So out came the Santa hats and reindeer antlers today. And the snow was so cute whirling around and never amounting to anything - just like being in a snow globe!
Over the weekend I took a lathe class to learn how to turn wood. We worked on pine, maple and plywood. The instructor, Stephen Gleason, is a wild, goofy, artist type with a million stories and tips on how to turn and use the different tools. It is a fun, challenging way to work with wood. I told him I wanted to try to make a ball - it was an ornament class after all - and instead of saying no, that's too advanced, he just said ok and let me spend 2 hours trying as my stock shrunk and my ball turned into a bead.
This week so far I have worked on cleaning up the outside of the casepiece so the tenons are now flush with the sides. Also, I have started making the drawers which means going back to making blind dovetails - you can't see the joinery from the front - and making peace with the not-quite-90-degrees part of the project. I get the idea of how to do the dovetails but haven't quite mastered the tight fit in the joints.
Tomorrow is the Yankee Swap - what we midwesterners call a white elephant gift exchange - and potluck. The 12 week program is hosting so we got to cleanup our lunchroom/drafting room/ finishing room today to make room for all the decorations and food. I am making a pecan pie as my present, hoping to add some positive juju to the mix so hopefully I walk away with a nice thing instead of some hilarious piece of junk. Wish me/us luck!
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