Morning walk Sept 8, 2010 part 2

Part 2 includes an interview with one of our neighborhood friends. Steve has some typical goofiness to share in this segment of our walk, too. Feedback is welcomed.

Morning walk Sept 8, 2010 part 1

This is my first attempt at doing some video blogging. I'm getting ready for a field season in South Africa and I want to try something new this year - adding videos of some of the work I do on Hyobanche and some of the interesting things I see and do while in South Africa.

Let me know what you think of this first attempt. Constructive criticism is helpful. I'm new to videography.

Still making progress

I just hope I can finish this on time.












Here's another video clip showing the detail carving with a Powercrafter and then some detail sanding with a Pfingst micro sander.




Progress pics are posted on my FaceBook page.

Something to read during the first snow of the season

We had our first snow of the season arrive yesterday. We're expecting a bit more tonight. Woohoo! Emma's loving it - no pics as of yet, sorry. These kinds of days are good for sitting by a fire and catching up on reading. To help those of you in the northern hemisphere who may have some snow on the ground, here's a link to a recent article about a woman in Los Angeles who collects woodturnings.

Los Angeles Times Article on a collector of woodturnings

If you need something more lively to entertain yourselves, check out this clever video of shop tools dancing to a funky beat: