The bobcat is ready to paint

March 20, 2019 - Wednesday evening

38 degrees/cloudy/calm winds

Pentoga Road

It's been a dreary day in the UP. I don't believe the temperature moved more than a degree or two since sunrise. Thankfully, even in the upper thirties, the ice and snow has continued to disappear. 

After an early morning stroll to Pentoga Village and back, I saw Sargie off to work then headed to the shop. Today's goal was to finish sawing and carving the bobcat.

I enjoy this type of artwork as it's a real challenge, but exacting and painstakingly slow.

The bandsaw is used to rip each piece to the proper width before the actual shaping of the top begins.

I was loading the furnace this afternoon when I heard a gurgling sound. Looking closer, I found the melt was puddling under the furnace and the fan was blowing bubbles in the water.

I played superhuman guy and lifted the stove enough that I could scoot a brick with one foot under both corners in the back, lifting it out of the water. With the furnace weighing almost as much as a Sherman tank, I'm not sure my body was thrilled, but the stove is safely above the water and should be good for the rest of the season.

I thought the two-inch cement pad poured last summer would be high enough to keep the stove above any water. Obviously, it wasn't. I'll fix that before next heating season begins.

It was early evening before I came inside for the day. With Sargie working late, I wasn't in any hurry.

Sargie's off tomorrow, but I'm teaching fourth grade at Florence Elementary. My next opportunity to work on the bobcat will be Friday.

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

Pentoga Road's newest culinary delight, a fried egg tortilla.
A soft shell, a couple of fried eggs, hot peppers, Tabasco sauce, and mayonnaise. I'm expecting a call from the Food Channel at any time. Their man can talk to my man and maybe we'll get together and do lunch, talk about a future show.