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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    Turning out a few more bowls. I'm thinking I might try and get a space at a local craft show and see if I can sell some of them. It's a local show and cheap enough to be there, but shows are always something of a balancing act. The ones that are local and cheap tend to be the ones with...
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    Do you give to GoFundMe accounts?

    This is my thinking too. If I know someone or a situation I can make an informed decision whether and how to help - sometimes the best help isn't necessarily cash. If I don't know a situation there's no way to know whether someone really found themselves chained to a dead elephant for 17 years...
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    Prayer thread for September 2026

    My unspoken still stands
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    Have you ever thought of creating your own forum?

    Maybe, at the time the policy made no distinction. Realistically speaking it's hard to determine where the line between the two should be drawn - it's easy to find examples that few would argue but the endless gray areas in between are the problem. And when the penalty for failing to comply with...
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    Have you ever thought of creating your own forum?

    Many years ago I not only thought about it but started writing some code to implement it. My thinking was more to create some kind of photographic gallery where people could have a standalone discussion but could also discuss an individual picture, a collection of pictures etc. If anyone knows...
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    Lots of storms last night, lots of rain. I was out for the evening and got to see lightning in the distance for most of the drive home. Today we've got rain but it's supposed to clear up this afternoon. So I'll do some work indoors, and then maybe get a run in this afternoon.
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    At some point I want to set up a little white canopy with a clean white light in it, so I can take pictures and post them to the local Faceache marketplace group. Online sites seem like they can work but by the time you read 17 pages of terms and conditions and find the site takes a chunk of the...
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    Another bowl sitting in a bucket of shavings so it can dry out. This one was pretty wet, and gummed up my coarse sandpaper very fast when I tried to sand it. So it can dry for a bit, and then I'll finish it. It would be nice if I could take it to my woodturning club tomorrow evening but I...
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    Definitely. I've got three bowls that more or less match and in my area I'd reckon on getting maybe $50-60 for the set. In a bigger city I'd consider asking more like $40-50 per bowl. If you've got people around who don't care about the price and just want something that's unique you can do well...
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    It will be interesting to see what kind of prices they will command. It's sometimes hard to know what will command a good price because it's hand made, and what will struggle to sell because people can buy some junky Chinese plastic equivalent from Walmart for $2.99 - in my area a lot of people...
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    It depends on the size of the bowl and your skill level. The little bowls, the kind of thing that would hold a handful of nuts or similar, probably take me about half an hour or so. The giant one I made took me more like 6-8 hours. Part of that time is turning an irregularly shaped log into...
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    Lämmchen's Workout Thread

    I had a challenge to run a 10k over the weekend. I wasn't sure if today would be a good day for it, and Sunday definitely won't be, so I ran it yesterday. And it felt good, I maintained a solid pace for the whole thing. I wasn't setting any personal records but worked hard enough to feel good...
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    I nearly threw out a branch of a maple tree I salvaged. I took the branch because I thought I might use it, then I saw how small it was and nearly dumped it. But I figured I'd see what I could make with it, and ended up making four small bowls with some really nice markings on them from the...
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    Before turning the outside of this huge piece I trimmed a piece from the back of it. Today, having finished my bowl, I made a nightlight holder for my granddaughter. She's visiting from out of state, so I wanted to get it made before she goes home
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    Not yet, I'm debating whether it's a sensible proposition to make something out of it or whether it's best to toss it in the burn pile. Today I finished a giant bowl for my wife. It turned out to be slightly under 16" across and 5" deep. Turning the outside created about 15 gallons of shavings...
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