A Wanderer
Not all who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
I am a recently retired accountant/finance professional looking to explore all of the interests I have had over the years, promising myself that I would pursue them “when I had the time”. Maybe you are on a similar journey.
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Cutting Board
4/7/2022:Today I made progress on the cutting board. I figured out how to operate a hand-held router and cut the dadoes (I had heard the term before – now I have a better understanding of what they are) for the feet. The feet are pretty thin and I needed to run them through the planer
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Sums It Up Nicely
Though I would also need a workshop (woodworking, metalworking, blacksmithing, electronics – making).
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Hydroponics Seed Starting System
4/6/2022:Started a second New Kratky Hydroponics Seed Starting System in the equipment room. It has two levels, with the bottom level now planted. I bought ten gallon containers that I thought I could move outside when the plants needed to be hardened, but the containers with water and nutrients are too heavy to really move
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American Robin
3/28/2022:The robins have started to visit us in the Adirondacks! A dozen or so combing the field. Not sure what they are looking for (I have not yet seen a worm on the property), but they were finding something.
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Sour Pickles
3/28/2022:I put together a batch of sour pickles today, using a recipe I found in Masontops Fermenting Guide & Recipe Book by Sarah Miller of KillerPickles.com. My wife saw some kirby cucumbers at the market.
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Cutting Board
3/28/2022:For my first foray into wood that is not dimensional lumber, I chose a cutting board. I chose one of the designs in David Picciuto’s book “Make Your Own Cutting Boards“. I had a piece of maple in the shop and cut it to size. Then I used a planer for the first time. I
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