Another example of Doug's work at Molehill Mountain Art. Love the wood but have come to prefer a shorter tip and wider bore ... for now. Redwood Burl
Think you might enjoy these, Mr. Hobbs.
Maple and Purpleheart
Clay on Walnut
Aussie Silky Oak Burl
And pastably my fave... Ouachita River Recovered WhiteOak
Maple and Purpleheart
Clay on Walnut
Aussie Silky Oak Burl
And pastably my fave... Ouachita River Recovered WhiteOak
GORGEOUS @Katdarling . Kayte once said that Silky Oak was her favorite wood. I love the one you have !!! I LOVE them all !!! But WOW ... the recovered WhiteOak is stunning !!! The Maple and Purpleheart is just exquisite too !!!
Thank you, dahlink. Whether or not they live with me, I must say I agree with you. Stunning work, and NEVER tiresome.
This is "Frida", she has saved 52 people so far in Mexico's Earthquake. 
Also in the mail Friday was this pair of Town View leather moccasins. I haven't had a real pair of moccasins since I was a kid. Man these are comfortable. No break-in required. They're handmade in Maine by a husband and wife team, Galen and Gayanne Wintle. They've been making them since the 80s and before that, Galen worked for Dexter Shoe for 22 years. Yeah, these 'Ole Maine Comfort Classic Double Sole - Deerskin Lined mocs are that good !!! ... i am waiting for a sturdier handmade canoe moc from Robin @ Carl Dyer's in Friendship Indiana but it will be a few weeks yet before I move to the top of the build list. They are ALWAYS that far behind, demand is so good. I bought a pair of Carl Dyer 3-eye boots 30 years ago and can't wait to see these canoe mocs. The double soles on the Dyer mocs and boots are made from 18 year old Swiss cows. At about 1/4" thick, it's the thickest leather I've ever seen, wears like iron and lasts a very very long time. Double sole is about 1/2" leather in total between foot and ground and it still feels like walking barefooted ... very quietly. They will be Elk lined and Buffalo top w/the Swiss double-soles. Much more suitable for outdoor wear than these Town View mocs IMO ... although some wear their Town View mocs everywhere I guess.
Anyway, GREAT vape and HAPPY feet. Life sure is just swell
This is the pic from the Town View site. They also make them in a Honey color. They had these in stock (I wear a common men's size and these fit true to size) so while handmade, they got here in like 3 days after I ordered them. If you're looking for a good leather house slipper moc (i wear without socks) for yourself or a gift ... recommended. They are warmer than the flip flops I wear in summer, but these will be just splendid as temperatures cool. I like 'em ... a lot
Anyway, GREAT vape and HAPPY feet. Life sure is just swell
This is the pic from the Town View site. They also make them in a Honey color. They had these in stock (I wear a common men's size and these fit true to size) so while handmade, they got here in like 3 days after I ordered them. If you're looking for a good leather house slipper moc (i wear without socks) for yourself or a gift ... recommended. They are warmer than the flip flops I wear in summer, but these will be just splendid as temperatures cool. I like 'em ... a lot
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Gonna have to visit that Town view site, my current slipper Mocs are shearling lined, and except for the middle of winter, it feels like my feet are burning up in them, they are that warm
These deerskin lined ones are warm too E. Certainly not as warm as shearling though. I'm back in flops today but ready for cooler temps. I'll slip them on when going out with the dogs at night too. They do have an unlined version.
Rockin' Seventies
Saturday night around midnight ...
I calmed down by taking a few deep breaths, clearing my head of all thoughts. I needed a clear mind. Stepping back, I relaxed and enjoyed a vape. What had I been doing? Where was I going? I bolstered my confidence as I knew I'd need energy.
I checked near and around the front door. I cleared clutter from each room ... a newspaper here, pair of socks there ... and stuff. I systematically divided each room into sections and went through each section one by one, lifting and replacing furniture as I methodically went.
I searched odd places like the frig, the freezer, the mailbox and old mail order magazines. From time to time, I'd stop and gaze around as I took a vape break.
I checked my trouser pockets, checked coat pockets of jackets I hadn't worn in a year or more and searched a briefcase I'd used at schools, long ago when I was in the Navy. I checked in and around the Jeep too ... before retracing ALL my steps and looked in some of the same places again.
I called a grocery store and gas station I frequent ... they're closed right now.
