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Every year I would ask for a check a couple times while we did our Western fishing junket trip. I did have trail cams out. nothing but neighbors picking in the garden photos. then I ran into our Sheriff and told him I had asked and seen nothing. The next year I had three checks in two weeks at night.

I bet I can, but you can label it. give me some time and I will get around tuit. 😁

I bet those will work Mic!

I have not thought that far out Dutch😁. Horde them until Pat says you need to get rid of some of these things.

Oh Boy Daryk! This is so cool. I have a friend who has passed that made me a three-piece micro rod like this but nothing near what you have done here buddy. Really impressed and thanks for sharing.

You are darned tooting Austin it qualifies! Necessity is the mother of inventions . Love it!

This started many moons ago with a little benchtop Jet lathe. Duane Doty put this up for sale when he was still guiding in Alaska. Tired of putting it in storage between here and seasonal guiding. A good price I snatched it up and it took a long nap in the corner of my little shop for years, Then I have a good friend in Collins (Tim) I have known for longer than I have everyone on here. A talented guy that can do anything. He tells me he wanted to start turning bowls and had bought a lathe. Told him I had a little one and Pat says how come you are not using it? We decided to go visit him and see his new to him used lathe. It piqued my interest. So, I dig out my little jet and started messing around. In the meantime, Tim is learning and turning bowls then decides to sell his and upgrade to a bigger one. Unbeknown to me Pat and Tim make a deal and I end up with his first lathe. What a deal . Cutting tools for big stuff can get quite pricy. I started elcheapo and got garage sale and flea market items. Still using them and have no sharping system just eyeballing and running them across the belt sander for an edge. I really need to invest in a good set someday and a proper sharpener. I did buy a set of three small replaceable carbide tip set for pen turning from grizzly tools and a diamond sharpening stone online to hone the tips. This was a gamechanger. Then a set of better small pen gouges (Robert Sorby) on an online buy, trade and sell site well worth the money. Set of three and the guy threw in another one with them. So now to my limited knowledge and results on bowl turning. An unpictured one that was a small walnut block Tim gave me. Turned out nice but small. Now it is my change dish when I empty my pockets. Then a cedar bowl not too bad either, Next is a cherry bowl. Getting better as I go using the tools I have on hand. Story behind it. A tall straight cherry tree near our yard. It has been dead for years all the top limbs gone but the main trunk still standing. I told Tim about it. Nothing I could do with it, but Tim said I will bring over my big saw. He shows up, drops the tree and sections. Then cuts sections in half and takes out the centers. Center wood no good to turn he explains. I take a few pieces and we then load his truck. My stash less one turned bowl, Very happy with this one. VID_20220908_134629090.mp4 Will talk pen turning in next post.

Not a craft show deal for me, not a job just a hobby like my fly tying, fishing, flintknapping, hunting, beekeeping, air rifle shooting, etc,etc,etc. Too many hobbies at times.

A pretty neat throwback.

Do you remember what Cajuns call coots? Pouldeau

I have started doing this. Three bowls so far and a bunch and I mean a bunch of pen and mechanical pencil blanks turned now. I refuse to turn acrylics for those Wild colors, but I prefer the natural look of wood. Burls and crotch woods have vivid effects pleasing to the eye. On the pen and pencil work I have done both friction finish and CA glue finishes. Speak up guys I find this a neat hobby.

Pretty neat John, I have been following the air rifle hunting for Iguana for a few years now. It's become a very big deal and people in upscale neighborhoods hire pest control shooters to get rid of the big lizards. They will dig and undermine yards and waterfront places to nest. Very destructive. Puerto Rico is having even worse problems with them, and it is a big deal and people worldwide make that trip to shoot with air rifles. Plus, they grow even bigger there. Just Google up air rifle iguana and lots of things will pop up. Those things carry salmonella too in saliva. I would be afraid the dog would get it.

Ham and Mushroom Pizza Bianca. Good stuff right here people. Made the dough and the white sauce. We have never made the white sauce before, but it was easy, and I think it will be made again and will give some pasta a dunk in it. Full of neat ingredients. The ham part was prosciutto and the mushrooms thin sliced baby portobellos. Cheese in the sauce parm and layered mix of parm and mozzarella. Dough precooked on stovetop, flipped and other side done too. Then topped and slid in 500-degree oven to finish off. Enough dough left to make another tomorrow during the chief's game so we might have a repeat or at least another pizza of something. Topped and ready for baking. Pulled and cut we each killed a pie each. With mine a bottle of New Glarus Wisconsin Belgin Red beer and Pat New Glarus Raspberry tart beer. We have a friend who has been working up there. Gifted us a 12-pack sampler and three seasonal brews also. What a guy, friend indeed!

Yes, it is. My buddy in the Herman area got his and sent me a picture by text. I zoomed it in and read it.

Yea Ketchup she is that good. Besides there was very little training involved and it all came naturally to her.

halfway through year 46.

Thanks @tho1mas Should be getting my magazine anyday.

FIFY

Or me.

John 9:25

If this is not a loss of weight because of your health condition congratulations on what you have done man.

Guess we are getting old too? 🤪 Maybe even a bit senile.

Just seen that. Did not realize she was that old.

You are really full of it today, Ronnie! 🤣