You can t see the Wizard nobody can see the wizard

- corelz125

with enough vino you will not only see the wizzard you'll meet the wizzard! DAMHIKT!

 

All the hidden meanings and nuances has had me recall my 8th grade english teacher.
As a young lad I had read every Iron Man and Wooden Ship book or history that existed in the school library. I also thought I wanted engineering to be my profession.
English teacher liked poetry, so one semester of poetry, was told by the end semester we would all love it as much as she did. Missed that hidden meaning. Story to be studied, The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
End of semester, final exam, turn the paper over and tell what you now think of poetry and it will not affect your grade. Missed that one also.
First the author had written about something he knew little of and she, the teacher, said we should always choose a subject we knew. All those books on Iron Men and Wooden Ships. How to generate water on a ship…easy….stove, pot of sea water, condense on a plate or dish. Other nautical errors.
As an aspiring engineer I could not see how hidden meanings and nuances would be a very good way for an engineer to draw the plans for a bridge, building or such
Until then had an A going, but she gave me a C. My attitude was not good. But my concern over poetry, hidden meaning and such was not suppose to affect the grade. Missed that hidden meaning also. Went to the principal to complain, no good, he was engaged to the english teacher. Only C I made that year.

Maybe that is why politics have always made me suspicious. Hidden meanings.

Wife has a big pot of Ham Hock and Navy beans going on the stove. Great for this cooler weather Stews, Chili, and one pot meals sound good with this cooler weather. Only cool here compared to other areas of the country. Mid 40s today. Some sun but rain by midnight.

 

My Dad dropped by and picked up his chart weight box. Last minute he wanted a handle on the top. No problem, had a yellow plastic one in my stash so drilled couple of holes and put it on. He was happy and the weights all fit correctly. He brought me a LED swing arm lamp with a magnifying glass. SWEET> Already had a lamp like that with a incandescent light, just swapped them out, mount was the same. Nice upgrade for the shop. other light will get mounted and used in finishing room. Lighting will be my next big task to deal with. Unlike the shop where I want a ton of bright light the finishing room will require the correct light temperature, and placement so I can see the finish well as I apply it.

 

That Toto doesn't fit in any basket DW. I hated poetry class. The teacher was a dbag also

 

That Toto doesn t fit in any basket DW. I hated poetry class. The teacher was a dbag also

- corelz125

Poetry as Ron said, pick a poem with a subject that you know something about…

AWAKEN THE WOOD

A cabinetmaker's hands move over the wood
Checking to see if the pattern is good.
Making sure that the grain lines up as it should
The cabinetmaker's hands move over the wood.

The design in his head had troubled his brain
But he smiled as he worked when each answer came
Passing wood through his saw he reached for his plane
Joining the corners and squaring the frame

Fitting a drawer 'til it's trim and it's true
And easily glides before he gets through
Or adjusting a hinge to give it its due
Restoring the work or making it new

Beauty and strength of wood are his trade
As it pleases the eye in the things that he's made
Taking pride in his tools when honing each blade
Clearing his bench where they're carefully laid

His shop smells of oak, cherry and pine
Waxes and oils his pieces refined
Bringing to life things well designed
Withstanding the test of the passage of time

The beauty inside is released as he sands
The man seems to know what his heart understands
With his eye for proportion and the skill it demands
He passes his spirit through the tools in his hands

A tree in the forest asleep as it stood
'Til the cabinetmaker's hands awakened the wood.

 

I found this on a 2009 LJock post- it got 9,000 views…
https://www.lumberjocks.com/topics/8401

Just thought I would share this poem by by Douglas Malloch, which was sent to me today by a good friend.

Good Timber

The tree that never had to fight
For sun and sky and air and light,
But stood out in the open plain
And always got its share of rain,
Never became a forest king
But lived and died a scrubby thing.

The man who never had to toil
To gain and farm his patch of soil,
Who never had to win his share
Of sun and sky and light and air,
Never became a manly man
But lived and died as he began.

