Three Days in One

Friday evening the internet  died.  I was working on the blog.  Saturday morning it was working.  But I had to start over and it gave me Saturday's date.

I one of our neighbors died last week and they wanted the choir to sing a couple of songs.  I was there most of the morning.  

I needed a way to connect the table top to the legs without driving a screw though the top of the table in to the legs are skirts.  The above photo shows the legs upside down on the table top which is also upside down. I glued four small oak blocks to the bottom next to the legs.

There is a heavy gear on a piece of plywood holding the blocks to the table top.  Later I removed the weight and plywood.  Two of the blocks did not stick.  I applied more glue and left it over Sunday until Monday morning (today), 

This afternoon I glued some blocks to the skirt.  There is a pair of clamps on the right side holding blocks. First I glued them to the oak blocks.  I realized my mistake took them off  Each in each block is a hole.  A screw through the hole into the oak block will firmly hold the top.

l watched an You Tube video showing how to make a miter table saw sled.  First of all I could not find the other table piece.  I finally found it behind the patio cushion.  I trimmed off the double layers.  I had to watch the video again to find out what was next.  First I had to make a pair of runners.  One each for the slots on either side of the blade.  I cut one pair and they were to loose.  I cut another one and it wouldd not fit.  By moving the fence very so slightly to the left several times got one to fit and then I cut the other one.  Next step is to glue them to the board.  I put washers in the slots to elevate the runners.  I applied the glue and a heavy bucket of potatoes on top.  It helped press board one the runners.

I used a my belt sander to make the table top smooth.  There are a lot of saw marks.  I sanded with the grain; across the grain.  I rotated it forty-five degrees and sanded more.  I then used my orbit sander for a fine smooth.

The bird feeder has been empty for about twenty-four hours.  It has been raining some and when it was almost quit.  I put out hen scratch for the birds.

The photos from my Samsung phone were washed out.  They were not at all bright.  I took this photo last week of our poinsettia and the red candle.  They looked a lot better than what I took a month ago.


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Set Back & Working on the Stool

The birds are eating a lot of bird feed.  It was completely empty this morning.  I put the ladder next to the tree where it is hanging.  I used a funnel from the kitchen, and poured seed into the three tubes.   It took all of the bird seed.  I finished filling it with chicken scratch.  From what I observed this evening, the like the bird seed the best.  We will see when we get home from the temple tomorrow.

We drove to Fillmore for a few groceries and to make a deposit at the bank.  While at the market I got four sweet potatoes.

It is time to grow sweet potato starts.  I two of the potatoes would fit into a plastic mayonnaise jar and I had to find large mouth quart jars for the other two.  One was in the pantry and the other one was under the house in a box of glass mayonnaises bottles.  I inserted three round tooth picks in the stem end of the potato.  The tooth picks hold them up some.   

My photo shooting skills is lacking.   I filled the bottles with water and they are sitting in the south window in the kitchen.

I worked all afternoon on this stool.  It looks more like a small table.  I cut the top two fourteen inches.  I built the cross braces first.  I predrilled two holes for the screws and counter sunk them.  I glued them and drove in the screws.   I then attached the four legs.  I put it upside down to attach the skirt.  These were mitered and I cut the miters several times before the skirt was the right length.  One of the legs cracked when I drove in one of the screws.  I had to take it of and use a new one.  The top is just sitting there.  I may fasten it tomorrow.  I have to remove all the skirts and glue them to the legs and then re-insert the screws.

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Not Finished

Yesterday I started making a small table.  I had the legs and trestle made.  All I had left to do was finish the table top.  I left it in the garage all night to be sure that the glue had cured.  This morning it looked really good.  I need to put a frame around the top to cover the cut edges.  I trimmed the end grain to prepare to glue the frame on. I attached the top to the legs.  That took awhile.  I glued two frames opposite on opposite sides.  I clamped it thought that it the glue would bond this afternoon.

We went to Fillmore to get a few groceries and fill the car with gas.   After lunch I worked in the nursery. 

The table is waiting in the garage.  I bought a spay can of varnish.  I am not sanding any of it.  I want the rustic appearance, not the fine sanded, high gloss appearance. 

Watch tomorrow I will have a picture for you.