Good morning!!!!

[wngsprd]

Well I got another bad news call from my sister in Co. yesterday, she is the one who lost a son to a sudden, unexpected heart attack back in Oct.. She found out that her oldest son, who has M.S and is in a care facility in Alamosa,Co, tested positive for covid yesterday. The San Louis Valley part of Co. has been hit real hard and one of the workers was exposed and brought it to work. They have been checking all the patients daily and he came up positive.
I feel so bad for her and her husband as they are both in their 80's with plenty of health problems. They kept him at home for years and then about a year ago my sister was diagnosed with Parkinsons and on top of all her other health issues it just became too much to provide all the care and the help they tried to have come in and give them a hand just didn't work out so they put him in the care facility about a year ago. Now my sister is blaming herself for not keeping him at home. Very sad situation, and prayers would be greatly appreciated.

Prayers said. Too much for one family.

 

[Dftodd]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 21° with scattered clouds. Heading to 45° with mix of sun and clouds. Grocery shopping went well. Lots of paper products at Sam's Club. Later took diesel cans to station and filled them. $2.299/gallon. Cleaned last leaf of lawn for this year. Put mower, Trak-Vac and blower away until next spring. Back into house to relax. No plans for today.

Talked to youngest son. Has been at home for 3 weeks from his problems with no feeling in his hands and feet. Is on such strong meds he does not know where he is most of the time. Yesterday he found out in-laws tested positive for CV. Sure could use some of those special prayers. Going to be a very quiet Thanksgiving here.

Michigan Covid cases 321,121. Deaths 8,774. Oakland county cases 24,864. Deaths 1,203. There have been 6,500,000 Covid test conducted in Michigan so far. Another misleading news report in my town. Positive test have jumped 90% in the last week. Real story. There were 9 last week. This week 17. No report on how many are being treated that tested positive.

Some good news. When I let Sassy out this morning I could hear the owl hooting in woods.

Sandhill Cranes enjoying a sunny afternoon.

Don and Randy, thanks for the vaccine info.

Buckeye, funny video. When I went to Sam's Club yesterday I forgot my mask. Guy at door gave me one to use so I did not need to go back to car for one.

David, trim looks good.

Everyone stay healthy and safe.

Good Morning All.

We've noticed similar reporting trends. It seems that the news is laser focused on the doom and gloom.

They reported recently that a rural hospital was at "MAX" capacity.

Later as a foot note in the report they touched on the capacity for that hospital. Their covid ward was set up to handle 3 people.

Sounds scarier if they say maxed out.

 

[sodamo]

interesting...just spent some time watching biscuit joinery on YouTube, plus use of "dominos".
I like the dominos better but way too expensive a tool for me, probably because Festool is price gouging due to having the patent on it.

Biscuits do not seem to add a lot of strength while screws do. But we both know that a modern glue like Titebond is stronger than
the wood fiber itself, so if properly glued, technically you don't need screws anyway. Using screws means you can keep going and finish the piece
as the glue dries. Using biscuits seems to mean you need to keep it clamped til morning.

Biscuits appear most useful for joining boards making table tops and for aligning parts. Nice thing is a biscuit joiner is a cheap tool
Biscuit Joiner at Grizzly.com

I think if I keep at this, and I do enjoy woodworking, it would make a nice addition to my tool mix. Probably ought to learn how to make a dado first...
and how to use a router. Lot to learn. And I definitely need a dust collection system first...

Good thoughts, Drew. I’ve used lot of bisquits doing my cabinets, both the bodies and the face frames. I will also use those square head finish screws (forget the name)or finished nails leaving just a small place to putty. I tend to think those larger screws detract a bit. Being you are making these as gifts of love rather than production, i gather you’d rather make something that 20 years from now someone will pickup and admire as someone says “your Uncle Drew make that back in 2020, that time of the great pandemic”

Dado would bring to another level. I tend to mess those up a bit at times. I’d suggest a router table or good table saw (or both)

I”ll bet Ted has some advice.

 

[sodamo]

Back from town and enjoyed the last of the kabocha squash soup for lunch. On and off rain may force energy conservation rest of day.

 

[sodamo]

Ted, not ready for occupancy. I haven’t even begun to do any interior work, but another day or 2 on exterior and then it’s concentrate on interior. Still have some planning to do as far as electrical and plumbling before I get too physical.

 

[rswyan]

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[Popgadget]

Dado would bring to another level. I tend to mess those up a bit at times. I’d suggest a router table or good table saw (or both)

I”ll bet Ted has some advice.

If you have a compressor, a pin nailer works well to hold things in alignment while the glue cures. Dados would be a good choice as well, but I’d still use the pin nailer even with the dados.

 

[RoyJackson]

All chores completed, including all the driveway makers

Just watched a great flick, The Princess Bride, while imbibing a little Irish whiskey with an occasional beer chaser.

Wife and stepdaughter are in bed...guess I'll lie down too in a bit...

 

[Looking4new]

David, those square headed finishing screws, could they be Robertson screws?