Good timber does not grow with ease:
The stronger wind, the stronger trees;
The further sky, the greater length;
The more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snow,
In trees and men good timbers grow.

Where thickest lies the forest growth,
We find the patriarchs of both.
And they hold counsel with the stars
Whose broken branches show the scars
Of many winds and much of strife.
This is the common law of life.

-Tony -

 

My Dad dropped by and picked up his chart weight box. Last minute he wanted a handle on the top. No problem, had a yellow plastic one in my stash so drilled couple of holes and put it on. He was happy and the weights all fit correctly. He brought me a LED swing arm lamp with a magnifying glass. SWEET> Already had a lamp like that with a incandescent light, just swapped them out, mount was the same. Nice upgrade for the shop. other light will get mounted and used in finishing room. Lighting will be my next big task to deal with. Unlike the shop where I want a ton of bright light the finishing room will require the correct light temperature, and placement so I can see the finish well as I apply it.

- woodbutcherbynight

+1 Love the father/son story

 

+1 Love the father/son story

- Desert_Woodworker

Thanks!! He and I enjoyed a good laugh. He asked about borrowing my small 6 / 12 volt battery charger. Seems he cannot find the one he thought he had. Told him I had just the thing. GAVE him BACK the battery charger he gave me 25 years ago. Told him it still works and I fixed the cord long ago that was broken. His big concern was that I would not have one now. Showed him the two I fished out of a dumpster years ago and fixed. LOL. No Dad think I am good with the charging thing.

 

Hi guys, I always seem to be late to the party, but my wife and I usually have dinner ( we call it supper in Iowa) then sit down to a Netflix evening. For the first 30 years of out marriage I was in my business all day and a patrol car in the evenings, so we are trying to make up for lost time. As much as I would like spending my evening with my friends here, my wife is awesome…..

Brian- THe ETS 125 looks reasonably priced and with your endorsment sounds like a nice machine. I am not sure the Mirka air unit would be a good fit. I was more interested in the eletric. I am not a fan of that air compressor running.
I intend to build an addition someday to house the compressor and DC unit, but I havn't got the building done yet, let alone an addition. Thank you

Topa- Family farms around here have certainly evolved. They are getting bigger all the time. They are Corporations but mostly family owned, and they live on them. In my Studio, I did a ton of business with them. They own some ground, but there literally is no ground to buy. It either is a private sale or extremely public auctions. Local Drs. own a lot of the ground and lease it to the family. They usually employ their children or grandchildren and the ground they supply the kids with houses. They are big operations for sure. The 160 acre farm, is called a hobby farm, and literally are folks that work other places and farm it for a second income. They have huge investments in equipment…..combines are 250k…tractors 150….on and on. The big joke around here is the rich kid at the convenience store filling his 100k Beemer, making fun if the farmer in his old pick up, and the farmer telling him he has a 250k combine he drives two weeks a year. The funny part is the farmers drive 70k diesel pick ups. You see they have diesel on the farm in raised barrels, and doesn't pay tax on it, because it is tax exempt. As a whole, these are non presumptuous people, that work very hard, and are the ultimate ecological care-takers of their land, that make a moderate to good living, and are the ultimate gamblers on the crop/animal markets.
I really don't know a big farmer that I don't like. They are also branded as "hicks from the sticks", but in reality are some of the biggest users of tech in there machinery around. One of the fellows I know, pulls his tractor and planter in the field, to which is linked to GPS and pushes on, and it plants strait rows with a minimum of waste.
I'm sure there are 400 acre farmers that are still making a living at it, but they are definitely few and far between and getting fewer.
A couple more things…..it is considered rude to tell people how much ground or how many animals you do or don't have….so it is hard to tell how big the farms are. Also ground got so high that it was almost a loosing proposition to farm it, in the last 5 years or so it has come down to a reasonable rate, but it is still 10 to 15k per acre depending on how tillable or marketable it is. (around here).

