Remember that clean shop of just a few days ago?

November 14, 2020 - Saturday morning

15 degrees/clear skies/calm winds

Pentoga Road

You know I'm hard up for pictures when the only ones I have to post are of a messy shop. I'm not that messy, I don't think, but when there's a project going at the scroll saw, another at the paint/work table, and a third on the lathe, tools and other paraphernalia tend to get scattered all over the place. Add to that a good, healthy, layer of sawdust and I've just described my shop.

Grandma Sargie had a good day yesterday with Hambone, sitting beside him when he was online, "in class" and keeping him between the lines. She had many humorous stories to tell when she arrived home last night and it appears Pentoga Road's newest educator is ready to continue her role while Grady's with us next week.

I started a fire in the outdoor wood furnace before going on my Friday morning walk. It's so nice to come home to a warm shop and I worked the entire day in shirtsleeves. 

Two puzzles were completed yesterday, just a million more to go. (Man oh man, we have a slew of grandbabies!) I grew tired of carting the 4x8 sheet of backing board (discarded laminate flooring) in and out of the shop, so I finally set up sawhorses and cut what was needed.

With more puzzles to make, I left the sawhorses in place where they will remain until my puzzle making days, at least for 2020, are over.

Other than applying a finish and a few touchup's, the segmented piece I've been working on was finished. Holding one of many small pieces in place until the CA glue set presented an occasional problem. CA glue is basically super glue that works especially well on wood. It also bonds fingers.

Mississippi Brother Garry told me of a solution that dissolves CA glue, but failing that, yesterday's fix was a sharp razor blade accompanied by a very delicate touch. The procedure to separate wood from skin was performed several times throughout the day.

I found Sargie's emery board also works well to sand the dried glue from my skin. Failing that, using my teeth in a ripping action was somewhat useful.

So that's my story from this end. Not much to tell. I'm heading out to start a fire in the outdoor wood furnace at first light then go for my walk. If all goes as planned, today will be another shop day, making presents and other goodies.

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

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...