I even tried a different perspective. I stood on a step stool and scanned each room from high above, near the ceiling. Then I lay on my stomach on the floor and looked wall to wall throughout the whole house ... except where I couldn't see through accumulated dog hair under and around stuff.
I hadn't actually lost anything but figured since it's quiet around here, it'd be a good time to practice in case I ever did lose anything. I think I'm ready
I calmed down by taking a few deep breaths, clearing my head of all thoughts. I needed a clear mind. Stepping back, I relaxed and enjoyed a vape. What had I been doing? Where was I going? I bolstered my confidence as I knew I'd need energy.
I checked near and around the front door. I cleared clutter from each room ... a newspaper here, pair of socks there ... and stuff. I systematically divided each room into sections and went through each section one by one, lifting and replacing furniture as I methodically went.
I searched odd places like the frig, the freezer, the mailbox and old mail order magazines. From time to time, I'd stop and gaze around as I took a vape break.
I checked my trouser pockets, checked coat pockets of jackets I hadn't worn in a year or more and searched a briefcase I'd used at schools, long ago when I was in the Navy. I checked in and around the Jeep too ... before retracing ALL my steps and looked in some of the same places again.
I called a grocery store and gas station I frequent ... they're closed right now.
I even tried a different perspective. I stood on a step stool and scanned each room from high above, near the ceiling. Then I lay on my stomach on the floor and looked wall to wall throughout the whole house ... except where I couldn't see through accumulated dog hair under and around stuff.
I hadn't actually lost anything but figured since it's quiet around here, it'd be a good time to practice in case I ever did lose anything. I think I'm ready
Oh and yeah, just remembered. I looked up at the moon, maybe it was a streetlight, while out checking around the Jeep. You know, In case I ever misplace a cow. And NOW, the moon just seems it isn't as mysterious OR romantic as it once was ... shoot ... I think I lost my innocence. I'll look for it in the morning. Thinking maybe I left it at the baptist meeting house. May need a warrant to search the place though.
Found it...
It was up in a tree
Emptied I suspect while you were looking at The Moon!!!
LOLz
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@Hobbs, and everywhere you looked, from the shadows a voice excitedly kept saying...there it isn't !
I mentioned a few days ago that I was going to post the pics of my mixing desk and shelves, these basically show some of the fabrication to finished pics. I did not realize that I had never taken pics of the drawers that I added later. I actually have not finished them, still working on the drawer faces, still trying to get the finish right. I know I posted a few of these in the past, but not all of them. Sorry if the area is kind of dusty, I have a limited work area.
The base part of the desk
The shelves
The shelf ends being glued.
The shelf ends after gluing
This is the top shelf after staining and getting poly.
The shelf after staining
Putting it together.
Loaded up
Few months later
The unfinished drawers
The unfinished drawer faces
I will post the pics of my flavor racks when this one is done, I put the last coat of poly on it today.
KAS
The base part of the desk
The shelves
The shelf ends being glued.
The shelf ends after gluing
This is the top shelf after staining and getting poly.
The shelf after staining
Putting it together.
Loaded up
Few months later
The unfinished drawers
The unfinished drawer faces
I will post the pics of my flavor racks when this one is done, I put the last coat of poly on it today.
KAS
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Nice! Great job.
Thanks, if I ever finish those drawer faces, I would like to expand the thing around the corner of the room, and add more shelving. I don't know if I will make the expansion as fancy though, that took a long time and a lot of work.
I think I figured out why I was struggling with the finish on the faces though, the poly that I was using needs to be thrown away. I discovered this with the stand I just finished, it was good enough for this, just barely.
KAS
I mentioned a few days ago that I was going to post the pics of my mixing desk and shelves, these basically show some of the fabrication to finished pics. I did not realize that I had never taken pics of the drawers that I added later. I actually have not finished them, still working on the drawer faces, still trying to get the finish right. I know I posted a few of these in the past, but not all of them. Sorry if the area is kind of dusty, I have a limited work area.
The base part of the desk
The shelves
The shelf ends being glued.
The shelf ends after gluing
This is the top shelf after staining and getting poly.
The shelf after staining
Putting it together.
Loaded up
Few months later
The unfinished drawers
The unfinished drawer faces
I will post the pics of my flavor racks when this one is done, I put the last coat of poly on it today.
KAS
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