 

Ron - Coleridge is a formidable enemy. I seem to recall he was a dopehead of one variety or another. Makes one want to go like this:

Bandito: I am addicted to calezone. I cant stop. Make my own. Ordered one at an "Italian" restaurant here local, once, had all the seafood in it that they put in paella, like octopus and squid and stuff, I was like what the HECK is this!!! I aint eating that. Bring me a Real one.

Moke - I am sure you will be happy with that machine, Abranet pads will work with that, no prob(but check to make certain). And your comment - "my wife is awesome" - is awesome, a true gentleman.

DW - that Malloch poem is super fantastic great. Thanks for posting that. There is a line in there that has just been appropriated by me, for me, until death do us part.

WBBN - Lol.

Pottz, for me, the smaller the river the better. My fav is going after like 5" brookies, where they know youre coming long before you get there.

Ok, if you guys want to really laugh, really really laugh, I point you to a youtube called - "How to Shoot Gangsta Style." Youtube. The Fenomennews one. You will have to find it yourself, I wont post the link here so as not to offend anyone. It isnt really offensive so much, the curse words are bleeped out, but one has to be safe - to protect the thread, ya know.

2min of hysterical.

"You gotta raise the gun up above your head so your not actually using the sights and throw the bullets…......."

 

Pottz, if you recall the Japanese bought Rockefeller center and Pebble Beach Golf club in the 80's I think those deals did not work out for them.

WBBN I want and led swing are magnifying thing too!

DW I like the father son story too. Nice work on the Fly WBBN.

Moke it was supper in N NJ for me too. We had a cellar not a basement.

Guys (that means women too) I want to share something with you. My wife and I are building a house. All I care about is the 2 car (large) garage that will be my shop. So it was valentines day, wife out in the shop, when we move ,you need a saw that will last your your life. I said that delta will last mine and 3 more if kept well, she say's I want you to have that saw that wont cut off your finger. Sawstop? do you know how much they cost?... The most loving words came out. " I don't care get what you want". Some lucky person is going to get a good deal on a Delta 10" 3hp cabinet saw.

I am back home working on my project. Got the lid "done" I think, unless I wake up w a better idea. I think it looks good, but.

 

DW the poem is worth rereading.

Ron, I took typing in H.S elective. I was the only male. Turned out to be the best thing I learned in HS except for woodshop and mechanical drawing. I took the typing class because of a red head. I got the girl but got a 3 in conduct (that is bad and for no reason) because I was a guy in a "girls" class. I told the teach I could throw a typewriter out the window for a 3. She could not even look at me.

 

Interesting the things we took in HS that are no longer taught and now we use Typing, drafting, shop classes. Do they still dissect frogs in biology class? Good memories

 

In Spain, yes, still grossing out the childrens, frogs, pig brain, cow liver, all sorts of gross stuff, onions. No woodshop, but there are numerous furniture-making schools.

Interesting the things we took in HS that are no longer taught and now we use Typing, drafting, shop classes. Do they still dissect frogs in biology class? Good memories

- 987Ron

 

Interesting the things we took in HS that are no longer taught and now we use Typing, drafting, shop classes. Do they still dissect frogs in biology class? Good memories

- 987Ron

2021 - typing is being taught but even better they call the class "technology", which includes typing software that uses a keyboard and an interactive computer screen- the class also learns various visual programs where they learn and create… There are some pretty fantastic creations BUT there is also a lot of nonsense like in the old wood shop days.

The 104-key US QWERTY layout

 

What do you guys think of this-

It's a grizzly 12" with a sliding cross cut attachment. Wanting 1950 obo.

The model is g5959. Not made anymore.

 

Hey Topa, question for you - Were you drinking unpastuerized milk when you were kid? I think I did when I was a kid but dont remember.

