Been a while...

Lots to cover today. I did get my new table saw as you can see in the pictures. Got lots of cardboard too. Had a friend help get it out of the truck into the shop. I put it together, then coaxed it onto a mobile base I got with the saw. It was heavy and I could only lift a portion of the saw at a time. But I finally got it there. I had it for over a week before I got to turn it on.

Next up I finally took pictures of 2 cypress knee Santas that I carved over the summer. These are 8" tall. I took them both to work for our annual Holiday auction. The silent bidding was today and the one with the bag went for $75. The other is to be auctioned off tomorrow night at the party. Barb wanted to keep the one with the bag, but we had created so little this year that we sent it in anyway. I promised I'd carve another one.

Next up are 2 Christmas ornaments that I turned. I took 2 different ones to the auction today, also, which had the bodies that I posted earlier. One went for $35 and the other will be in the auction tomorrow night. Of the two pictured here, the one with the body of Myrtal wood was the first one I turned. The other uses a piece of a trunk from an ornamental tree I cut down to make way for the shop. It cracked in several places on one side, but I added a top and bottom anyway and I think it looks pretty good. Nice grain pattern. The finials probably hold it together.

Last but not least, they had a Jet sale (15% off) the week I picked up my saw so I also bought this Jet thickness sander to put in the shop. It is very nice, saved me a lot of time already on one of the projects that I did.

You can see 2 pieces of plywood in the background of the Jet thickness sander, which I need to use or get rid of. They were used a garage doors for most of the building of the shop and they aren't flat any more. I need to be careful where I use them as they will probably warp what ever they are attached to. Sigh.

The holidays are upon us, but be careful of the splinters.