Well, I guess I'm not going to be putting videos on this site.  If you want to see the video go to the link below, for the youtube clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd8dFW39FWA

Today Stef and I are going to a friend's house, and they have three small children.  I've been wanting to make birdhouses for the kids, and have them put the houses together.  I'm going to start on that now, and have them nail them together tonight.  Hope this turns out, I'll have pics up probably tomorrow sometime.

First Video

I tried to upload my video, but it didn't upload after about 48 hours, so I just stopped it.  I am going to try again.

Well, here we go, I'm heading down to the basement to start my first video blog.....

My first project I'm going to do is a table saw sled.  Not only do I think it will be a pretty easy instructional piece to do, but I REALLY need one.

Don't know when I'll have it up.  I have all the video to do, editing (try to figure that out.), then I'll post it.

Log bowl 03-15-12

Starting this bowl today.  Again, I am very new to the lathe, so we'll see how this turns out.  This is a log that was at my wife's nana's house.  I would like to keep it with a natural edge, and the rim uneven.

We'll see how this goes......

I was originally going to use this end of the log, because it was the biggest.  Well.....I messed up, and tried to pick the piece up before the saw was done turning.  the log fell on the blade, and cut the crap out of the bark.  That would have been fine, and I might still use it later, but I wanted this to be a natural edge.

I don't have the chuck to screw in to the wood, so I glue a piece to the bottom, and keep that piece in the chuck the whole time.  I turn the outside of the bowl, then turn the inside.  Maybe when I get a little better, and use it more often, I will get a new one, and pass on my 100.00 pawn shop lathe.

Wellllll, that didn't end to good.  I don't have my lathe secured to my table very well, so I'll have to work on that before trying another uneven bowl.  I took that first piece that I talked about, and cut that one down to fairly even.  I've got it glueing up right now, and I'll probably get on it later on today.  I'll keep you updated.

Well, a couple hours for glue time, and about thirty minutes on the lathe, and I've got my first decent looking bowl....

I'm going to the store right now and picking up some mineral oil, and some polyurethane.  I'll post some pictures when I have it totally done.

Here we are, about a day after I started my log bowl, and a few bumps, I'm done with my first real bowl. 

You can see in the first picture that I got a few tiny pieces of bark in the finish on the bottom of the bowl.  Once I realized this, I couldn't get the bark out.  Next time on a natural edge piece, I'll be a little more careful around the rim.

That's the end of this post, and probably the last one for a few days.  I have to work all weekend, and won't be going down to the basement at all.

A few of my past projects

These are some projects that I have completed lately

This is my new saw!!!  I put off buying this thing for months and months, and my wife finally just told me to go buy it.  I am still tuning it in all the way.  Having a little bit of trouble getting it to a true 90 degree cutting.  The ruler on the front is pretty much useless, but I feel better messuring off the table anyways.  With those two cons said, I am sooo glad my wife told me to get this thing.  Before, I was cutting with my curcular saw.

First larger project I built with the new saw.  I love having this to do any glue ups, or any other type of projects.

My birthday presents my wife got me last year.

Turning the first segemented bowl....

......Didn't turn out to good.

With some cool off time, I went back down, and got this out of it.  It's pretty thick, but it was my first thing turning on the lathe, so I was a little scared to go to thin.

Starting out with the first cornhole boards

First set of cornhole boards complete.  I have done several sets since this.  I build all boards by ACA specs.  I have started selling the boards, so if you are interested, please let me know.

Candle holder made on the lathe.

First Post

I've been building things out of wood since I was a young child.  From stairs to a small domino set with a box for my mom.  In the last year or so, I have become a little more serious about it, but still have fun every time I go into the basement.  I have started adding to my tool collection, and thanks to my wife, I actually have some pretty nice stuff.

I have several projects that I have already completed, and will be uploading the pics as soon as I can figure out how to do that.  I have about one project a month right now.

I look forward to posting pics on here, and hearing some feedback from everyone.