So, the good news is, it has finally started warming up outside. Last weekend I bought wood for the tool cabinet, and milled and sized it for the two door boxes and completed the joinery for it. I bought the plywood for the backs (1/2″ Baltic Birch Ply), and then started cutting the grooves for the plywood. Unfortunately, as switched from the short to long pieces I hit the release on the fence, and didn’t discover it till the cuts were complete. I didn’t release enough for it to be completely loose, but enough to move it as I held the board against the fence. So each piece has the groove in a different spot. Therefore, those boards will now be re-purposed to other parts of the cabinet, so the wood will not got waste. However, as I don’t have enough full length boards to get 4 36″ long pieces out of it, I am going to have to make another trip to Muterspaw Lumber next weekend to get more wood. I still haven’t decided what I am going to do for the drawer fronts, I just know I want them to stand out some how. Hopefully next weekend I can make an actual update about real progress on the cabinet!
Another shop update is that you may not just see me working in the shop. My step son has taken up pen turning, so you may see him working on the cam from time to time too! Perhaps someday I can get him to contribute on to the blog too……. Okay, I wont push my luck on that one! 🙂
Finally, if you are following along my blog, I have talked about the dedicated shop computer I have set up. The computer is old. The wireless card built into it didn’t support “N” which limited its range. Well, I finally gave in and bought a new USB wifi network card. The good news is, it seems to have worked! I ran the stream for 3 and half hours without interruption! So when I tweet out that the cam is up, it really will be!! 🙂
As for the blog, no major site updates to speak of. I did however make a Facebook page for the blog. You can visit it at https://www.facebook.com/Sawdustnewbie. For all you Facebook fans, this gives you another option to follow my blog.
Also, I think it is worth noting, that the blog did recently hit a milestone. The site reached 5000 views! Traffic to the blog has steadily been increasing. Thank you all for taking the time to visit my blog, and hopefully soon the blog will reach 10,000 views!