Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Are you frequently kept awake by the chorus of the local dogs howling? Sure, it always starts up just as your beginning to fall asleep. Then maybe it’s time to point those neighbors in the direction of the latest in radio, dogcatradio.com.
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Have you ever considered how old a dog is when he or she reaches the age of ten or above? Let’s talk a little about our Newfoundland Dogs.
During this summer the “high” was right above us. The temperatures were soaring into the high 90’s and low 100’s, with flies abundant and our dogs were drooling up a storm.
It’s not as though we’re not familiar to the occasional slobber from the dogs but man this was something else. Newfoundlands are re-known for drooling [...]
During last winters record rainfalls and high winds a few of our trees in the yard sustained damage through broken limbs. One of our multi trunked Melaleuca trees took a turn for the worst and a whole trunk ended up separating from the rest and came crashing down.
As in all fine furnishings you will find that Mahogany is somewhere near the top of the tree for beauty and finish.
Why not use it for Welsh Lovespoons I ask myself, is this not a fine furnishing in its own right?
The timber carves easily with sharp chisels and carving tools
Saturday, November 5, 2005
I was fortunate to be given some off-cuts of Padauk from a colleague who was designing and building a cradle for his first child. It was a beautiful orange color.
After it started to oxidize, the color then turned to a deep red chestnut.
Thursday, November 3, 2005
On the previous post I spoke about my latest hobby in carving Welsh Lovespoons. During the initial thought process I mulled over whether to use a domestic timber such as Maple, Poplar or Red Oak which are all readily available from your local Home Depot or Lowes. This was always an easy decision, drive down, [...]
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
During the early part of this year a good friend of mine returned from Wales, UK, with a unique gift, a Welsh Lovespoon. I didn’t pay much attention at first but having an open mind and a chance to explore new avenues of income
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
OK, I’ve sprung for my own domain name limb2limb.com after extensive reading on problogger. Darren Rowse has spoken about the benefits of having your own domain name as apposed to a free blog on blogger.
