So if you didn't do anything airgun related what did you do today?

[bReTt]

Coffee

I waxed and burned my wooden cup yesterday.  It don’t leak no mo’ 🤠

[maraudinglizard]

Coffee

I waxed and burned my wooden cup yesterday.  It don’t leak no mo’ 🤠

Looks good other than the roasted part but then again it will add a little smokey flavor to the coffee. Use a heat gun on low setting next time, less burning. They are dirt cheap at china freight.

[bReTt]

Coffee

I waxed and burned my wooden cup yesterday.  It don’t leak no mo’ 🤠

Looks good other than the roasted part but then again it will add a little smokey flavor to the coffee. Use a heat gun on low setting next time, less burning. They are dirt cheap at china freight.

I wanted the burning to accentuate the carving.  I was at work for the past two days and the only heat source that was available was a way too powerful torch.  I stopped because I didn’t have control of how much flame I was getting.  The main purpose was to melt the wax but the burning was an intended look that I wanted.   I’ll finish the torch job later with my torch or heat gun that I have here at home.  I didn’t get home until midnight last night so it will have to wait until later. 

I’m mixed on Harbor freight tools.  In the past they were only good for a few uses then they would quit working.  Went through two heat guns from there already.  Finally just bought a dewalt and it’s lasted. My time exchanging items is worth something.  The HF tools now are much better quality then what they have been in the past but their prices are reflecting that also.  I’ve been using and buying tools long enough to know that you get what you pay for.  I don’t have a problem spending a few extra bucks to help ensure that I have what I need when I need it and that it will perform. 

I’ll post a picture of the cup when I get it scorched to show what I mean.

[anti-squirrel]

We're spending today mostly recovering from a lot of lifting/moving stuff.  Most of my free time has been spent working on this house and moving materials (unassembled cabinets, appliances, etc) to the Quonset Hut.  Drywall is finished.  We have painting, trim, and assembly of the kitchen and bathroom.  Sonja's going to do the shower floor tile while I knock out the kitchen cabinet/countertop/plumbing... hopefully over the next couple of week.  The occupancy permit is now in our foreseeable future.

We've put in thousands of hours working on the property.  But we have good walking trails, far less underbrush, a lot fewer stumps, and less poisonous vegetation.  We're moving from a hair under an acre with 1600 square foot of house to 800 square feet and 15 acres- with over 100 yards frontage on the James River.  But considering we use less than half the square footage of our current house, we see it as "right sizing" and moving to some place with better "atmosphere" for playing outdoors.  Playing as in being to shoot any airgun in almost any direction without concern, shooting our bows anywhere, playing disc golf, or simply running around nekkid if we wanted.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Brett.. did You carve that completly by hand?
 I have some tools here that O am thinking of trying it myself, especially seeing Kris's link.

[maraudinglizard]

Brett.. did You carve that completly by hand?
 I have some tools here that O am thinking of trying it myself, especially seeing Kris's link.

I carve basic spoons for decoration, I use several different kinds of scorps and bowl gouges to make them. Some of those are not cheap because of the grade of steel that is in them. The link below will give an idea of what they look like.

https://mountainwoodcarvers.com/collections/spoon-carving-tools

[Hoosier Daddy]

Scope night...I bought some Hawke medium height rings and replaced the Discovery supplied High mounts.
Learned how to mount the side wheel... She is noice!

[bReTt]

Brett.. did You carve that completly by hand?
 I have some tools here that O am thinking of trying it myself, especially seeing Kris's link.

I carve basic spoons for decoration, I use several different kinds of scorps and bowl gouges to make them. Some of those are not cheap because of the grade of steel that is in them. The link below will give an idea of what they look like.

https://mountainwoodcarvers.com/collections/spoon-carving-tools

I have a few myself!  😱😆 The sad part is having the time to utilize them 🥺

I said earlier that I bought a DeWalt heat gun, it’s a Wagner not a DW.  It’s yellow and black just like DeWalt 🤦🏻‍♂️

[bReTt]

Brett.. did You carve that completly by hand?
 I have some tools here that O am thinking of trying it myself, especially seeing Kris's link.

