This a my latest cutting board, it is oak and roasted maple. I have been making boards with various edge glued combinations of wood for some time. Those boards have been popular with people but I have been reading Lumberjocks http://lumberjocks.com/ and seeing the boards done there. One of the fellows showed a clamping jig on his site and that made it easier to re-glue the board after it had been cut on the angle.
Having made so many cutting boards it is time to make them more interesting and complex.
The world can often be divided into two groups, one of the classic divisions is those who like Brussel sprouts and those who don't.
The year, though divided technically into four seasons; is in reality only divided into two season for most Canadians. One season being winter and the other season being road construction. I divide the year into two seasons as well, winter and motorcycle season.
As is shown clearly it is now winter. I went out to the garage in the hopes of a quick ride in the wonderful afternoon sun and found the battery dead. I could have put the battery on the trickle charger and hoped for a nice day in a couple of days but the cycle of charge and discharge is not good for a battery, especially a older battery. My Silverwing is due for a new battery next season, I want to be able to get the bike going in the spring and so don't want to have beaten this battery to death just for a couple of short trips in November.
It was funny year, this season I rode the scooter half as much as last year. Not for lack of interest and be because of rising fuel costs. Just because there were other things to do and places to be.
Now the winter hobby of planning next season's trips can be fully indulged. I use google maps and street view and all sorts of tools to check out the places I want to go. Maybe this coming season will be a big riding season, only time will tell.
Over the last two years Kieran has show up in Blog posts and over the past couple of months Clara has too. These two sweeties have come to play a major role in our lives, as it should be I believe.
This weekend past Opa's workshop provided much needed repairs to a couple of trucks. The wooden wheels tend to become unglued from repeated impacts on floors and side walks. I have made trucks and boxes and building blocks for Kieran, I am at a loss as to what an Opa makes for his little grand daughter. I suppose that there will need to be a doll house and certainly a toy box but I don't know about trucks.
If you are a workshop guy and have a scrap bin don't imagine that it is all firewood. If you have little ones, sand the edges and throw them into a box, all sizes and shapes can be houses, garages and cargo for trucks. A great way to re-cycle if you ask me.
cheers, iw
