It’s the Fourth of July again! Mine started off with a decadent session of sleeping in, followed by some reheated pizza for lunch. After some tummy time with Eve, I headed out to the workshop to get two of my projects further underway. As you can see from the first photo, I got the fretboard installed on my Dad’s ukulele… it’s finally starting to look like an instrument! The attaching of the neck went well, I just did some spot sanding and the gluing of the fretboard today. Tomorrow I have to so some measurements and taping of the bridge location and the uke will be ready for French Polish!
The second photo is of the mobile base for my band saw. I got to practice some long dormant erector-set skills in assembling the wheeled base. The orange feet control the castors, if they are flipped up (as in the photo) the castors flip out and the base rests on some leveling feet. When flipped down, the base can roll on all four wheels which will allow me to store the thing when not in use. It was fun to put together, I got to use my ratchet set, and now the stand is ready for the saw to be bolted to it. Hopefully some of my strapping friends will come over and help me put it in position in the near future.
The rest of the evening is going to be spent grilling. This holiday invariably reminds me of fireworks at my great-aunt’s house, or pool parties and my aunt’s house. My grandpa used to grill for the pool parties, and both he and my aunt are gone now… so between working in my shop and grilling on the grill that my aunt gave me, I’m remembering them today. I’d best get out there and get to cookin’! Happy Fourth of July everyone!
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