower I grabbed some antler.



A sycamore pen.



Another anniversary pen that I wasn't pleased with the fit and finish so new parts on order and this one will go in my stock pen supply.




And my current favorite pen. I turned this one for my youngest son's graduation from the University of Texas, Cockrell School of Engineering with his BSME.

 

Haven't done much lately, had surgery 2 weeks ago and am undergoing part 2 tomorrow. I got a few orders on my Etsy that I had to cram in the past few days my face hasn't been all swollen and bruised, but I had a ton of fun with these

 

Hope your surgery goes well!

 

Thanks! Hopefully it goes a little better than last time, lol. Dying to get back to painting

 

Most recent updates. I’ve been testing out Hypertherm’s cut charts with low speed fine consumables.

Recent Instagram Posts
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAscUDFp3el/?igshid=1nb7xx8hutbx7

These two weren’t cut with fine cut consumables.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAT15oYHJa_/?igshid=1o2t4jxs994pw

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsczWdpBli/?igshid=1v7j0ehe86o4q

 

Looks cool!

 

thank you, learning a little more every day

 

I took a piece of spalted Pecan and turned a seam ripper for my Mom. The pecan was an old tree beside my grandparents house. She and her sisters played under it as kids and then me and the rest of the grandkids played under it when we were younger. My grandfather would set some of his harvested watermelons under the tree for us grandkids to have when we came over. I know the tree was at least 70 years old and no telling how many pecan pies were made from the fruit. It was also under that tree when several of the grandsons received a shooting lesson we would never forget. We were trying to shoot some of the pecans to knock them out of the tree when our grandmother came out and caught us shooting her pecans. She went on to read us the riot act about putting BB's into the meat of the pecan. We were told we were not allowed to shoot any more if we couldn't do like her and hit the stem and break it off the limb. Well being the oldest I had to stand up for the 5 or 6 of us and said something along the lines of "you can't do that." She jerked my Red Rider out of my hands, spun around and quick fired, hitting the stem and breaking the pecan off from the tree. She handed me my Red Rider and told all of us that she had better not find another BB in one of er pecans. Needless to say, we were determined not to be out shot by our grandmother again. My mom and her sisters laughed when we told them what happened and my mom's younger sister told us our grandmother was known as "Dead Eye," one of the best, if not the best squirrel hunter in the area. Every squirrel she killed was shot through the head and most of them was through the eye.

 

Made a couple of theses with my kids 13 and 9 to show electrical and plumbing ( no water ) but a cool deal saw them on the net for 200.00 bucks. Ahhh no. We had fun

 

Parts are expensive too..lol ive looked. I got some pieces

 

Yes they were but not 200.00. About 50.00 but they can keep them and think of their dear old dad later. Or drop them off at a thrift store

 

That’s pretty cool


I may swing by goodwill and see if I can find one

 

I hope it’s a couple years from now.

 

Finished my Camp shower/Privy project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpoZJZckGr0