Friday, July 4, 2025

HAPPY FOURTH!

Appropriately, this plant is called a firecracker fern!
(Cuphea Ignea)  We have two healthy plants that are
 a riot of colorful pops right now!   
I completed hollowing out the bowl portion of this project 
and I even finished the sanding! I also have most of the outside sanded and today, I am going to begin the wood finish which is going to be shellack. I can't wait to see how the grain appears when I apply the finish! The wood is so dry now and looks so pale, but afterwards it will be darker and richer in color!
I did have to quit working on it because of the
 '3 strikes and you're out!' policy! 
 I smacked the back of my hand trying to loosen the tool rest and immediately bruised it--one of the joys of aging is the ability to bruise superbly!  
Second, I pinched my last two fingers by not waiting for the bowl to stop turning completely before I reached in its way--
they are swollen and colorful, too!  
And thirdly, I caught my cord while making the last few passes with the amazing carving tool; I didn't get a shock or blow a circuit but I knew enough to quickly unplug it and lay it aside! 
 Splicing a new cord on will be a project for Bill, the electrician! 
 I know my limits! lol 
I think I am not as coordinated as I could be and am a bit out of practice again--I need to slow down but after TEN months of slow I am ready to MOVE!  
The next wood project will be a much simpler one.
Have a wonderful day;  ours will be a quiet one for us but the neighborhood will be living it up late into the night!


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HAPPY FOURTH!

Appropriately, this plant is called a firecracker fern! ( Cuphea Ignea)  We have two healthy plants that are  a riot of colorful pops right ...