I carve basic spoons for decoration, I use several different kinds of scorps and bowl gouges to make them. Some of those are not cheap because of the grade of steel that is in them. The link below will give an idea of what they look like.

https://mountainwoodcarvers.com/collections/spoon-carving-tools

No Scott, I did not.  I cut the basic shape with the bandsaw.  I used a Forstner bit to hog out most of the cup. I used a rotary carving tool to hog more out and then used hand tools to get it down to the final shape and texture.  Last was a torch and a wood burning pen for the final details shown here. 

[bReTt]

I have used torching wood for other projects before.  Only one I still have to show is this bamboo knuck that I made.  These were fun to do.  I batched out about 10 of them?  I was posting on Instagram a lot back then and had someone request one in Australia.  It took a month to get there but it did arrive and the recipient loved it!  This is one that I made for Mrs. P.  The line on it is from one of my old trail running shoes laces!  I wore the shoes out but the laces were near bomb proof.  🦾🦾🦾

[Sqrl Klr]

Pretty stuff you make Brett!

[Oldgringo]

Went to church this morning.  Other than changing clothes, and eating lunch and supper, that's about all I've done today.

[2A Georgia]

Went to Gigi's (Memsahib's moma) knocked out my son-do-list and got to see my Grandson, Son and Daughter-in-law.  Stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home for provisions and took Memsahib to Five Guys :-)

[oldnamvet]

About once a year I go grocery shopping with my wife. People drive their carts like their cars -- which is why we see so many traffic accidents. I was so glad to be done with that. It was driving me nuts.

[Rabbit\Squirrel Killer]

Ch**ch morning and evening, went out for Pizza between.

After the morning service we had almost an hour of gabbing in front of the Church Building because my son was visiting here and everyone was excited to see him. Afterwards he had to head out to Rancho Palos Verdes for the PPG company annual sales awards meeting. 

We will see him at lunch time Wednesday before he heads back home to Missouri.

[Jshooter71]

I carved this cup today.  This is my first cup of coffee in it.  It’s sweating out of the end grain.  I’ll have to melt some beeswax into it to see if that seals it up.  This is a first for me.  I have a lot of learning to do.  At least it didn’t turn into firewood!  😆

I like it, Brett! I really like the handle you made.

[Madd Hatter]

About once a year I go grocery shopping with my wife. People drive their carts like their cars -- which is why we see so many traffic accidents. I was so glad to be done with that. It was driving me nuts.

Short drive was it Tom?😁

[oldnamvet]

Yeah, I'm always on the ragged edge.

[airgunaut]

We're spending today mostly recovering from a lot of lifting/moving stuff.  Most of my free time has been spent working on this house and moving materials (unassembled cabinets, appliances, etc) to the Quonset Hut.  Drywall is finished.  We have painting, trim, and assembly of the kitchen and bathroom.  Sonja's going to do the shower floor tile while I knock out the kitchen cabinet/countertop/plumbing... hopefully over the next couple of week.  The occupancy permit is now in our foreseeable future.

We've put in thousands of hours working on the property.  But we have good walking trails, far less underbrush, a lot fewer stumps, and less poisonous vegetation.  We're moving from a hair under an acre with 1600 square foot of house to 800 square feet and 15 acres- with over 100 yards frontage on the James River.  But considering we use less than half the square footage of our current house, we see it as "right sizing" and moving to some place with better "atmosphere" for playing outdoors.  Playing as in being to shoot any airgun in almost any direction without concern, shooting our bows anywhere, playing disc golf, or simply running around nekkid if we wanted.

A real Quonset hut, and is it gray? I haven’t seen one of those since I was a kid. It appeared to be used as someone’s residence.

My husband and I also downsized in house and upsized in land when we moved here. It’s nice being able to shoot on your own land for sure. Though it will probably mean routine outside work after you’re done with the inside work! Good luck with everything.

[Hoosier Daddy]

About once a year I go grocery shopping with my wife. People drive their carts like their cars -- which is why we see so many traffic accidents. I was so glad to be done with that. It was driving me nuts.

Short drive was it Tom?😁

I envision a Pirate Cap't with a ships wheel for a belt buckle.