Christmas Ornaments

[dgman]

Hey pete, I'll be right over!

[GrayBeard]

You might think twice Dan...It is probably much too cold up there for your So. California blood!

~~~GB~~~

[Dawie]

You might think twice Dan...It is probably much too cold up there for your So. California blood!

~~~GB~~~

GB he can have a couple of beers as soon as he gets there, will stop his blood from freezing up to fast.
David

[dgman]

I may be a So. Ca. boy, but I am cold blooded!

[yyyyyguy]

Generally a cold day in Wi. requires a bit o' brandy, then a beer, come on over we're celebrating the Badger win over IU  83 - 20

[dgman]

Yeah I saw the end of that game when I changed over to watch Sprint Cup Happy Hour. I was amazed at that score. I think I'll stay here in So. Ca. after all. It's about 80 here today!

[Russ C]

Judy, they will know who sent it by the return address. You can add a letter, card, whatever you want. I just wanted it to be a secret untill it was mailed and recieved. Just hoping to add a little excitment.  

[Marcellarius]

I made the pattern and start later today or tomorrow with sawing.
I'm not sure of the wood I will use.

don't know if I would take 1/2"or 1/4" wood.
will I use plywood or real wood?

I don't know if I may ask this but,

what kind of wood and how thick did you all use?

[julief]

I still haven't decided on the pattern, but I am making mine out of mesquite.  It is a native Texas wood, I figured if the ornament came from Texas - so should the wood.

[Russ C]

Don't feel your the only one julief. I haven't started mine either. These last few weeks have been hell for me. Allot of personnel issues have popped up and I am wondering when it is going to end.  

[julief]

Tell me about it.  Both of my kids have to have their gall bladder removed.  My son had his done in Dallas Thursday and my daughter is having hers done close to Christmas.  We have to wait for the beginning of her second tri-mester - she's pregnant.  To top it off, her husband was deployed last month and she has a 2 year old.  I've been bouncing between Dallas and New Mexico for a month and will continue to do so.  My cut list is long and I am spending 8 to 10 hours out in the shop every day that I am home.
My ornament is on today's list.  Do or die time.  I have to pick one.

[Russ C]

Sounds like my life.
Our niece who is like a daughter (we have raised her) was pregnant and had Preeclampsia. They had to take the baby early. Both mother and baby are fine now. My wife has  been in and out of the hospital and doctors office. She has heart condition (Afib) and had an episode causing a small blood clot, causing a temporary stroke like condition. She is fine now, allot of continuing tests. She may have to start taking Coumadin a blood thinner.

On top of all that we have had four major appliances either quit or need repair.

All this is going on while I am trying to put a new roof on our home and run the Christmas Ornament Exchange.
 
I have not been able to be in the wood shop for weeks. I have picked out the pattern and will probably get it cut today or tomorrow.

"Do or die time" LOL. 

[julief]

I'm glad to hear your neice and baby are doing better.  We've had the same major house issues too.  We lost one leg of our power - New 200 amp breaker.
Gas company came and dug up our front yard due to a minor gas leak.  Pool pump went out and had to have the entire underside of the house replumbed.  It's a 90 year old house.  The plumber said we had summer plumbing - summer going this way, summer going that way...

[Marcellarius]

I'm almost ready with sawing.
my back is killing me, so I will finish sawing tomorrow

I liked the Idea from Julief for using native wood.
I'm not sure what kind of wood I used but I know this tree grew in Holland.
I doubt if it's larch or Yew, I think yew but have to ask the guy who gave it to me.

[heiko rettberg]

I am ready, my will go tomorrow on a long journey. One ornament is from spaltetd Beech. This piece of wood i found it in our woods for 3 years ago. We made as this time firewood. The wood is with fine, thin black and dark brown stripes. Look like zebrawood. It is finished with megilp / linseed oil.