 

[Buppies]

Great movie one of our favorites

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Looks good Drew! I too, love the smell of cedar. To answer what I believe was a question, biscuit joiner method is fantastic for joining flat boards together or for square face frames. I have never used them for any type of angle or vertical corners.... just too much trouble for what it accomplishes. Dado cuts are simple to do, especially with soft woods.

Dados can be done either using a special 'stackable' dado blade or by using a single blade on the table saw and adjusting the fence. The latter being more difficult and time consuming. A router table makes very quick work of them.

I am very pleased that my Rigid sliding miter saw has a depth stop so you can make repetitive cuts at a certain depth, being able to make dado cuts visually. I am not sure if your new saw will have that feature.

I also agree on using a small brad nailer to tack pieces together while glue dries. They are indispensable tools for the assembly process for me. Here is a very inexpensive set that I have for a couple years that work extremely well.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-F...VuT6tBh2DagLQEAQYASABEgI_9fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Here is a pic of my shop time today.... about 3/4 of the pieces set out for staining. If you look closely at the small pieces to the bottom left, you can see a small dado cut in for the bottom of a drawer. Once this portion is assembled, I can measure the rest of the top (drop leaf) and the fold out side support.

I was able to get this portion stained and assembled today, but didn't get any pics... it was getting dark and the wifey made homemade spaghetti and meatballs.... I had to get inside quickly! Wasn't going to miss that! Pics will follow tomorrow

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

LNF, yes they are Robertson square drives.....

#6 x 1'' Trim Head Square Drive Wood Screws, Black, 1-Pack - Rockler

But I have started using these, I like them better....

#7 x 1-5/8\" Bronze Star Exterior Coated \"Tiny\" FINISH HEAD Wood Screw Torx/Star Head - Finish Head Exterior Coated Torx/Star Drive Wood

 

[Jim Nelson]

Thank you everyone for your prayers and kind words concerning my family's situation. We continue to hold out hope but it honestly doesn't look real good.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

David, I'll have to postpone getting my ticket.... unless you need help finishing it off

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

The hospitals here are "maxed" out....825 people currently hospitalized for Covid19. Considering there are only 400 ICU beds in the entire state.... not good. There were 25 more deaths today, over 3300 new cases reported. It is now hitting rural America hard....

I could not imagine how bad the really big city hospitals have it.

 

[sodamo]

David, those square headed finishing screws, could they be Robertson screws?

Ya, I think Robertson refers to the tapered square drive and called trim head as they are about same size as a finish nail head, easy to sink.

 

[sodamo]

If you have a compressor, a pin nailer works well to hold things in alignment while the glue cures. Dados would be a good choice as well, but I’d still use the pin nailer even with the dados.

Yup, I like a brad nailer. Have come to really like my Ryobi 18v, more convenient than compressor type.

 

[sodamo]

David, I'll have to postpone getting my ticket.... unless you need help finishing it off

I understand...
My challenge with having help is working too hard, can’t goof off because I wouldn’t want to take advantage.

 

[Looking4new]

LNF, yes they are Robertson square drives.....

#6 x 1'' Trim Head Square Drive Wood Screws, Black, 1-Pack - Rockler

But I have started using these, I like them better....

#7 x 1-5/8" Bronze Star Exterior Coated "Tiny" FINISH HEAD Wood Screw Torx/Star Head - Finish Head Exterior Coated Torx/Star Drive Wood

All I ever use for any wood building jobs are Robertson screws. But what do you expect? Robertson screws are as Canadian as I.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 61F for the start, overcast, breezy. Not as windy as forecast, overcast all day, high temp of 73F. Had a bout of vertigo early morning, Meclizine kicked in after a while was able to get some more sleep. No bike ride with the group, was up and down day did get nap in, no roof work on Christmas lights for some reason :confused2: Gopher activity this afternoon, found tunnel and added sulfur, will see what happens.
Covid update: Cooke 713 confirmed cases, 80 active cases, Montague 502 confirmed cases, 65 active cases, Grayson 3818 confirmed cases, 426 active cases.
David looking good and all closed in
Thomas will be interesting to know what is messing with young trees
Drew, id I am running the insert then not so bad inside, otherwise can't wait to get outside.
Bill new kitties should be very entertaining
Buppies nice you are getting good weather for a stretch
Ron sorry your son is not doing better, family get together will be missed nice pic
Chris good luck with redecking the trailers
Billy STL switch Mid October to winter diesel. hope you work out a meeting place HB to your son
Don door looks nice, hope it holds up.
Kyle hope colonoscopy comes back clean.
Randy hope the motor home sells
RNG Good luck with solar panel upgrade, cool video
Dennis family circus continues, hope you don't get bit. Good luck with basement project
Jim sorry to about sister's new problems will pray.
Ted glad to hear good day in the shop. Hope freezer move goes well.
Drew nice looking bird house
Ted looking more like a desk
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter, David(moss)/remodel, RNG/fire, Ron/hearing/son, Jim/sister&family, and Country
stay safe and healthy you all.