Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Quiet days.


The workshop at the Woodworkers has been quiet over the holiday break which has given me the opportunity to play with some of the scraps of wood from the waste bin and to spend some time with my favourite machine, the bandsaw. I've been cutting out these little dolls house chairs and tables. They're not so difficult to cut out, what takes the time is the sanding and painting. There seems to be a surface I've missed every time I look at them. I enjoy using up scraps that would otherwise be chucked out but I've got to be very firm with myself as I tend to develop a stash that is far more than I can use. There does come a time when a scrap of wood really is only a bit of firewood no matter how many times I look at it.
Duty calls and the Woodworkers Newsletter is waiting for my attention so I must be off. If I haven't said it before, I wish everyone out there in blogland a happy and healthy 2010.
Bye for now until next time.

7 comments:

  1. Adorable little table set. Thank you so much for the Hunza Pie suggestion. I have never even heard of Hunza Pie and it looks like the most delicious vegetarian dish. Have changed my menu plan to fit it in for Friday dinner. Can't wait!! xo m.

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  2. Meagan, I think it comes from the people in the Hunza Valley. I don't even remember how I got the recipe and I used to sometimes grate cheese into the mixture until we discovered that the man of the house has a problem with dairy products.

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  3. Happy New Year!! See you at the club.

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  4. It seems ridiculous to think that those gorgeous little table and chairs are made from scraps. They are too perfect. And good luck with working out when a scrap really is a scrap!

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  5. Nikki, sometimes deciding what to throw out it the hardest part. I'm an awful hoarder.

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  6. So, let me guess, you have a wood stash, a wool stash and a fabric stash? You lucky thing! I love the little tables, and the pinnies. I love pinnies too, but always forget to wear them!

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  7. Weezie, right on all counts. I'll have to live to be about 200 to use them all up. lol.

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