Reason I ask is, they have just made it legal again to sell in Spain, and while I only use it in coffee or for cooking, my kid drinks it by the liter - so wondering if it is better for him? Mind you, the regular grass-fed eco-milk we get here hasnt been completely destroyed, like they do to milk in the US.

 

Hi guys, I always seem to be late to the party, but my wife and I usually have dinner ( we call it supper in Iowa) then sit down to a Netflix evening. For the first 30 years of out marriage I was in my business all day and a patrol car in the evenings, so we are trying to make up for lost time. As much as I would like spending my evening with my friends here, my wife is awesome…..

Brian- THe ETS 125 looks reasonably priced and with your endorsment sounds like a nice machine. I am not sure the Mirka air unit would be a good fit. I was more interested in the eletric. I am not a fan of that air compressor running.
I intend to build an addition someday to house the compressor and DC unit, but I havn t got the building done yet, let alone an addition. Thank you

Topa- Family farms around here have certainly evolved. They are getting bigger all the time. They are Corporations but mostly family owned, and they live on them. In my Studio, I did a ton of business with them. They own some ground, but there literally is no ground to buy. It either is a private sale or extremely public auctions. Local Drs. own a lot of the ground and lease it to the family. They usually employ their children or grandchildren and the ground they supply the kids with houses. They are big operations for sure. The 160 acre farm, is called a hobby farm, and literally are folks that work other places and farm it for a second income. They have huge investments in equipment…..combines are 250k…tractors 150….on and on. The big joke around here is the rich kid at the convenience store filling his 100k Beemer, making fun if the farmer in his old pick up, and the farmer telling him he has a 250k combine he drives two weeks a year. The funny part is the farmers drive 70k diesel pick ups. You see they have diesel on the farm in raised barrels, and doesn t pay tax on it, because it is tax exempt. As a whole, these are non presumptuous people, that work very hard, and are the ultimate ecological care-takers of their land, that make a moderate to good living, and are the ultimate gamblers on the crop/animal markets.
I really don t know a big farmer that I don t like. They are also branded as "hicks from the sticks", but in reality are some of the biggest users of tech in there machinery around. One of the fellows I know, pulls his tractor and planter in the field, to which is linked to GPS and pushes on, and it plants strait rows with a minimum of waste.
I m sure there are 400 acre farmers that are still making a living at it, but they are definitely few and far between and getting fewer.
A couple more things…..it is considered rude to tell people how much ground or how many animals you do or don t have….so it is hard to tell how big the farms are. Also ground got so high that it was almost a loosing proposition to farm it, in the last 5 years or so it has come down to a reasonable rate, but it is still 10 to 15k per acre depending on how tillable or marketable it is. (around here).

- moke

funny mike my family came from south dakota,farmers mostly and supper was lunch and then came dinner.

hey as far as sanders forget the air get the mirka deros 5" and if you dont love it i will buy it from you at the price you pay,and pay for the shipping to me!seriously,you have witnesses and it's locked on this thread forever.thats how much i love the sander.ive been thinking of getting another just too avoid changing disc's all the time. you got nothing too loose my friend.hey worst case scenario ill make the duck buy it,he loves em too.

 

Ron - Coleridge is a formidable enemy. I seem to recall he was a dopehead of one variety or another. Makes one want to go like this:

Bandito: I am addicted to calezone. I cant stop. Make my own. Ordered one at an "Italian" restaurant here local, once, had all the seafood in it that they put in paella, like octopus and squid and stuff, I was like what the HECK is this!!! I aint eating that. Bring me a Real one.

Moke - I am sure you will be happy with that machine, Abranet pads will work with that, no prob(but check to make certain). And your comment - "my wife is awesome" - is awesome, a true gentleman.

DW - that Malloch poem is super fantastic great. Thanks for posting that. There is a line in there that has just been appropriated by me, for me, until death do us part.

WBBN - Lol.

Pottz, for me, the smaller the river the better. My fav is going after like 5" brookies, where they know youre coming long before you get there.

