Time to play

In between doing important stuff, I was asked to make a weather vane. Several houses round here have planes and a bit tacky they are too.

However, it seemed a good opportunity to have a go at something a bit better, so as I had a sheet of exterior ply, I made a generic sort of second world war fighter. The plies give the opportunity to create a cockpit shape and fin without any carving etc.

As I liked the look of it, I thought I'd make us one too. So one sort of hurricanish thing and a Mosquito. Not intended to be scale models but to capture the essence.

I sprayed ours silver for now but will do a full paint job this winter when it comes in for a rest from the weather.

It looks great with both props wizzing round. I am told I have done it all wrong as the props counter rotate. Apparently Merlins only went in one direction!!!! If you won't tell anyone, neither will I.

Whilst we are being picky, I am sure someone will say that the Mozzie had three bladed props!! As it happens there was a four bladed version so there (not a lot of people know that). Also, they are much easier to make!

I'm allowed to take some more pics as the bed is made!!

Bedroom 1 in all its glory bar the curtains. Suitable rings are being delivered by some friends of ours from the UK!! For some reason, the kind with small metal rings attached to the big wooden rings seem rare out here.

The door is a bit pale as its new wood. The other pine has darkened to almost match the floor in three or four years and I'd rather not stain it but let nature take its course.

This....

......plus this.........

....equals this.....

So bedroom 2 is almost there. Just the window seat to do and I can get back to some turning.

Talking of which, the display shelves in this bedroom is going to be one of the main areas for showing off some of my turnings, with my UK Workshop winning vase and the WOW cover form taking pride of place. Still proud of those.

I still find it hard to part with things that take up so much of my time but the income this year has mostly made up for it. However, there are a few pieces that will never go.

Bedroom 1 done

Further to the previous post, we are now inhabiting our refurbished bedroom and very restful it is too.

The French don't seem to do decent skirting these days, just using a plain flat board and a very small one at that.

I ended up making some out of T&G flooring and making a top moulding on the router table. I have always liked a good, tall skirting board, it looks as if it means it.

I did take some pics of the furniture in the room but Ronnie complained that I hadn't made the bed so that will have to come later.

ta muchly

I made one goblet as an experiment and sent it to the local gallery. A very kind French gentleman decided he liked it. Sadly, he requested three more as well!! I say sadly as it was not an exactly straightforward process and I never like making more than one of anything.

However, the usual lure of money worked its magic and I managed to get off my posterior and into the workshop. I did one a day to try and keep the interest up and I can now do something else.

Another sadly coming up as the something else is orders for FOURTEEN of another style of goblet. Oh woe is me.