...and left the boat at Cheboygan Village Marina.
After a trip out east for a week, I got busy in the woodshop and threw together a chimney cupboard to entertain myself for a couple weeks.
I used an antique glaze over an enamel finish. It really turned out well. It was a tedious process that included 6 coats in the finishing process.
I treated myself to a few new tools. First, is a sharpening system. I've always struggled with sharpening tools. The machine I got seems to get the job done. I started with a 20 year old abused set of chisels that all look something like this...
...and end up with a razor sharp edge.
Pretty sweet.
The big purchase is a drum sander.
This will allow me to sand out panels and frames up to 38" wide. It's a big machine. Unfortunately, my workshop runneth over so I'm in the construction phase of a workshop expansion.
I'm adding about 300 sq. ft. of shop space to handle the new machinery. There's a new router/shaper too. I haven't had a chance to get that out of the boxes yet. Too many days of collecting leaves.
Florida is on the horizon with two trips in the Caribbean on the schedule. It's going to be a busy winter.
Stay tuned.