Ok, if you guys want to really laugh, really really laugh, I point you to a youtube called - "How to Shoot Gangsta Style." Youtube. The Fenomennews one. You will have to find it yourself, I wont post the link here so as not to offend anyone. It isnt really offensive so much, the curse words are bleeped out, but one has to be safe - to protect the thread, ya know.

2min of hysterical.

"You gotta raise the gun up above your head so your not actually using the sights and throw the bullets…......."

- wildwoodbybrianjohns

oh man i agree about the small fish on a light weight fly rod,i dont need to fight a 60 pound tuna to get high man.when you cab fool a fish with a man made fly and get them to bite that is a total turn on,especially on a small silent stream,heaven.so when are we going-lol.

 

Pottz, if you recall the Japanese bought Rockefeller center and Pebble Beach Golf club in the 80 s I think those deals did not work out for them.

WBBN I want and led swing are magnifying thing too!

DW I like the father son story too. Nice work on the Fly WBBN.

Moke it was supper in N NJ for me too. We had a cellar not a basement.

Guys (that means women too) I want to share something with you. My wife and I are building a house. All I care about is the 2 car (large) garage that will be my shop. So it was valentines day, wife out in the shop, when we move ,you need a saw that will last your your life. I said that delta will last mine and 3 more if kept well, she say s I want you to have that saw that wont cut off your finger. Sawstop? do you know how much they cost?... The most loving words came out. " I don t care get what you want". Some lucky person is going to get a good deal on a Delta 10" 3hp cabinet saw.

I am back home working on my project. Got the lid "done" I think, unless I wake up w a better idea. I think it looks good, but.

- Peteybadboy
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Pottz, if you recall the Japanese bought Rockefeller center and Pebble Beach Golf club in the 80 s I think those deals did not work out for them.

WBBN I want and led swing are magnifying thing too!

DW I like the father son story too. Nice work on the Fly WBBN.

Moke it was supper in N NJ for me too. We had a cellar not a basement.

Guys (that means women too) I want to share something with you. My wife and I are building a house. All I care about is the 2 car (large) garage that will be my shop. So it was valentines day, wife out in the shop, when we move ,you need a saw that will last your your life. I said that delta will last mine and 3 more if kept well, she say s I want you to have that saw that wont cut off your finger. Sawstop? do you know how much they cost?... The most loving words came out. " I don t care get what you want". Some lucky person is going to get a good deal on a Delta 10" 3hp cabinet saw.

I am back home working on my project. Got the lid "done" I think, unless I wake up w a better idea. I think it looks good, but.

- Peteybadboy

damn petey hang on that one she's a keeper for sure.mine is too,if i said i need this saw because of the safety features she would say just do it.hell if we get another stimulus check for 1400k each i just might and let the gov.pay for my fun.

 

Pottz- are you ever going to cook again?

 

Pottz- are you ever going to cook again?

- Desert_Woodworker

hey corelz wont pay me, i work my day job then still come here too run things in the evening 7 days a week,and you want me too cook too? ok here we go, submit a menu and ill do dinner on the patio friday night paired with wines,no more than 3 course though.

 

if i said i need this saw because of the safety features she would say just do it.hell if we get another stimulus check for 1400k each i just might and let the gov.pay for my fun.

- pottz

Top Ten: We all strive to make working wood as safe as possible, but we can never truly make it safe. All machines and tools should be respected, but be extra careful around these ten.

https://www.canadianwoodworking.com/top-ten/top-10-most-dangerous-woodworking-machines-and-tools

 

Pottz- are you ever going to cook again?

- Desert_Woodworker

hey corelz wont pay me, i work my day job then still come here too run things in the evening 7 days a week,and you want me too cook too? ok here we go, submit a menu and ill do dinner on the patio friday night paired with wines,no more than 3 course though.

- pottz

Too much work buddy- I say we have a food truck night, poetry, and an "urn" update from you and Petey