It's a quiet evening so I thought I'd go ahead and write tonight.
We were on the road bright and early this morning headed to Iron Mountain. The valley through which the Brule River flows on the Wisconsin/Michigan border was especially beautiful.
While in Iron Mountain, we stopped by Home Depot to purchase enough insulation to finish the garden house. Though I have sufficient foam board, I'm anxious to finish insulating before really cold weather arrives.
We stopped by Ross and Holly's before leaving town. Ross had been mowing and doing yard work prior to our arrival.
Back home, I began work on the oblong mahogany bread bowl.
Initially, I used a chain saw attachment on an angle grinder. It works, but takes a light touch, something I didn't begin with.
After making a mess on the first attempt, I stopped, thought about it for a bit, then started all over again with a whole new approach.
Part of my plan was to saw a top for a second bowl that would reach well into the center then laminate it onto the bottom. Great idea, but it made for a difficult sawing job. I had to tilt the table on the scroll saw almost 45 degrees to achieve the desired angle.
Talk about a mess. Between all the sawing and sanding, the shop is covered in a thick layer of sawdust.
Our friend, Melinda, sent a second picture taken by their trail camera. It shows a coyote sneaking through, looking for an opportunistic meal.
It quit raining long enough this afternoon that I could take my daily walk. In fact, the sun poked out from beneath the clouds for a few minutes, but was soon hidden again and it wasn't long before I was walking through yet another shower.
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