Friday night Misc.

Tonight was one of those nights where you just hang out in your shop and wonder what you can do to improve things. Well, after cleaning things up, sorting things out, and putting stuff away. I decided to implement some new air filtration strategy. I did a Little research on line last night and found an Idea I could put into practice. I put the two fans up close to the ceiling so they were out of the way and have better access to filter the air. The benefit is that they are now off the floor. I liked it so much, I experimented by putting my vacuum up there. ( still don't know if I will like that as well. But it does free up even more floor space! I also worked on another owl house and several more small bird houses. Nothing too fancy, but they did clear up even more scrap wood. I even worked on some dovetail joinery. There was no point, I was just practicing. I still have a ways to go for a tight fit, but at least they look a little better. ( I could just buy a jig for the router, but where would be the fun in that? Besides, I'm a starving artist! Who has money for all those fancy gizmos?)

Carved Dovetails

Three toilet seats tonight. Still waiting on the elongated to be resupplied. with such an easy night, I attempted a unique dovetail that I saw several years ago. I still need some practice, But I tried it out on some small scraps. It will be a long time before I attempt any boxes using this joint. It's fairly strong even without glue. but it take a long time to make and I doubt many people will buy it simply for the joinery. Current weight : 259